Venice April 8, 2010

Written by Matt Sax & Eric Rosen
Directed by Eric Rosen
A Co-production with Center Theatre Group

Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, creators of the phenomenal Clay, join forces again to tell a new story of struggle and redemption. Set in the not-too-distant future, Venice tells the story of two brothers who must lead a city out of a terrorist war. Though both are haunted by the memory of their mother, a leader of Venice whose call for peace was silenced in a massive attack on the city, one brother chooses to follow in his mother’s footsteps and the other sets out to see his brother’s plans undone. An operatic story of war, love, treachery and the quest for peace, Venice boasts a powerful and highly original score of hip hop music, R & B, art song and opera that will make your heart pound. A cooperative effort with Los Angeles’s Center Theatre Group, which originally commissioned Venice, this world premiere will rock Kansas City before heading west to its LA premiere.

Official Website: http://www.kcrep.org/our_season/2009-2010/Venice.php