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La MaMa, E.T.C. Presents
You My Mother
A production by Two-Headed Calf

An opera project by
Brendan Connelly & Karinne Keithley Syers
&
Rick Burkhardt & Kristen Kosmas

directed by Brooke O'Harra

performed by Beth Griffith, Laryssa Husiak, Mike Mikos and Kate Soper

with music performed by Yarn/Wire
Ian Antonio (percussion), Laura Barger (piano), Russell Greenberg (percussion), Joshua Modney (violin), Mariel Roberts (cello), and Ning Yu (keyboard)

designed by
scenery and lights: Chris Kuhl and Justin Townsend
costumes: Alice Tavener
projection design:Ahram Jeong and Yoonkyung Lim

choreographed by Barbara Lanciers

production managed by Lisa McGinn

assisted by Hye Young Chyun, Estelle Drent, Elena Gageanu, Rhedd Morton Jankel
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February 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 7:30pm
February 11, 18 2:30pm
La MaMa

74A East 4th Street
between Bowery and 2nd Ave.
Tickets are $25 ($20 for students and seniors) and can be purchased at 212-475-7710 or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/42/1328124600000/prm/
For more info visit http://lamama.org/
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La Mama E.T.C. will present Two-headed Calf's world premier of You, My Mother an opera project that explores the complex evolution of relationships between adult children and their mothers. Playwrights Kristen Kosmas and Karinne Keithley Syers teamed up with music composers Brendan Connelly and Rick Burkhardt to develop this original opera for La Mama's 50th anniversary season. Brooke O'Harra directs and Beth Griffiths, Laryssa Husiak, Mike Mikos and Kate Soper perform. The music will be performed by Yarn/Wire (augmented by strings), long-time collaborators of Two-headed Calf.

press rep: David Gibbs/DARR Publicity
photo: Yoonkyung Lim
produced in association with Ping Chong & Company




Press:
http://aszym.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-interview-playwrights-part-419.html
http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre/ny-review-you-my-mother-1006160952.story
http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/opera-review-nyc-you-my-mother
http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-YOU-MY-MOTHER-at-LaMaMa-Now-Through-February-20-20120213
http://culturebot.net/2012/02/12495/you-my-mother-at-lamama
http://www.eljnyc.com/Offbway.html
http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2012/2/9/la-mama-andandnbsp-the-two-headed-calf-present-you-my-mother
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/mom_entously_original_my29Nk8mQJ5DiKwYmZmirM
http://parterre.com/2012/02/13/stop-or-my-mom-will-percuss
http://newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com/2012/02/olivia-jane-smith-on-you-my-mother-two.html
http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/theater/2644743/review-you-my-mother
http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-02-08/theater/you-my-mother-mothers-daughters-animal-suits