XOR

The University of Austin at Texas - New Work, Libretto by Christian Clark & Brian Ellis

XOR (“ex-or”) is a chamber opera incorporating computer-generated, Shakespearian-style text and live electronics in an epic science fiction melodrama. A love triangle, death and artificial-intelligence are center stage as audiences explore the impact of humanity’s imperfection on machines.

Actors gather on a stage in their costumes.

A man dressed like a computer looks on as a woman discovers his murder of her lover.

A man dressed as a computer hovers over a woman whom he has murdered.

A spurred lover stands with his new invention, a murderous computer.

A man with blue lights in his shirt to symbolic electricity screams as the man dressed as a computer watches him.

Actors stand on a stage in end bows, on their phones in a metaphorical gesture.

Director, Scenic Design

Composer

Costume Design

Media Design

Lighting Design

Creative Team

Mathew Schulz...

Jessy Eubanks...

Lindsey Rae Thurston...

Logan Smith...

Noah Tucker..

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