New audio play combines contemporary romance with the tale of Penelope and Odysseus
Storefront
16 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn
Thursday, March 10, free with RSVP, 7:30
646-361-8512
www.storefrontbk.com
On Thursday night, Brooklyn writer Paul Rome will present his latest work, Calypso, an audio play that features two parallel stories, one an Upper East Side contemporary romance, the other a retelling of Penelope awaiting Odysseus’s return after twenty long years. The recorded score was put together by Brooklyn-based experimental musician Roarke Menzies and incorporates West Indian elements; in addition to reading one of the parts of the play, which evokes old radio theater, Menzies will open the evening by performing a wordless vocal improvisation that will loop and layer his voice. Rome and Menzies previously collaborated on last May’s And Once Again . . . , about a jazz record collector about to make a big score. Calypso takes place in the Storefront gallery in Brooklyn, which is currently showing the exhibition “Jux: New Painting by Andy Spence + Colin Thomson.” Admission is free with RSVP.