Eight people from various ages and backgrounds come together to enact a living portrait of themselves. Performed in a neutral, bright container, this work examines and amplifies each performer, as an individual and as a member of a group, in banality and crisis.
An abandoned attempt to adapt Oedipus Rex, EVERYONE WAS CHANTING YOUR NAME is the story of Matt, Stayna, Lucy, Mark, Rami, Sara, and Joe standing in a room with an attending audience. Will you remember them?
Original vocal score by Rick Burkhardt.
World premiere Abrons Arts Center 2013
“There’s nowhere to hide in this latest production by the rising young theater company.”
– NEW YORK TIMES
“a profoundly humanist exercise”
-TIME OUT NY
Created for and performed by:
Stayna Alexandre, Matthew Scott Butterfield, Rami Ibrahim, Sara Ishimura, Lucy Kaminsky, Susan Karpman, Joseph Rosta
Chorus:
Alex Barbier, Gisele Baurmann, Joanne Brown, Linus Coers-Meier, Theresa DiTullio, Yonit R Friedman, Haley Houck, Stephanie Hsu, Kanako Ishimura, Tracy Lu, J Moliere, Ryan O’Byrne, Sammie Paul, John Rice, Yael Shavitt, Jan Tuchman
Design/Production:
Scenic & Lighting: Eric Southern
Composer: Rick Burkhardt
Chorus Director: Annie Tippe
Master Carpenter: Derek Loehr
Asst. Director: Cass Sachs-Michaels
2012: Prelude Festival (NYC) – in-progress
2013: Abrons Arts Center (premiere)
A THOUSAND WAYS • THE COLLECTORS • EMPIRE CITY
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR • EVERYONE WAS CHANTING YOUR NAME • THE FEVER
THE FOLLOWING EVENING • KASIMIR & KAROLINE • MANMADE EARTH • THE RECORD
THEATER OF THE MIND • THIS TIME TOMORROW • THIS GREAT COUNTRY • THE TOTAL PEOPLE