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OVERVIEW
| Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | middle | An orphaned high school student | |
| Sabine | high | Simon's French teacher | |
| Tom | middle-low | Simon's uncle | |
| Sami | middle | Simon's father, Palestinian | |
| Rachel | middle-high | Simon's mother, an accomplished violinist | |
| Morris | middle-low | Simon's grandfather, Tom and Rachel's father |
SYNOPSIS
An adaptation of Atom Egoyan’s 2008 film of the same name, Adoration follows Simon, an orphaned high school student. As part of a dramatic writing exercise, Simon’s teacher encourages him to appropriate details from a historical terrorist attack as an imaginary event perpetrated by his parents. When his story goes viral, Simon uses the hysteria within his community and on the internet to highlight the challenges of intolerance and racism in our society. The fictional and actual circumstances of the loss of Simon’s family are revealed in fragments, only fitting together with the final revelation that the prejudices of Simon’s maternal grandfather led to his parents’ deaths.
- adapted from BethMorrisonProjects.org
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Sabine | Miriam Khalil |
| Morris | Marc Kudisch |
| Tom | David Adam Moore |
| Simon | Omar Najmi |
| Rachel | Naomi Louisa O’Connell |
| Sami | Karim Sulayman |
| Silvana Quartet | Courtney Orlando |
| Silvana Quartet | Nicole Sharlow |
| Silvana Quartet | Gillian Gallagher |
| Silvana Quartet | Maria Bella Jeffers |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Laine Rettmer |
| Music Director | Alan Pierson |
| Scenic Designer | Afsoon Pajoufar |
| Sound Engineer | Daniel Neumann |
| Lighting Designer | Scott Bolman |
| Costume Designer | Rachel Dainer-Best |
| Projection Designer | Camilla Tassi |
| Cinematographer | April Goldberg |
| Associate Producer | Sarah Herdrich |
CREATION
DEVELOPMENT
Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, Trinity Church Wall Street, with lead commissioners Justus Schlichting and Charlotte Isaacs. Additional commissioning support provided by Susan Bienkowski.
Developed by Beth Morrison Projects in association with the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, Opera Department. Adoration was workshopped at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as part of the 2023 Opera in the 21st Century Program.
Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Trinity Church Wall Street.
Additional support is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, and Visionary Women.
This project was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Supported, in part, by an OPERA America Opera Grants for Female Composers award, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The production of Adoration received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Fund.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For presentation inquires, visit BethMorrisonProjects.org
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