The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera and Opera Index, in collaboration with The American Opera Project and Encompass New Opera Theatre present
NEW AMERICAN OPERA PREVIEWS: FROM PAGE TO STAGE
featuring staged excerpts from The Interaction Effect followed by an in-depth interview with the creative team.
Sunday, March 22, 2:30- 4:30pm
Heidi Waleson and Gordon Ostrowski will moderate the talkbacks
Tickets: $30 General/$15 Seniors & Students
Following a powerful presentation in last year’s showcase, the Manhattan School of Music students and directors were eager to return to The Interaction Effect, a moving drama that digs deep into one of the central issues for today’s young adults.
Composer
Pamela Stein Lynde
Librettist
Laura Barati
THE INTERACTION EFFECT
Developed and Presented by The American Opera Project
in association with the Manhattan School of Music
Composer Pamela Stein Lynde / Librettist Laura Barati
Starring:
Mikaela: Josi Petersen
Dahlia: Sophie Blatt
Professor Thomas: Tiffanie Trujillo
Dean Kramer: Gabriella Chea
Enid: Lilith Spivack
Hector: Marcus Jefferson
Adam: Mario Diaz-Moresco
Felix: Laureano Quant
Professor Mendoza: Robert Feng
Music Direction and Accompaniment: Jenia Truksa
Stage Direction: Anne Shikany
In The Interaction Effect, Mikaela, a senior statistics major at a liberal arts college, just wants to forget the night her friend Adam raped her at a college party, and her school administration’s painful mishandling of her assault. But when Mikaela learns that Adam has assaulted another student—a sophomore too scared to report the assault—she is forced to confront her community and administration’s desire to ignore campus sexual assault.
Please note that The Interaction Effect contains scenes and subject matter that may be upsetting to some viewers.
The Interaction Effect was initially developed in AOP’s Composers & the Voice program, through the generous sponsorship of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
PAGE TO STAGE
Presented by the Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera and Opera Index, in collaboration with The American Opera Project and Encompass New Opera Theatre, New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage promotes contemporary opera to New York audiences though the presentation of staged excerpts of new opera in development. Providing an important opportunity for new composers and librettists to view their work-in-progress with an audience, provides a valuable tool for developing a stage-worthy new work, before it reaches full-scale production. New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage creates vital opportunities for young artists to perform in the developing scenes and to work with new writers and composers. This forum provides a natural bridge from academic training to the professional stage.