THE MOBY DICK BLUES
An Opera
JUNE 5-22, 2025
The Ellen Stewart Theater at La MaMa, NYC
An Opera
JUNE 5-22, 2025
The Ellen Stewart Theater at La MaMa, NYC
All New Production!
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL GORMAN | DIRECTED BY JOE JOHN BATTISTA | PRODUCED BY THE FORTY HOUR CLUB
Moby Dick Meets The Perfect Storm.
Playwright Michael Gorman’s epic new opera The Moby Dick Blues begs the question
“What was Ahab, but an addict really, and what was Moby Dick but an allusion to opium,
and heroin, its contemporary scourge?”
In a tale that stretches across generations and ancients—lost mariners, lost souls, lost lives—this iconoclastic working-class opera about a New England fishing community’s daunting quest for survival and transformation in the face of the opiate crisis calls for a reevaluation of Ahab’s
vengeful obsession with the White Whale, and our own destructive relationship with
nature, the environment, and ourselves.
Told through lyrics and live music that span the spectrum from blues, spoken word, rap,
and rock, this enthralling theatrical experience and environmental installation takes us
down to “the crossroads" where the past and future collide in a dramatic struggle
for the soul of a community.
A Working-Class Opera—for our planet...for our times.
Playwright Michael Gorman’s epic new opera The Moby Dick Blues begs the question
“What was Ahab, but an addict really, and what was Moby Dick but an allusion to opium,
and heroin, its contemporary scourge?”
In a tale that stretches across generations and ancients—lost mariners, lost souls, lost lives—this iconoclastic working-class opera about a New England fishing community’s daunting quest for survival and transformation in the face of the opiate crisis calls for a reevaluation of Ahab’s
vengeful obsession with the White Whale, and our own destructive relationship with
nature, the environment, and ourselves.
Told through lyrics and live music that span the spectrum from blues, spoken word, rap,
and rock, this enthralling theatrical experience and environmental installation takes us
down to “the crossroads" where the past and future collide in a dramatic struggle
for the soul of a community.
A Working-Class Opera—for our planet...for our times.
The Forty Hour Club is currently seeking a producing partner(s) for "The Moby Dick Blues".