Proving Up

Proving Up October 22-24, 2021 • Music by by Missy Mazzoli (CFA’02, BUTI’98) / Libretto by Royce Vavrek / William Lumpkin, conductor / Nathan Troup (CFA’04), stage director • Based on a short story by Karen Russell, Proving Up is a surreal and haunting commentary on the American dream as experienced by the Zegners, a fictional family of 1860s homesteaders. The Zegners are a family that does everything “right” and are still undermined by forces beyond their control. • Duration: 75 minutes • Tickets $15 or free with BU ID • A co-production of CFA School of Music – Opera Institute and School of Theatre