As we get closer and closer to being able to be together–live, in person–for performances, adjustments get made! INVISIBLE (music by Guang Yang, libretto by Paula Cizmar) was rehearsed outdoors in a socially distanced responsible way–in a board member’s back patio. Then dress rehearsal happened in Bruns Amphitheatre–an outdoor venue–and…
A scene from THE NIGHT FLIGHT OF MINERVA’S OWL, music composed by Guang Yang, libretto by Paula Cizmar, is being presented on Friday April 30 by Thornton School of Music at USC. Performed online with animations and puppetry, OWL tells the story of three young women in different parts of…
West Edge Opera and Earplay present Snapshot, a series of new operas, which will be performed on May 15, 2021 at the Bruns Amphitheatre in the Bay Area. INVISIBLE, music composed by Guang Yang and libretto by Paula Cizmar, will be a part of the program, which also includes THIS…
Sacrifice Zone: Los Angeles (SZ:LA) is now launched. This ongoing, evolving project about environmental justice issues was presented in its first-phase form in March 2021. Produced online with a hybrid of live performances, video, and animation, this multimedia, documentary theatre project has many moving parts–and they each got a test…
Antaeus Theatre produced a highly acclaimed season of audio plays in 2020–a series known as the Zip Code Plays. Now Season 2 is happening, and I’m thrilled to be part of the lineup with my play THE VIG, representing Inglewood, 90303. How fun to be heading into rehearsal and pre-production.…
Coming soon, a documentary theatre project on environmental justice. Sacrifice Zone: Los Angeles (SZLA) is a collaboration of a USC creative team and members of the local community who have been fighting against neighborhood oil drilling–which is a source of extreme health risks. We joined with the People Not Pozos…
I’m so honored to be a part of this! From The Arctic Cycle and the 2021 Climate Change Theatre Action: ANNOUNCING OUR CCTA 2021 PLAYWRIGHTS – We asked them to write short plays inspired by the Green New Deal and its global equivalents. We encouraged them to show us what their dream future…
Following tremendous success with their first season of Zip Code Plays, Antaeus Theatre Company presents a second season, coming in Spring 2021. The Zip Code Plays are radio plays that take you on a tour of Los Angeles–and all you have to do is sit back and listen. I’m delighted…
Coming in the New Year of 2021–the Year of the Ox–is our brand new short opera, FIRECRACKERS, commissioned by White Snake Opera in Boston. FIRECRACKERS (composer Guang Yang, librettist Paula Cizmar) will be presented as a workshop performance in January, with a full World Premiere production in December 2021. Details…
In May, West Edge Opera presents SNAPSHOTS, a performance of scenes and excerpts from brand new operas–and we’re happy to announce that a scene from I N V I S I B LE, music by Guang Yang, libretto by Paula Cizmar, will be presented along with the works of such…