The Kilbanes' WEIGHTLESS Extends at WP Theater
Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, WP THEATER has announce the one-month extension of Weightless, a theatrical concert film featuring the propulsive and intimate musical storytelling of Bay Area indie rock band The Kilbanes - married songwriting and performing duo Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses - under the visionary direction of Drama League Award nominee Tamilla Woodard (Where We Stand, Hadestown Assoc.).
BWW Review: WEIGHTLESS at Strand Theater
Ovid's Metamorphoses has inspired countless adaptations in the two millennia since it was first published - Mary Zimmerman beautifully staged a revival of her version at Berkeley Repertory Theatre earlier this year. In Weightless, husband and wife composers The Kilbanes (Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses) hone in on one of the lesser known fables of Procne and Philomela to create a rich, carefully-crafted rock opera. Rather than juggle competing narratives like other adaptations, this piece provides focus and clarity that enables real empathy for the sisters at its center.