Diane Paulus & More In Rehearsal For A.R.T.'s CROSSING

Get a first look at CROSSING!

Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus lends her commendable skills to the new opera CROSSING by Matthew Aucoin, inspired by famed poet Walt Whitman's diaries, and new photos of the director with the cast and crew currently in rehearsals are now available to view.

The official description of CROSSING is as follows: "Inspired by the diary Walt Whitman kept as a nurse during the Civil War, this world premiere opera by the extraordinary young composer Matthew Aucoin explores how the individual experiences of soldiers are remembered and told. As Whitman listens to wounded veterans share their memories and messages, he forges a bond with a soldier who forces him to examine his own role as writer and poet. This new opera, featuring the Boston-based orchestra A Far Cry, an ensemble at the forefront of a dynamic new generation in classical music is produced in association with Music Theatre Group. Music & libretto by Matthew Aucoin. Directed by Diane Paulus. With the chamber orchestra A Far Cry."

CROSSING runs May 29 to June 6 at the American Repertory Theater.

More information on CROSSING is available at the official site here.

View the new photos of CROSSING below.

Photo Credits: Jeremy Daniel