Inside the Senate chamber of a global governing body, Mr. Majority introduces an “End of Ocean Bill” designed to shrink Earth’s oceans into a more manageable (and marketable) collection of inland seas. When the floor is opened for debate, the Ocean arrives to speak in its own defense…and so begins an epic Human-Ocean showdown. A world-premiere, genre-crashing music theater experience created by the Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour and featuring Obie Award-winning performer Jennifer Kidwell playing both Mr. Majority and the Ocean, Ocean Filibuster fuses myth, song, video, stand-up, and science to explore the vast depths crucial to our daily survival.
Known for award-winning site-specific works both intimate and large-scale, PearlDamour is the recipient of the 2011 Lee Reynolds Theater Award given to women theater artists who effect social change.
Created by PearlDamour
Text by Lisa D’Amour
Music by Sxip Shirey
Directed by Katie Pearl
Featuring Jennifer Kidwell
Commissioned and developed through a collaboration with the Harvard University Center for the Environment
Notable dates
Opening Night: 2/24
ASL Interpreted: 3/9 at 7:30PM & 3/13 at 2PM
Audio Described: 3/11 at 7:30PM & 3/12 at 2PM
Open Captioned: 3/10 at 7:30PM & 3/12 at 2PM
Relaxed: 3/6 at 2PM
Production Sponsors
Serena and Bill Lese
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Cooking with Good Ingredients
Sxip Shirey, the composer for Ocean Filibuster, demonstrates the instruments and ideas animating his score for the piece.
