Off-Broadway
ARS NOVA PRESENTS
HEATHER CHRISTIAN’S
Oratorio For Living Things
DIRECTED BY LEE SUNDAY EVANS
March – April 2022
ARS NOVA AT GREENWICH HOUSE
27 BARROW STREET
ABOUT THE SHOW
In this sweeping world premiere, composer Heather Christian imbues the classical oratorio with blues, gospel, jazz and soul. The result is an in-the-round fusion of music and theater, staged by Obie Award-winning director Lee Sunday Evans and featuring eighteen virtuosic singers and instrumentalists. Both otherworldly and achingly intimate, Oratorio for Living Things heralds Christian as an undeniable artistic force — and inspires us to reflect on the mystery of human experience, set against the vast scope of cosmic time.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
and
Rosalind Productions Inc.
present


Off Broadway
presents
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Returning in 2018
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TICKETS
$10 Students
$20 Artists
$30 Previews
$40 General Admission (Starting Oct. 13)
Pay-What-You-Can on Sept. 28 & Oct. 12
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SYNOPSIS
What drives an artist to stand in her black corset in Times Square on a soapbox? It began at 17 with her first shoplifted f*ck me bra. Over the course of this unfiltered and soul-baring event, Diana Oh’s personal collection of unmentionables comes on and off as she and her band ignite the audience to create a saner, safer, more courageous world for us all.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The New York Times” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.51″ body_font_size=”18px”]A glitter bomb of feminist and queer protest that feels just right for this cultural moment… [Diana Oh] is funny, irreverent and approachable, her band is terrific and her songs cycle lushly… GLORIOUS.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-VILLAGE VOICE’s Must-See List this Fall” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.51″ body_font_size=”18px”]This Rattlestick blowout show embodies the reason we all live in New York City.
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September 27 – October 28, 2017
Thursday to Monday at 7:30 pm
And Wednesday, September 27 and October 4
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
224 Waverly Place, NYC 10014
between Perry & West 10th St.
Text, Music and Lyrics by Diana Oh
Co-Directed by Orion Stephanie Johnstone and Diana Oh
Featuring Diana Oh, Ryan McCurdy (Drums), Matt Park (Guitar) and Rocky Vega (Bass)
Set Designer – Carolyn Mraz
Lighting Designer – Kate McGee
Sound Designer – Brendan Aanes
Production Manager – Ana Mari de Quesada
Production Stage Manager – Jhanaë Bonnick
Music Director – Ryan McCurdy
Associate Director – Corey Ruzicano
Dramaturg – Mei Ann Teo
Assistant Stage Manager – Ben Quinn
Press Representative – Matt Ross Press
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.0.89″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The New York Times” job_title=”CRITICS’ PICK” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A glitter bomb of feminist and queer protest that feels just right for this cultural moment… [Diana Oh] is funny, irreverent and approachable, her band is terrific and her songs cycle lushly… GLORIOUS.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Exeunt NYC” job_title=”Most Memorable Theater 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ admin_label=”Exeunt NYC” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A much-needed and powerful female perspective… provocative, hilarious, empowering and immensely entertaining.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Qwear” job_title=”Best of Qwear Awards 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ admin_label=”Exeunt NYC” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Diana Oh uses {my lingerie play} to construct: a public and collaborative stage, and a conversation about how to look at a woman.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Time Out New York” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Oh makes a mighty preacher.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Broadway World” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Liberating fun and entertainment… contributing to the healing of society’s wounds.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Yes Broadway” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]NYC Theater at its finest.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Exeunt NYC” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A soul-cleansing catharsis.
[/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”-BuzzFeed” job_title=”Best Plays & Musicals of 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]I left the show feeling empowered, emboldened, and sexier than usual…The show is such a rare and special thing that I feel a kinship with everyone who saw it and a little sorry for those who didn’t.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Asian American Theatre Review” job_title=”Best of 2017 List” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]NYC: Diana Oh
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The Village Voice” job_title=”Must- See List This Fall” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]This Rattlestick blowout show embodies the reason we all live in New York City.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-TheaterMania” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Daring, original, and entrancing… revolutionary.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The Culture Trip” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A one-in-a-million one-woman protest.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Theatre Is Easy” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A truly great piece of art.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Vulture” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Her own singular stage presence… Oh’s energy is infectious.
[/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”3.0.89″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The New York Times” job_title=”CRITICS’ PICK” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A glitter bomb of feminist and queer protest that feels just right for this cultural moment… [Diana Oh] is funny, irreverent and approachable, her band is terrific and her songs cycle lushly… GLORIOUS.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-BuzzFeed” job_title=”Best Plays & Musicals of 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]I left the show feeling empowered, emboldened, and sexier than usual…The show is such a rare and special thing that I feel a kinship with everyone who saw it and a little sorry for those who didn’t.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Exeunt NYC” job_title=”Most Memorable Theater 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ admin_label=”Exeunt NYC” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A much-needed and powerful female perspective… provocative, hilarious, empowering and immensely entertaining.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Qwear” job_title=”Best of Qwear Awards 2017″ background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ admin_label=”Exeunt NYC” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Diana Oh uses {my lingerie play} to construct: a public and collaborative stage, and a conversation about how to look at a woman.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Asian American Theatre Review” job_title=”Best of 2017 List” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]NYC: Diana Oh
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The Village Voice” job_title=”Must- See List This Fall” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]This Rattlestick blowout show embodies the reason we all live in New York City.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-TheaterMania” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Daring, original, and entrancing… revolutionary.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Broadway World” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Liberating fun and entertainment… contributing to the healing of society’s wounds.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Vulture” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Her own singular stage presence… Oh’s energy is infectious.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Time Out New York” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]Oh makes a mighty preacher.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-The Culture Trip” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A one-in-a-million one-woman protest.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Yes Broadway” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]NYC Theater at its finest.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Theatre Is Easy” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A truly great piece of art.
[/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”-Exeunt NYC” background_color=”#9a0000″ quote_icon_color=”#9a0000″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ body_font_size=”18px”]A soul-cleansing catharsis.
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SYNOPSIS
What drives an artist to stand in her black corset in Times Square on a soapbox? It began at 17 with her first shoplifted f*ck me bra. Over the course of this unfiltered and soul-baring event, Diana Oh’s personal collection of unmentionables comes on and off as she and her band ignite the audience to create a saner, safer, more courageous world for us all.
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PREVIEW VIDEO
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CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Text, Music and Lyrics
Diana Oh
Co-Directed by
Orion Stephanie Johnstone
Diana Oh
Featuring
Diana Oh
Ryan McCurdy (Drums)
Matt Park (Guitar)
Rocky Vega (Bass)
Set Designer
Carolyn Mraz
Lighting Designer
Kate McGee
Sound Designer
Brendan Aanes
Production Manager
Ana Mari de Quesada
Production Stage Manager
Jhanaë Bonnick
Music Director
Ryan McCurdy
Associate Director
Corey Ruzicano
Dramaturg
Mei Ann Teo
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben Quinn
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Production Photos
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We’ll see you in 2018!
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