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BOX 2 DF Theater, 2020-2021
This series includes plays, musical theater, and opera.
Arrangement is alphabetical by creator or project name.
Decameron Opera Coalition
DF Tales from a Safe Distance , 2020
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_065
The Decameron Opera Coalition was founded by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi in response to theaters shutting down at the beginning of the pandemic. It consisted of Resonance Works (Pittsburgh), UrbanArias (Washington, DC), Lyric Opera of the North (Duluth), Bare Opera (NYC), Opera in the Heights (Houston), Chicago Fringe Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, and An Opera Theatre (Minneapolis). The coalition is named for Boccaccio's novel The Decameron , which also inspired their first project, a modern operatic adaptation titled Tales from a Safe Distance . The work premiered in four episodes in October 2020.
Audio; video; images; scripts
Episode I: Both Gladsome and Grievous
  • The Happy Hour (Introduction): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi; commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition
  • Everything Comes to a Head: by Rachel J. Peters, Margi Preus, and Jean Sramek; commissioned by Lyric Opera of the North
  • The Late Walk: by Jasmine Barnes and Nikolaus Hochstein Cox; commissioned by Bare Opera
Episode II: Prompted by Appetite
  • Dinner 4 3: by Michael Ching and Deborah Brevoort; commissioned by Fargo-Moorhead Opera
  • The Roost: by Marc Migó and John de los Santos; commissioned by UrbanArias
  • The Happy Hour (Interstitials): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
Episode III: So Noble a Heart
  • Orsa Ibernata: by Elizabeth Blood and Danny Brylow; commissioned by Milwaukee Opera Theatre
  • Seven Spells: by Donia Jarrar; commissioned by Opera in the Heights
  • The Sky Where You Are: by Maria Thompson Corley and Jenny O’Connell in collaboration with Brenisen Wheeler, Women’s Advocates; commissioned by An Opera Theatre
  • The Happy Hour (Interstitials): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
Episode IV: The Bolts of Fortune
  • Sourdough: Rise Up: by Gilda Lyons; commissioned by Resonance Works
  • Corsair: by K.F. Jacques; commissioned by Chicago Fringe Opera
  • The Happy Hour (Finale): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
Gunderson, Lauren
DF The Catastrophist, 2021
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_064
Virologist Nathan Wolfe (Gunderson's spouse), known for his work tracking Ebola and swine flu, proposed pandemic insurance years before the the COVID-19 pandemic. This work tracks his story and was conceived to be presented digitally. Gunderson composed this time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Wolfe, which looks at scientific exploration and the realities of mortality. This work had its world premiere in January 2021.
Script
DF A Killer Party: Murder Mystery Musical , 2020
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_118
Jason Howland, composer; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Kait Kerrigan, bookwriter; Kevin Duda, producer
A Killer Party: Murder Mystery Musical is a digital musical remotely written, performed, and recorded in 2020 during the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. It was originally released in nine episodes and brought together more than 50 Broadway collaborators at a time when all live theaters were closed.
Scores; scripts; audio; video; correspondence; costume designs; production photographs; publicity materials; international production materials
Opera Povera
Founded by Sean Griffin, avant-garde opera company Opera Povera performed Pauline Oliveros's open-form work The Lunar Opera; Deep Listening For_Tunes (2000) in April 2020. The performance was livestreamed during the first full moon after stay-at-home orders were issued in the United States. Administered through the Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund, Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine was a global fundraiser supporting musicians financially affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. It featured more than 250 international performers, including many notable artists.
DF Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_110
Dramaturgy files, character lists, images, personnel lists, planning documents, publicity, schedules
DF Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_110
Oral history; articles
BOX 2 Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020
Score; artwork; promotional materials
Picoult, Jodi and Timothy Allen McDonald
The musical Breathe follows five couples grappling with the impact of COVID-19 on their lives. The five suites each correspond to a different symptom of the virus. The libretto was written by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald, except where noted.
  • I. Fever (Songwriters: Rob Rokicki, Rebecca Murillo)
  • II. Aches (Songwriters: Daniel J. Mertzlufft, Kate Leonard)
  • III. Swelling and Irritation (Songwriters: Doug Besterman, Sharon Vaughn)
  • IV. Fatigue (Libretto: Douglas Lyons; story by Picoult, McDonald; Songwriters: Douglas Lyons, Ethan D. Pakchar)
  • V. Shortness of Breath (Songwriters: Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler)
DF Breathe, 2021
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_001
Audio; video; Logic mixes; scores; scripts; drafts; voice memos; notes (including orchestration notes)
DF Breathe, 2021
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_002
Schedules, music changes; COVID testing protocol; scores; scripts; audio demos; script rewrites; notes; correspondence; contracts; artwork drafts; press releases; photographs
DF Breathe, 2021
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_003
"Aches" audio
DF Play at Home, 2020
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_148
Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Public Theater, The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company came together to create the Play at Home project, a series of short plays commissioned specifically for performance in isolation when theaters were closed during the pandemic. Many more theaters joined the initiative, which served as a creative outlet in addition to providing income for artists.
