MBOAF 13 - Billy

"Man: Biology of a Fall"
from Defenestration Opera #3 by Evan Hause, Libretto by Gary Heidt

Performed 10/6/07 at Kumble Theater in Brooklyn, NY

Directed by Jyana S. Gregory
Conducted by Evan Hause
Costumes by Jessica Ford
Lighting by Matthew Richards
Sets by Rumiko Ishii

Act 2, Scene 6
SYNOPSIS
Frank Olson disappears from his New York City hotel room to return later disheveled, his wallet and ID discarded. Where was he? In this fictitious account we see him in a Greenwich Village bar. Billy (Christopher Burris), a poet and anarcho-syndicalist, regales Olson (Steven Ebel) with riffs on money, wage slavery and classism. The bartender (David Morrow) looks on.

Audio engineer: Daniel Gaydos
Cameramen: Orin Buck & Yuji Takamatsu
Video editing: Evan Hause

www.manbiologyofafall.com

This opera is a work of fiction based on true events and people.

© by Evan Hause & Gary Heidt

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Frank
• Olson
• LSD
• Contemporary
• Opera
• Hause
• Heidt
• Defenestration
• anarcho-syndicalism
• third
• 3rd
• stream
• greenwich
• village

[MontereyDave]

I've always admired your talents Evan; impressive creation!

Dave C.

Monterey, CA