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Orlofsky's Party
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Renegade Opera and Northwest Children’s Theater’s Catalyst Youth Company presents Orlofsky’s Party, a modern immersive retelling of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II centering around the wealth and class gaps in society today and the consequences of culture’s exploitation of the world. Produced in partnership with Northwest Children’s Theater. In this new adaptation with a script by Claire Robertson-Preis and Libretto by Robertson-Preis, Abigail Krawson, and Madeline Ross, the frivolity and bubbling spirit of the original opera remains, along with the tangled web of characters and desires. Renegade Opera’s adaptation introduces some modern moral dilemmas into the mix, with discussions of climate, wealth inequality, the justice system, and the role of art in protest. Join the party.
Orlofsky’s Party features a collaborative team of 21 artists. Music Director Claire Forstman and Stage Director Annabel Cantor lead the principal cast (Claire Robertson-Preis, Jasmine Johnson, Emily Evelyn Way, Jesse Preis, and Abigail Krawson) and the Catalyst Young Artists (Yuyoun Choi, Judah Haynes, Sydney Jordan, Maxine Nuesa, Sophia Plath, and Asher Smith). The production is joined by local theater designers Moth Noriega (costumes), Allison Sept (scenic), Akitora Ishii (projection and video), and Henry Martin (lighting and stage management). Supporting this team is the producing power of Renegade Opera and Northwest Children’s Theater including Madeline Ross (production manager and Catalyst Artist director), Pat Moran, Roger Monroe, and Sarah Jane Hardy (NWCT production and stage managers).