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WHEN:
Thursday, May 11, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
WHERE:
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago
CAST:
Beryl Bennett: Pauline Tan*
Kendra: Veena Akama-Makia*
Ivy: Corinne Costell*
Álvaro: Karlos Piñero-Mercado*
Kenny Kincaid: Evan Bravos
CREATIVE TEAM:
Composer: Shawn E. Okpebholo
Librettist: Mark Campbell
Director: Jerre Dye
Conductor: Catherine O’Shaughnessy
Dramaturg: Kelley Rourke
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...Librettist Mark Campbell has created 39 opera librettos, lyrics for 7 musicals, and the text for 6 song cycles and 3 oratorios. His works for the stage have been performed at more than 90 musical venues around the world and the names of his collaborators comprise a roster of the most eminent composers in classical music and include three Pulitzer Prize winners..."