Is Everybody Here? A Zoomical Revue
the Zoom Musical Revue features an international cast of more than 30 creators raising money for Artist Relief Tree.
Friday, May 22nd; 7pm PT/10pm ET
FREE// Weiss asks individuals moved by the project to make a donation to the Artist Relief Tree if they are able. Artist Relief Tree is an artist-run relief fund to help artists impacted by cancellations related to COVID-19.
Donate to: https://artistrelieftree.com
Set in a Zoom call, Is Everybody Here? is a collaborative effort of more than 30 creators illustrating the current moment of COVID-19 in a 40-minute musical revue of ten songs.
The project premieres Friday, May 22 at 7 pm PT/ 10 pm ET on pianist/composer and project producer Ezra Weiss’s Facebook page. Ranging from the awkward comedy of communicating online to the tension of a doctor self-isolating from their family, the songs’ styles range from jazz and contemporary musical theater to alternative rock and opera. The collaboration includes composers Darrell Grant, Seth Fruiterman, and Ezra Weiss; lyricists Amy Punt (LA), James W. Moore, Jeff Sanders, and S. Renee Mitchell; theater artists Susannah Mars, Isaac Lamb, Thos Shipley (NYC), Sarah Jane Hardy, Elizabeth Gibbs, John Ellingson, and The Bylines; vocalists Marilyn Keller, Jimmie Herrod, Jeff Baker, Jamey Hood (LA), and Brian Smith Walters (London); indie musicians Paul Paresa, Laryssa Birdseye, and Rebecca Sanborn; and video editors Emma Sanders and Jacque Rabie (LA).
Weiss offers, "It's amazing to me that all of these incredible people have come together to create this on literally no budget. I think it's because we as artists want an opportunity to react and respond to what's happening in the world around us. I know I feel the need to say something about this pivotal moment in time, and it's important to me that we do it now while it feels most relevant. When this is all over, I don't think any of us are going to want to deal with it at all for a long time. It feels like an important opportunity to connect — with each other as artists, with the world, with our communities."
Weiss asks individuals moved by the project to make a donation to the Artist Relief Tree if they are able. Artist Relief Tree is an artist-run relief fund to help artists impacted by cancellations related to COVID-19. Is Everybody Here? is presented in partnership with the Vanport Mosaic 2020 Virtual Festival.
This event is part of the VIRTUAL VANPORT MOSAIC FESTIVAL - an online series of memory activism opportunities curated by Story Midwife Laura Lo Forti.
