sourdough: Rise Up
Commissioned by Resonance Works
Music and Libretto by Gilda Lyons
Illustrations by Chris Lyons
Everyday life in the spring of COVID-19 is refracted through a graphic-novel lens as three friends—Shazam, Rockstar, and Boss—wrestle with the changing world around them and their place in it. Linked by a shared sourdough starter, these normal-person superheroes consider their fears and the small, ordinary acts of courage that define them. Together, they reach toward hope, celebrating resilience, change, honesty, and the boundless possibility of freshly baked deliciousness.
Cast
Shazam: Joanna Latini
Rockstar: Tess Altiveros
Boss: Brittany Renee
Creative Team
Composer and Librettist: Gilda Lyons
Illustrator: Chris Lyons
Producer/ Music Director: Maria Sensi Sellner
Piano: James Lesniak
Violin: Sandro Leal-Santiesteban
Bass: Jesica Sharp Crewe
Recording Engineer: Kristian Tchetchko