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LOLA | LOCAL OPERA LOCAL ARTISTS PRESENTS

WILDMAN IN THE PALACE

BY PETER STOPSCHINSKI

MARCH 22 | 2:30 P.M. & 7:30 P.M. | PENFOLD THEATRE

Experience the exhilarating fusion of opera and experimental theater in Wildman in the Palace, a bold new chamber opera by composer Peter Stopschinski, based on the original play by the acclaimed Rude Mechs. This genre-defying work explores power, chaos, and transformation with a dynamic ensemble cast and an electrifying score.

Join us for workshop performances on March 22nd at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM at Penfold Theatre in Round Rock. Featuring performances by Peter Stopschinski, Liz Cass, Austin Siebert, Noel Gaulin, Julia Taylor, Kristin Bilodeau, Sam Arnold, Chuck Fischer, and Graham Yates, with stage direction by Rebecca Herman.

Tickets are available on a sliding scale from $15 - $50—pay what you can and be part of this thrilling new work in development!

Recommended for mature teens and adults.

This project is sponsored in part by the City of Round Rock

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Event Details

• Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Time: 2:30 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.
• Venue: Penfold Theatre | Mainstage
• Website: https://penfoldtheatre.vbotickets.com/event/Wildman_in_the_Palace_by_Peter_Stopschinski/151825

Ticket Information

• Cost: $15.00 - $50.00

Presenter Details

• Name: LOLA

LOLA's mission is to create innovative high-quality artistic experiences that eliminate barriers to connecting with the operatic artform, bringing artists and communities together.

LOLA commits to cultivating the future of opera by offering new approaches to this art form & classical singing & to propelling opera out of the grand hall & into the larger community at events in bars, parks, & small theaters. LOLA is particularly keen on giving Austin-based artists of all stripes unique & interesting outlets for their work that otherwise would not exist in the Austin cultural landscape. We work to ensure 70% of our cast and crew are female-identifying &/or from historically underrepresented communities (Latinx, Black and queer artists in particular.) Recent data tells us we reach diverse audiences & many who are new to Western classical vocal music. In 2022, we reached over 1,000 people through our programming at Waterloo Park, Mozarts, & our production of Lardo Weeping at CRASHBOX. Our audiences included people of all ages, families, & members of the LGBTQIA & BIPOC communities. 

Instead of a formal season, we stay open to collaborating with arts organizations & artists & finding ways to support each other & center voices that are not traditionally uplifted in the opera community.  

From LOLA’s first performance, we were already breaking from tradition by casting Puccini’s La Bohème with all treble voices. We intentionally set out to engage local singers of high quality as well as develop some new talent in the community.  Organically we decided to tell this story through a queer lens of found family, young love, & heartbreak.  

 Our most recent production, Lardo Weeping a new chamber opera by composer Stopschinski & librettist Galloway, gives voice to Dinah LeFarge, a quite large, sexual, woman with 5 dollars in her bank account struggling to find meaning, hope, & laughter while living in her single room apartment.  It is an exquisite meditation on finding beauty & value in unexpected places, biting criticism of fatphobia, & an unflinching look at an individual we all know but usually overlook for the easily digestible character.

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