Lardo Weeping

Lardo Weeping is an original opera from the award-winning Austin composer Peter Stopschinski based on an adaptation of multi-award winning playwright, actor, and activist Terry Galloway's and her dramaturge, director, and partner, Donna Nudd's, one woman play of the same name.

Lardo Weeping centers on recluse-genius Dinah LeFarge, a clever, agoraphobic, quite sexual woman of independent means who refuses to answer her door unarmed. Through her eyes we are given insight into the human condition, current class and gender struggles, and what it means to be swimming against the current in a world that seems to value conformity and fitting into societal norms. Dinah tells her stories with a brash wit and unrelenting honesty that can be both exhilarating as well as challenging to the audience.

Cast and Creative Team:

Composer: Peter Stopschinski

Librettist: Terry Galloway

Dramaturge: Donna Nudd

Set Design: Ia Enstera

Lighting Design: Nate Wheatley

Artistic Producer: Rebecca Herman

Executive Producer: Liz Cass

Stage Director: Rebecca Herman

Dinah LeFarge: Liz Cass

Chorus: Holt Skinner, Page Stephens, Nicole Taylor

Pianist/Music Director: Peter Stopschinski

Violinist: Phil Davidson

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

CRASHBOX, 5305 Bolm Road, Austin, United States