Redemption
the Acid Gospel Tarot Opera

Music :: Laramie Crocker
Story and Tarot Concept :: Wend Elsen



The Songs


From the Libretto ::
"There's a hole in the ground
  and the skyline is strange"


From Anaïs Nin's Blogette ::
"Kerouac's On the Road meets Dante's Inferno"
"Hell and back again"
"Redemption is a lushly-layered Hero's journey through the Bush years, a dark-soul, yodely road trip of the unconscious."


Upcoming Shows ::
Friday, May 4, 2012 :: Art Murmur
   8:30 pm @ Uptown Auto
   401 26th Street, Oakland, CA


Saturday, May 19, 2012 ::
   7:30 pm @ The Hillside Club

   2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA


Orchestra ::
Double bass :: Richard Berman
Drums :: Ralph Granich
Guitar :: Tom Huber
Guitar :: Phil Stokes


Production ::
Promotion :: Richard Berman
Artistic Director :: Wend Elsen
Stage Direction :: Jim Woodbury
Production ::
Lighting ::
Choreography ::
Choreography, sword dance :: Nick Walker
Sets ::
Costumes ::
Makeup ::
Live Sound ::


Dance ::
Stick Dance :: Berkeley Morris Dancers
Sword Dance :: Aikido Shusekai