THE (VIRTUAL) WILDNESS
Ars Nova Supra Zoom
Wednesday, May 26, $10, 7:00
arsnovanyc.com
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In March 2016, I saw The Wildness at Ars Nova, writing, “Brooklyn-based eight-piece collective Sky-Pony presents a captivating treat for adventurous theatergoers with this DIY indie-rock opera, a multimedia fairy tale that filters such popular musicals as Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell through a Narnia-like aesthetic and video-game narrative that fantasy fans will go ga-ga over.” Sky-Pony is now back for a one-time virtual follow-up, taking place over Ars Nova’s online Supra portal via Zoom. On May 26 at 7:00, The (Virtual) Wildness moves the story, which involves a missing leader, a messianic princess, the mysterious builder, the keymaster, and various handmaidens, five years into the future. The text is by composer Kyle Jarrow and Lauren Worsham, with incidental music by Kevin Wunderlich and video design by Eamonn Farrell; the show is directed by Ashley Tata and stars David Blasher, Lilli Cooper, Jeff Fernandes, Lindsey Ford, Sharone Sayegh, Jamie Mohamdein, Jarrow, Worsham, and Wunderlich, all from the original production.