SecondStory Repertory Presents The Inverse Opera 1/6-7

SecondStory Repertory Presents The Inverse Opera; Bringing Late-Night Cabaret to SecondStory Rep (Two Night Engagement).

One weekend ONLY!

Friday and Saturday 1/6 and 1/7 at 9:00pm

For tickets visit www.secondstoryrep.org OR call the box office at 425-881-6777 Tues-Sat 1-5pm and one hour prior to show time.

Created by Seattle-based actors Jadd Davis,Lauren Marie Smith and Jared Michael Brown, The Inverse Opera strives to fill the niche between opera and musical theater, using the classical voice to make a story beautiful and storytelling to make a song fascinating. Their lively cabaret type THIS! will obliterate any preconceptions about opera as a pretentious art form. Situated mere feet from the audience, the performers create an exciting and intimate evening by taking advantage of the wealth of material available to the truly well-trained singer. Audiences are treated to a uniquely broad spectrum of music - from Puccini to Elvis Presley to Broadway -- and everything in between!

The SSR performances will be heightened versions of TIO's cabarets wherein the audience is encouraged to let their hair hang down, grab a cocktail and relax while the singers perform themed evenings of song. The Upcoming program this weekend is titled type THIS!.

type THIS! is every performer's dream program: singers perform the material that they LOVE, but would never feasibly be hired to sing. We all have the right to belt out whatever songs we want and do justice to any characters we see fit. That's what this evening is all about: breaking the mold, taking the chance, and risking it all to prove that performing against 'type' can be powerful. Previously performed in a cabaret setting, this program will be a hilarious and poignant explosion of song.

About SecondStory Repertory: Since its opening in October 1999, SecondStory Repertory has offered a year-round season of musicals, comedies, reviews, and dramas, along with its popular Theater for Young Audiences series for children ages four and up. The theater also presents contemporary rock and folk concerts, improvisational comedy, poetry readings, informal stagings of new works, and many other special events. In all, there are more than 150 performances each year.