DESCRIPTION:
Metropolis Opera Project presents BULLY PULPIT by Kristin Hevner, Daniel Wyatt and Royce Vavrek. Directed and Choreographed by Audrey Ellis. Musical Direction by Amanda Morton. Featuring DJ Jon Margulies and Metropolis Opera Project singers Christopher Hollowell, Eddie Cooper, Alex Krasser, Danny Gardner, Karla Faggard, Brian Long, Amanda Hick, Alicia Williams, Manny Simone, Laura Smith, Lisa Bryce and Catherine Freeman. Production Design by Adrianna Desier Durannt, Costumes by Tamara Kopko, Hair by Pat Marcus, Makeup by DOTTY. Production Photography by and courtesy of Hank James. www.HankJamesPhoto.com

Bully Pulpit is an opera-electronica for 12 singers and live DJ. The story revolves around a man in his quest to impart his important 21st century message. The Bully, as hes known, is accompanied by a motley assortment of historical figures, including Andrew Jackson, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, Mother Teresa, Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie ODonnell and Oprah Winfrey, each with their own message to contribute.

Bully Pulpit was commissioned by Metropolis Opera Project in 2009 and was first performed in January 2010 as part of Metropolis Opera Project's One Act Festival. Bully Pulpit was subsequently scheduled for a concert performance May 2010 at Galapagos Art Space and July 2010 at Crash Mansion.

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