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THE POST OFFICE
Music by Laura Kaminsky (AS ONE)
Words by Elaine Sexton (Site Specific/Drive)
Design by Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
A blistering conflict erupts between two postal workers, and their customers and neighbors, who all struggle to find common ground in a one-room Post Office that could be anywhere in America, a place of escalating toxicity. The Post Office itself, in a unique design by Charles Renfro, is a character, containing multitudes, in this contemporary chamber opera, where the ghost of Benjamin Franklin, founder of the U.S. postal service, laments the threat to his legacy and to democracy itself.
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:
Donate a cash gift now using the link above or send us a check to
138 South Oxford St., Suite 1C, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
We also welcome donations in the form of Zelle or Paypal, linked to info@aopopera.org
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.