Magnificent Bird / Book of Travelers
Role
Lighting Programmer
Company
Playwrights Horizons
Venue
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Category
Off-Broadway





In this duo of intimate solo musical plays, composer Gabriel Kahane blends songwriting and storytelling for a singular, poignant theatrical event. Book of Travelers recounts the strangers he met on a 9,000-mile train journey through a divided America, and Magnificent Bird chronicles a year he spent entirely off-line, and the unexpected turbulence of living quietly. Performed on alternating nights, these two concept albums offer a relentless self-inquiry, and a searing portrait of a world in flux.
Creative Team
Creator and Performer
Gabe Kahane
Director
Annie Tippe
Scenic Designer
Amp feat. Oscar Escobedo
Costume Designer
Wendy Yang
Sound Designer
Garth MacAleavey
Production Stage Manager
Elizabeth Emanuel
Lighting Team
Lighting Designer
Christopher Bowser
Assistant Lighting Designer
Matt Lazarus
Lighting Programmer
Steven Johnson
Production Electrician
James Deng
Light Board Operator
Jon Naranjo
Photos By
Marc J. Franklin

Location
New York City, NY
Year
2024
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