Nobody Is Ever Missing

For presenters

Everything you need to program this opera.

Nobody Is Ever Missing is built for flexible theatrical presentation. All instrumental parts may be performed live or via audio playback, and the work has been staged successfully both in a black-box theater and outdoors in a public park.

Cast
2 — soprano (Elyria); percussionist ("the Wildebeest")
Instrumentation
Flute, clarinet in B♭ / bass clarinet, piano, violin 1, violin 2, violoncello
Structure
3 parts, 17 movements; other works may be performed between parts
Duration
Approximately 45 minutes
Language
English
Staging
Designed for flexible presentation, indoors or outdoors

Production flexibility

The piece has been realized twice, in two very different settings: a three-night preview run in a black-box theater (The Voxel Theater, Baltimore) and an outdoor premiere across three evenings in a public park (Stony Run Park, Baltimore). Both used the same score and forces.

Presenters may choose live instrumentalists, pre-recorded audio playback, or a hybrid, depending on venue and budget. The staging does not require a fixed set; it has been designed to adapt to found spaces.

Technical requirements

Requirements scale with the venue and the live/playback balance a presenter chooses. A detailed technical rider — covering sound reinforcement, lighting (or ambient light, for outdoor stagings), seating configuration, and instrumentalist placement — is available on request.

Rights & permissions

The copyright to the original text is owned by Catherine Lacey. Text rights and permissions for any new production must be arranged and granted through agreement with The Wylie Agency (contact: Jin Auh, jauh@wylieagency.com). The music and related rights, including performance and licensing of the score, are managed exclusively by the composer — see Contact.

Downloadable materials

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Get in touch to request materials, discuss dates, or arrange a screening of performance footage.

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