Well, we saw OCTET last night, by Dave Malloy (of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and Ghost Quartet), a chamber choir musical, produced by Hudson Valley Shakespeare and directed by Amanda Dehnery.
It was mind-slapping. Like, electric shock after electric shock. Like tapping into the smorgasbord of anxieties and tech addiction in the digital age and making it analogue AND a cappella and EMBODIED right there for your eyes and ears and muscles and connective tissues and bones.
There’s an original cast recording from 2019 on Spotify to listen to—please do!—but, if you can, also hop a train up to Garrison, flag a Lyft and see this cast, this director, this show.
You can even get a picnic box right there at the restaurant. The show’s under a tent outdoors, and they provide bugspray and everything. It’s the most summer-like and alive and astounded I’ve felt all year.
I want everyone to experience this thing, somehow.
That quote from Antigone... <shivers>
I KNOW! And that shiver? RESONATES THROUGH THE WHOLE DANG MUSICAL!