January 2011: Workshop, Paul Dresher Studio, Oakland CA
April 2012: Workshop Apricots of Andujar
U. of W. Michigan, Kalamazoo; Birds on a Wire, David Colson, conductor
August 2013: Workshop, Main Stage West, Sebastopol CA
May 2014: Workshop presentation, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nextet, Virko Baley, conductor
George Shima
January 2016: Workshop Potato King, UC Berkeley; Paul Dresher Ensemble
August 2016: Workshop presentation, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Paul Dresher Ensemble, Virko Baley, conductor
by Sorrel Mocchia di Coggiola
June 2019: Workshop Both Eyes Open, Paul Dresher Studio;
Paul Dresher Ensemble, Jonathan Khuner, conductor
September 2019: Workshop presentation,
Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn NY; Ensemble Ipse, Ben Grow, conductor
November 2019: Workshop presentation, U.C.Berkeley;
Paul Dresher Ensemble, Jennifer Hwang, conductor
November 2019: Workshop presentation, Paul Dresher Studio;
Paul Dresher Ensemble, Jennifer Hwang, conductor
March 2020: Search to recast baritone began; auditions via ZOOM
May 2020 – October 2021: Regular ZOOM collaborative meetings – composer, librettist, director, to finalize libretto and approach
July 2021: Week-long, in-person Design Workshop; collaboration continues remotely
Art by Sorrel Mocchia di Coggiola
January, May, June 2022: 3x 1-week Workshops; refine/finalize libretto and score, integrate costumes, lighting design/video; rehearse cast and full ensemble, Ben Makino, conductor
April – June 2022: Finalize historical documentation, video/audio presentations and printed materials for lobby display
June 1-14, 2022: Design completion; 1 week of final Staging Rehearsals to integrate all aspects
June 21-28, 2022 – 1 week Load-in, Tech and 3 Premiere Performances at Presidio Theater, San Francisco
Fall 2022 – Summer 2023 – Touring of concert and full versions of production to other venues
January 2011: Workshop, Paul Dresher Studio, Oakland CA
