SRT opened their 23rd season with a critically-lauded production of the “taut, smart, thoroughly entertaining drama” (Newsday) Off-Broadway triumph OPUS by violinist-turned-playwright Michael Hollinger, helmed by Mark Routhier, director of Southern Rep’s 2008 smash hit THE SEAFARER. OPUS paints a witty and telling portrait of the high-caliber yet high-strung world of string quartets, embodied by the neurotic Elliot (Bob Edes, Jr.), his lover, chemically-unbalanced genius Dorian (Vatican Lokey), the gifted Everyman lothario Alan (Drew Battles) and the voice of reason, Carl (John Neisler). Exploring power and glory, loyalty and madness, Hollinger’s deft writing tackles the comedic and chaotic happenings when ...Read More
SRT opened their 23rd season with a critically-lauded production of the “taut, smart, thoroughly entertaining drama” (Newsday) Off-Broadway triumph OPUS by violinist-turned-playwright Michael Hollinger, helmed by Mark Routhier, director of Southern Rep’s 2008 smash hit THE SEAFARER. OPUS paints a witty and telling portrait of the high-caliber yet high-strung world of string quartets, embodied by the neurotic Elliot (Bob Edes, Jr.), his lover, chemically-unbalanced genius Dorian (Vatican Lokey), the gifted Everyman lothario Alan (Drew Battles) and the voice of reason, Carl (John Neisler). Exploring power and glory, loyalty and madness, Hollinger’s deft writing tackles the comedic and chaotic happenings when a woman, Grace (Shauna Rappold) enters the male-dominated world of string musicians. Routhier’s “dynamic, invisible direction” (Times-Picayune) was a perfect complement for playwright Michael Hollinger’s “absorbing new play” (New York Times). SLT collaborated with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra, Dr. Jean Montez, and the Loyola Chamber Ensemble to illuminate the lives and the cost on the lives of those who create classical music.
"Sex, drugs and chamber music!" - The New York Times
"It's unarguably theater at its finest." - TheaterMania
"A taut, smart, thoroughly entertaining drama about that most rarified of heady glories." - Newsday
"So entertaining and insightful that you'll never quite listen to a chamber music group the same way again." - The NY Post
Tickets: $19-$35, with discounts for students, seniors (65+), K-12 teachers, active military & theatre professions (AEA, IATSI, SSDC, etc.)
For more information, go to www.southernrep.com
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