Object Karaoke (2019)

What if things could speak? What could they tell us? Or are they speaking already and we just don't hear them? - Walter Benjamin

Hand2Mouth and guest performers joined on the Alder Stage's final performance before demolition. Created using objects from Artists Rep's 2018-2019 season, this farewell production listened to the songs and mutterings of objects. By tuning into the language of things, we can hear how the panel drapes communicate with picnic supplies, turn up the siren song of the disco ball, and finally know the secret whisperings of the theatre seats. What might these previously unlistened to things tell us about the 22 year history of the Alder Stage?

Object Karaoke (2019) was a continuation of research into "thing power" begun with Object Karaoke (2018), a one-night only performance held at Artists Repertory Theatre on February 27, 2018. This new production invited new objects, and several new artists, to create a farewell performance to Artist Rep's Alder Stage.