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Bum Phillips All-American Opera, written by composer Peter Stopschinski and playwright Kirk Lynn, commissioned and produced by Monk Parrots, Inc. in association with La MaMa, and conceptualized and directed by Luke Leonard, is about an icon of the National Football League and America: O.A. “Bum” Phillips, head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1975-1980.  The portrait of this ’70’s football coach utilizes the autobiography, Bum Phillips: Cowboy, Coach, Christian to explore how a man finds resilience and faith in failure, and how a single passion fueled an entire city’s hope.  All native Texans, this dynamic team seeks to push the boundaries of what opera can be, as well as both where and for whom it is staged.

The world premiere is March 12-30, 2014 in the Ellen Stewart Theater at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in New York.
TIMELINE
2012
Development
2013
January: First draft due
February: Long Island University, Post Theatre Co. Workshop A: Act I
June: Second draft due
September: Workshop Performance at Dixon Place, New York

2014
World Premiere: March 12-30 at The Ellen Stewart Theater in New York

2015
Texas Premiere: TBD

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  1. Nancy Ojeda January 10, 2016 · Reply

    anxious to see this!! How / when??

    • monkparrots June 27, 2016 · Reply

      Hi Nancy, the show premiered in NY in 2014 and in TX in 2015. We would love to present it in Houston in Feb 2017 around the time of Super Bowl LI, but presently there is no backing.

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