Scripts
Accuardi, Sara Jean. Joy Frickin' Hates Her Dumb Stupid Room
Almonacid, Camilo. Nothing to Wipe With
Anyanwu, Ngozi. And the World Opened Up
Azael, Mian. Ms. Grey
Backhaus, Jaclyn. Buried Treasure
Beckim, Chad. The Last First
Bettis, Hilary. Barefoot
Bridgforth, Sharon. bull-jean & dem/day back
Brooks, Laurie. Mission Possible
Casas, José. HOLYYYYYYYHOTTTTTTTCHEETOSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Chanse, Sam. An untitled collection of words to be read out loud in a room together
Cho, Julia. You
Christian, Tatiana. Space Cats
Clunie, Gloria Bond. Night of the Fire Rain
Cooper, Jordan E. Hurry Gawd
Custodio, Olivia. The Kids
Darby-Duffin, Dee-Dee. Aphasia
De Jesus, Daniella. Untitled Puppet Show, or On the Other Side of Anchovy Avenue
DeFoe, Ty. The Ballad of Smokey Quartz
Del Carmen, Guadalís. Mami's Recipe Book
Del Rosso, Steph. I've Been Trying to Meditate
Diaz, Kristoffer. The Bridge
Diaz, Noah. House
Dunn, Dale. Smiling in Place
Edelstein, Barry. Lovers in Free
Edidi, Dane Figueroa. The Diaz Family Talent Show
El Guindi, Yussef. Two Muses Slumming It
Englander, Nathan. Quarantine
Fillinger, Selina. The Great Celebration
Gancher, Sarah. Fill in the Play
Note : This work appeared on the Play at Home website as a Google form; participants would answer questions in the form and would receive an email with a script where their answers had filled in the blanks. The material available consists of screenshots of the Google form.
Goff, Keli. The Birds and the Bees and Brownies and…Sir Mix-A-Lot?
Goidel, Emma. This Is the Story of How You Were Born
Gómez, Isaac. screen, touch, cut
González, José Cruz. Amá's Book
González, Ricardo Pérez. Zoomy Zoomy Kill Kill
Goodwin, Idris. A Dinner Theatre
Grays, Donnetta Lavinia. Coming to You Live
Greenberg, Gordon and Steve Rosen. Killing Time
Griffith, Tre'von. Ain't Nobody But You and Me
Grise, Virginia. Soñar es luchar
Haddad, Ryan J. Glitter and Bea
Hall, Miranda Rose. What Happened in the Kitchen
Hamashima, Sam. Garden State
Harris, Alesha. If, Can, Mayhap
Hernandez, Paige. 7th Street Echo
Holder, Jiréh Breon. A Great Big Sky
Huang, Jessica. The Woodland Creatures are Having a Party
Jackson, Michael R. Trees on Broadway
Jones, Daniel Alexander. Ladybug Jackson's White House Tour
Jung, Hansol. The Librarian
Kahng, Min. Half a Dozen of the Other
Kaufman, MJ. To Stray or Not to Stray
Kawe, Asiimwe Deborah. A Little Game
Kruckemeyer, Finegan. Scary Adventure Kid Detective
Lew, Mike. Performance Review
Lewis, E.M. The Third Prisoner
Li, Melissa and Kit Yan. May Day
Lipton, Ethan. The Voice Lesson
Liu, Yilong. The Challenge
Livas, Tito. Shine a Light
Lloyd, Patricia Ione. The Light
Mansour, Mona. Hand of God
McDonald Timothy Allen and Rob Rokicki. The Greatest 10 Minute Musical Ever Written!
Meneses, Tony. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED IF YOU HAD JUST GIVEN AN OSCAR TO JENNIFER LOPEZ
Muñoz, Juan. moles
Nachtrieb, Peter Sinn. A Bunch of Scientists on Spring Break
Ngo, Brandan. Stranded
Oh, Diana. The Impossible Play
Park, Jiehae. That Time They Did That Thing
Payne, Jonathan. Hallie, Come on
Pearson, Anya. Three Love Songs
Piniella, Reynaldo. Real Life RPG, or the Video Game Play
Pipes, Eliana. A Fly on the Wall with the Mona Lisa
Quijada, Brian. Agent 88
Raffo, Heather. The World is Water
Rios, Alvaro Saar. Yellowfish: A True Tale About the Luckiest, Young Pirate in the World
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