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THE POST OFFICE
An American Opera
Music by Laura Kaminsky (AS ONE)
Words by Elaine Sexton (Site Specific/Drive)
Design by Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Democracy: now dead, still beautiful? The ghost of Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general, steps into a blistering conflict between co-workers about gay marriage, free speech, the country’s racial and class divide, and democracy, itself, as it erupts in a contemporary one-room post office. Here, the audience will find America, in its gorgeous and messy diversity, looking for reason where there seems to be none.

The Heart Explained

Frank introduces us to the beauty, responsibility, and integrity of his work, what the post office stands for: a truly democratic space, open to all.

The most beautiful thing about the mail is
reception, and the most beautiful thing
about reception is truth, and truth is
justice is honesty, personified, and honesty is
the heart explained, and words
explain reason, and reason matters, is
particular, is personal, as is what we post and sort
and deliver, and delivery is story is voice is
song, and song is country is search is pride.

Your support for THE POST OFFICE will help bring this poignant and timely story to the stage, filled with true-to-life characters, American history, and stunning music.

Here are ways you can show your support:
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138 South Oxford St., Suite 1C, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

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Donate a non-cash gift: An IRA, stock transfer, or a Donor Advised Fund transfer.
Contact Charles Jarden at info@aopopera.org for more information.