The Pig, the Farmer, and the Artist
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 5 stars from 1 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 2, 2009
Closed Oct 17, 2009

Playing at
Gene Frankel Theatre

Directions & Map

Running Time:
2hr. 4min.
(includes 1 intermission)

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

To avoid being slaughtered by a lunatic farmer, Shirley the cow (a former hooker from Amsterdam), and her transvestite husband Harvey escape to New York's East Village where they soon become all the rage of the high-brow art scene. Back on the farm, the Pig gets wind of their fame and follows
to seek his artistic fortunes as well.. Will the elitist critics accept the Pig's trendy conceptual art? Will the psychotic
homesteader arrive in time to reclaim his prized hog? Will swine become the new black? This outrageous Fellini-esque satire superimposes the world of contemporary music onto the modern art scene, scorchingly skewering both. Featuring a cast and orchestra of twenty.

Music, Book and Lyrics by three-time Grammy nominee David Chesky.
Directed by A. Scott Parry of New York City Opera

Adult Content
No one under 18 admitted.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond St
New York, NY 10012

The Gene Frankel is run by the Gene Frankel workshop, located on NoHo Theatre Row.

What are other members saying?

First Rate
The piece nails American culture on the head. Chesky has a razor sharp wit about him and skews our modern society. The music and the orchestration are first rate from this American composer as well as the direction from A. Scott Parry.

Reviewed by Paul L. on Sunday, Oct 4th, 2009

Phenomenal night of laughter and music
David Cheskys opera, The Pig, The Farmer, and The Artist is a delight. Fortunately when my "date" stood me up last night, I wandered into the Gene Frankel Theater and experienced an opera..."I had never seen before." Wholly new and modern, David Chesky shows us where the modern opera is going in the early part of the century. Playful, fun-filled, with an enthusiastic young cast and a director, A. Scott Parry, who gets the best out of the text, moves it along and enhances the parodistic and self-parodying tone of the piece. David Chesky, who wrote the book, music and lyrics is to be highly commended. And his music is to be singled out. Original, fresh, and wonderfully accommodating to his narrative. I would venture to recommend this opera to all Opera Lovers and even those that are not. Who knows: with this most contemporary vision, opera might expand its l9th century horizons and gain a whole new audience.

Reviewed by Richard K on Sunday, Oct 4th, 2009