Improvement (Don Leaves Linda) 2019 Directed by Mimi Johnson
an allegory for an individual's self-realization
A new production of Robert Ashley's 1991 opera, "Improvement (Don Leaves Linda," featuring Gelsey Bell, Amirtha Kidambi, Brian McCorkle, Paul Pinto, Dave Ruder and Aliza Simons. Music Director: Tom Hamilton Live Sound and Processing: Tom Hamilton Stage Design and Lighting: David Moodey Producer: Mimi Johnson Presented at the Kitchen (New York), February 7 through 16, 2019. This video was recorded live by Iki Nakagawa (with Joseph Bacon and Al Foote III) on February 14, 2019. Audio recorded by Eric Sherman; remixed by Tom Hamilton.
Cast
Gelsey Bell
Linda
Brian McCorkle
Don/Mr. Payne/Companion
Paul Pinto
Junior, Jr.
Aliza Simons
Now Eleanor
Amirtha Kidambi
Mr. Payne's Mother
Dave Ruder
The Doctor
Robert Ashley
Narrator I