| Ars Nova Presents Heather Christian’s ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS, Directed by Lee Sunday Evans, March 10 - Apr il 12 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 11:50 am EST 02/10/20 | |
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| ARS NOVA PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF HEATHER CHRISTIAN'S ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS, MARCH 10-APRIL 12 An In-The-Round Fusion of Music and Theater, Directed by Lee Sunday Evans, Featuring 18 Virtuosic Performers Ars Nova presents Heather Christian's Oratorio for Living Things Directed by Lee Sunday Evans Ars Nova at Greenwich House (27 Barrow St.) $35 and up; arsnovanyc.com; 212-352-3101 Ars Nova, "a company known for pop-culture-savvy experimentation, with a hipness that sets it apart" (The New York Times), under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Managing Director Renee Blinkwolt, is pleased to announce details for the world premiere commission of Oratorio for Living Things by Obie Award-winner and 2015 & 2016 Ars Nova resident artist Heather Christian. Directed by Obie Award-winner Lee Sunday Evans, the event fuses music and theater, surrounding the audience with 18 virtuosic singers and instrumentalists. Oratorio for Living Things runs March 10-April 12, 2020, at Ars Nova at Greenwich House (27 Barrow Street, Manhattan) with a press opening on March 30. Tickets are now on sale at arsnovanyc.com. In this sweeping world premiere, Heather Christian, "a composer of blazing creative ambition" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times), imbues the classical oratorio with blues, gospel, jazz, and soul. Both otherworldly and achingly intimate, Oratorio for Living Things heralds Christian as an undeniable artistic force - and inspires us to reflect on the mystery of human experience, set against the vast scope of cosmic time. Oratorio for Living Things strengthens Ars Nova's reputation as a producer of daring new forms of music theater. While radically different in shape and content from previous endeavors, it nonetheless builds on the success of the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, the Broadway-bound KPOP, and the Lortel Award-winning "Outstanding Musical" Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future. Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan remarked, "Heather Christian is one of the most singular artists we've had the pleasure of supporting at Ars Nova. Throughout our long relationship, I've witnessed her ability to connect with people through her music in the most extraordinary ways. Oratorio for Living Things takes Heather's artistry to another level, musically expressing a grand view on existence for all of us to absorb together. At a time when America is doing some serious soul searching as a country, I expect this piece will reach deep into people's souls and remind us of our own humanity. We can't wait to share this powerful collective experience!" The 18-member ensemble cast for Oratorio for Living Things includes Ryan Amador, Christian Brailsford, Kirstyn Cae Ballard, Fraser A. Campbell, Laura Dadap, Sean Donovan, Carla Duren, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Brian Flores, Odetta Hartman, Barrie Lobo McLain, Ben Moss, Onyie Nwachukwu, Gerianne Pérez, Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, Sam Weber, Alan Wiggins, and Peter Wise. The creative team for Oratorio for Living Things includes Ben Moss (Music Direction), Kristen Robinson (Scenic Design), Márion Talán De La Rosa (Costume Design), Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew (Lighting Design), Nick Kourtides (Sound Design), Greg Taubman (Latin Consultant & Translator), Joseph Fernandez, Jr. (Production Stage Manager) and Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA (Casting Director). Oratorio for Living Things is produced in association with Rosalind Productions Inc. Performances of Oratorio for Living Things will take place March 10-April 12 at Ars Nova at Greenwich House, located at 27 Barrow Street in Manhattan. Critics are welcome as of Wednesday, March 25, for a press opening on Monday, March 30. Tickets, starting at $35, are currently on sale at arsnovanyc.com and by calling 212-352-3101. Ars Nova's Ticket Subsidy Program, generously supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation; and Con Edison, underwrites the cost of tickets to all performances. Acknowledging that a major barrier to arts access is cost, the Ticket Subsidy Program removes this barrier by making regular tickets to our Off-Broadway Premiere Productions no more than $35 for every performance during the initial run, without any hoops to jump through. Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of theater artists and, through the Ticket Initiative, makes it accessible to the next generation of audiences. About the Artists Heather Christian (Composer) is an Obie Award-winning composer/playwright/performer and 2019 Sundance Time Warner Fellow. She was Ars Nova resident artist in 2015 & 2016. Christian makes original performance work (Animal Wisdom, The Bushwick Starr; Mission Drift, National Theatre, London; The World Is Round, BAM,) as well as scores film (The Shivering Truth, Adult Swim; Lemon; Gregory Go Boom, Sundance Grand Jury Prize) and has released nine records with her band Heather Christian & the Arbornauts. She is an Ars Nova commissioned artist and a 2019 Steinberg Commission at Playwrights Horizons. heatherchristian.com. Lee Sunday Evans (Director) is a two-time Obie Award-winning Director and Choreographer and was recently appointed Artistic Director of Waterwell. Her recent credits include: Detroit Red by Will Power (ArtsEmerson), Riddle of the Trilobites by CollaborationTown (New Victory), In the Green by Grace McLean (LCT3), The Courtroom (Waterwell), Dance Nation by Clare Barron (Playwrights Horizons, Lortel Award), Intractable Woman by Stefano Massini and Caught by Christopher Chen (The Play Company), The Things That Were There by David Greenspan (The Bushwick Starr), [Porto] by Kate Benson (WP Theater/Bushwick Starr), HOME by Geoff Sobelle (BAM) and Farmhouse/Whorehouse by Suzanne Bocanegra (BAM), Miller, Mississippi by Boo Killebrew (Long Wharf, Dallas Theater Center), The Winter's Tale (The Public Theater's Mobile Unit). About Ars Nova Ars Nova exists to discover, develop and launch singular theater, music and comedy artists in the early stages of their professional careers. Our dynamic slate of programs supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work. Dubbed by The New York Times as a "fertile incubator of offbeat theater," Ars Nova blurs genres and subverts the status quo. With our feverish bounty of programming, we are the stomping ground and launching pad for visionary, adventurous artists of all stripes. By providing a protective environment where risk-taking and collaboration are paramount, Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of diverse artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work. Ars Nova has been honored with an Obie Award and a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics' Circle for sustained quality and commitment to the development and production of new work. Notable past productions include: The New York Times critic's pick Dr. Ride's American Beach House by Liza Birkenmeier, directed by Katie Brook; "Outstanding Musical" Lortel Award-winner and The New York Times' "Best of 2018," Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, created by Andrew R. Butler and directed by Jordan Fein; "Outstanding Musical" Lortel Award-winner KPOP, created by Jason Kim, Max Vernon, Helen Park, and Woodshed Collective, directed by Teddy Bergman; "Best New American Theatre Work," Obie Award-winner and "one of the best new plays in the last 25 years" (The New York Times), Underground Railroad Game by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard with Lightning Rod Special, directed by Taibi Magar (now on international tour); "Outstanding Musical" Lortel Award-winner FUTURITY, by César Alvarez with The Lisps, directed by Sarah Benson; The New York Times' and New York Post's "Best of 2015," Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl, directed by Rachel Chavkin; Time Out New York's "Best of 2014," JACUZZI by The Debate Society, directed by Oliver Butler; the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy, directed by Rachel Chavkin; Jollyship the Whiz-Bang by Nick Jones and Raja Azar, directed by Sam Gold; the world premiere of the 2009 season's most-produced play boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Alex Timbers; the show that put Bridget Everett on the map, At Least It's Pink by Everett, Michael Patrick King, and Kenny Mellman, directed by King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail's first New York production, Freestyle Love Supreme by Anthony Veneziale and Miranda, directed by Thomas Kail (Broadway 2019). |
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