SONG FROM THE UPROAR
Chicago Fringe Opera
"...A striking piece of contemporary music theater.... Amy Hutchison's imaginative staging was
as colorful and intricately patterned as an
artisan Oriental rug. The design team conjured sunbaked Algerian deserts, a hashish parlor and other scenes exquisitely, using minimal means."
"A multi-media, multi-layered design
perfectly suited to the story elements....
Under Hutchison’s direction,
it all comes together as an impossible cohesion
of raw emotion and struggle."
- Chicagolandmusicaltheatre.com
Photos by Wendy Alas
Photos by Wendy Alas
A multimedia opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, SONG FROM THE UPROAR: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF ISABELLE EBERHARDT is inspired by the life and writings of early-20th-century explorer Isabelle Eberhardt. Through a series of surreal vignettes, the audience witnesses key moments in Eberhardt’s life; from the death of her family, through her journeys in the North African desert, to her ecstatic religious conversion, and ultimately to her tragic drowning in a flash flood at the age of 27.
Our immersive production in Mason Hall at the Preston Bradley Center featured the artwork and projections by Franny Mendes Levitin. Missy Mazzoli attended the opening and participated in a talkback.
Conductor Catherine O'Shaughnessy
Choreography Kia S. Smith
Costumes Janice Pytel
Lighting Ted Nazarowski
Projections Franny Mendes Levitin
Sound Chris Cvikota
Scenic Styling Brad Caleb Lee
Cast Emma Sorenson, as Isabelle
Diana Stoic Richardson
Leigh Folta
Ashley Armstrong
Jonathan Zeng
Cody Monta
Reesie Davis
Dedrick Gray