BIG JIM AND THE SMALL TIME INVESTORS
Gramercy Opera is THRILLED to be collaborating with Victoria Bond's Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival and Quog Music Theater, Inc., to honor the late composer Eric Salzman with the world premiere staged production of his last major work and his only true opera,
Big Jim & the Small-time Investors.
Big Jim & the Small-time Investors.
About the show:
A man of mystery and intrigue, "Big Jim" King claims to have invented a virtual reality machine that allows users to experience their wildest fantasies. A charismatic genius with a desire to lead, Jim is also an ambitious L.A. business man who walks the line between con-man and cult leader. As he lures Small-Time Investors into his operation his plan starts to spiral out of control threatening to ruin the Investors and promising disaster for Jim's wife Kim and his assistant, Stan. Big Jim and the Small-Time Investors, with libretto by Ned Jackson, was conceived over 30 years ago. It gets to the heart of the Salzman's ideals and encapsulates our current epoch, where perception and technology are tools in a battle for the modern mind. Victoria Bond conducts this world premiere production.
A man of mystery and intrigue, "Big Jim" King claims to have invented a virtual reality machine that allows users to experience their wildest fantasies. A charismatic genius with a desire to lead, Jim is also an ambitious L.A. business man who walks the line between con-man and cult leader. As he lures Small-Time Investors into his operation his plan starts to spiral out of control threatening to ruin the Investors and promising disaster for Jim's wife Kim and his assistant, Stan. Big Jim and the Small-Time Investors, with libretto by Ned Jackson, was conceived over 30 years ago. It gets to the heart of the Salzman's ideals and encapsulates our current epoch, where perception and technology are tools in a battle for the modern mind. Victoria Bond conducts this world premiere production.
Cast:
Big Jim King - Scott Joiner
Stan - Aaron Theno
Mom - Darynn Zimmer
Kim - Jessica Fishenfeld
Letitia/Samantha - Jami Leonard
Investor/Journalist - Allison McAuley
Dolores/Zelda - Helena Brown
Preacher/Journalist - Benjamin Bloomfield
Pastor/Journalist - Alex Frankel
Creative Team:
Conductor - Victoria Bond
Stage Director - Justin Griffith Brown
Scenic Designer & Assoc. Production Carpenter - Abby Walsh
Production Carpenter & Scenic Associate - Carl Hendin
Orchestra:
Denise Koncelick, Accordion
Justin Hines, Percussion
& the musicians of the of the opus87 Piano Quartet
Francesca Abusamra, violin
Dudley Raine, viola
Tyler James, cello
Brian Daurelle, keyboard and electronics
Big Jim King - Scott Joiner
Stan - Aaron Theno
Mom - Darynn Zimmer
Kim - Jessica Fishenfeld
Letitia/Samantha - Jami Leonard
Investor/Journalist - Allison McAuley
Dolores/Zelda - Helena Brown
Preacher/Journalist - Benjamin Bloomfield
Pastor/Journalist - Alex Frankel
Creative Team:
Conductor - Victoria Bond
Stage Director - Justin Griffith Brown
Scenic Designer & Assoc. Production Carpenter - Abby Walsh
Production Carpenter & Scenic Associate - Carl Hendin
Orchestra:
Denise Koncelick, Accordion
Justin Hines, Percussion
& the musicians of the of the opus87 Piano Quartet
Francesca Abusamra, violin
Dudley Raine, viola
Tyler James, cello
Brian Daurelle, keyboard and electronics
Location:Symphony Space
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990 |
Time:
Mon, Apr 9, 2018 7:30pm
Expected Run Time is 150 minutes
Expected Run Time is 150 minutes