electronics

The Fig and The Wasp (2021)

in

Electronic score for CalArts Theater Production

90 minutes

info

Performed at the Walt Disney Modular Theater, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
December 3-10, 2021

Written by Samantha Behr
Directed by Josh Sobel
Composition by Sam Wells

Running Time: 2 hours 30 mins, with a 15 minute intermission.

program note

How do you fight hopelessness? A senator from a well-known political family, Rosaura Flagg promotes stability to her fellow citizens, even as the country is crumbling. As a mysterious disease starts to spread, her daughter lies in a hospital room in a coma-like sleep. The Fig and The Wasp explores the destruction caused by isolation and the power of care and connection, against the backdrop of a world on fire.