Train With No Midnight
Joseph Keckler
Joseph Keckler and an intimate musical ensemble move through a series of vignettes-- each like a stop on a late-night train-- and circle The Crossroads, a place of danger and possibility. Train With No Midnight dances between comedy, commentary and communion. The score features smoky pop songs, propulsive invocations, and leaps into the operatic realm.
Thursday, December 1, 8pm
Friday, December 2, 8pm - followed by conversation with the artist
Saturday, December 3, 8pm
Sunday, December 4, 5pm
Duration: 75 min
Please note that there will be no late seating for this piece
A trip to Paris, Hamburg, Michigan, and Manhattan, all in one night.
More About This Piece
Singer and writer Joseph Keckler and an intimate musical ensemble lead the audience through a series of vignettes, each like a stop on a late-night train—from Paris to Hamburg, Michigan to Times Square and the symbolic space of The Crossroads, a place of danger and possibility. The text dances between comedy, commentary, and communion, while the score features smoky pop songs, propulsive invocations, and leaps into the operatic realm.
Funders
Train With No Midnight’s World Premiere production was presented at the 2019 PROTOTYPE Festival, commissioned, developed, and produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE.” Co-Commissioned with Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College.
Credits
Composer, Writer, & Performer- Joseph Keckler
Direction- Elizabeth Gimbel
Musicians- Matthew Dean Marsh, Michael Hanf, Lavinia Pavlish
Scenic Design- Andromache Chalfant
Lighting Design- Ayumu Poe Saegusa
Video Design- Lianne Arnold
Animal Sculptures- Jaimie Warren
Dramaturgy- Erika Rundle Pending
About the Artist
