Thomas Paine in Violence

November 6 – 18, 2017

Thomas Paine in Violence is an electronic psychedelic opera-sermon set in a radio station in the afterlife of the Founding Father and international activist. Joan La Barbara portrays Paine struggling to broadcast a message of economic justice amidst a whirlwind of lightning-quick singing, autotuned shock-jockery, gadgets, voices, instruments, and sonic chaos.

In association with thingNY.

Learn more about the show and the process on the HARP Atmosphere blog.

https://vimeo.com/231128889

Additional Information

Thomas Paine in Violence ran in the Mainstage Theatre from November 6-18, 2017.

Creator, Librettist, Composer
Paul Pinto
Director
Rick Burkhardt
Scenic Designer
Carolyn Mraz
Lighting Designer
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound Designer
Philip White
Choreographer
Chloe Treat
Sound Engineer
Gus Callahan
Stage Manager
Alex B. West
Performers
Joan La Barbara, Christian Luu, Andrew Mayer, Paul Pinto, Eddie Rodriguez Jr., Erin Rogers, Mélanie Genin, Andrew Livingston, Pat Muchmore, Kate Sloat, & Jeffrey Young
Graphic Designer
Katie Dean
Additional words by Rick Burkhardt; Electronic score developed with assistance by Miguel Frasconi