This just heard: On stage at fringe theater in Philadelphia this weekend:
Music student takes Washington, D.C. politics and turns it into a so-called opera!
Not exactly-more like a chorus with soli.
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' congressional grilling in April 2007 with its chorus of "I don't recall" -- a sentence Gonzales uttered 71 times -- in that Melissa Dunphy heard music. The entire hearing is re-enacted, but with the players' genders switched.
As a statement against male-dominated Washington, Dunphy has women in the men's roles, and a man singing the part of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Now that is hilarious.
"This is a humanist drama, not a partisan statement," Dunphy said in a press release. "We see Gonzales' mistakes, but we also feel some real pathos for a man who has dug himself into a terrible hole." Well...maybe.
About Me
- artandhockey
- Split personality. Liking the arts, especially opera, and hockey and Los Toros. I know, I know THAT one is non pc currently. But I can't help it saw some in Spain and got hooked, but good. But on the other hand right now opera and hockey are in the forefront!
No comments:
Post a Comment