Gorgeous projections! The smart set design…thrusts the audience into the filibuster’s action.
WBUR
Dive beneath the waves and discover the intimate, critical relationship between humankind and the ocean. An integrated design immerses audiences inside the Senate chamber of a global governing body, where Mr. Majority introduces an “End of Ocean Bill” designed to shrink Earth’s oceans into a more manageable (and marketable) collection of inland seas. When the floor is opened for debate, the Ocean arrives to speak in its own defense…and so begins an epic showdown. Ocean Filibuster fuses myth, song, stand-up, and science to explore the vast depths crucial to our daily survival.
This world-premiere, genre-crashing music theater experience is created by the Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour and features Obie Award winner Jennifer Kidwell playing both Mr. Majority and the Ocean, along with an Ocean Choir.
This production contains haze, sudden loud noises, and flashing/moving lights.
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Created by PearlDamour
Text by Lisa D’Amour
Music by Sxip Shirey
Directed by Katie Pearl
Featuring Jennifer Kidwell
Commissioned and developed through a collaboration with the Harvard University Center for the Environment
Notable dates
Opening Night: 3/2
On Demand Thru: 3/27
Audio Described On Demand Thru: 3/27
ASL Interpreted: 3/9 at 7:30PM & 3/13 at 2PM
Audio Described: 3/11 at 7:30PM & 3/12 at 2PM
Open Captioned: 3/10 at 7:30PM & 3/12 at 2PM
Relaxed: 3/6 at 2PM
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Created by
PearlDamour
Text by
Lisa D’Amour
Music by
Sxip Shirey
Lyrics by
Lisa D’Amour
Sxip Shirey
Directed by
Katie Pearl
Scenic Design
Jian Jung
Costume Design
Olivera Gajic
Lighting Design
Thomas Dunn
Sound Design
Germán Martínez
Projection Design
Tal Yarden
Music Direction
Sxip Shirey
Production Stage Manager
Lisa McGinn
Cast
Ocean Choir
Marshall Hughes
Ocean Choir
Marshall Hughes
Mr. Majority/Ocean
Jennifer Kidwell
Mr. Majority/Ocean
Jennifer Kidwell
Ocean Choir
Rachel Share-Sapolsky
Ocean Choir
Rachel Share-Sapolsky
Ocean Choir
Emerson Sieverts
Ocean Choir
Emerson Sieverts
Ocean Choir
Evan Spigelman
Ocean Choir
Evan Spigelman
Ocean Choir
Dawn L. Troupe
Ocean Choir
Dawn L. Troupe
Ocean Choir
Nia Weeks
Ocean Choir