About (Be)Longing

    (Be)Longing is a stage piece for symphonic orchestra, piano, and audio-video media*  to guide the audience through LGBTQ history in the US from World War II through the US Supreme Court 2015 decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing marriage equality. There are also optional parts for harp, SATB choir, and projected English and Spanish co-translations of narrations. The recorded narration may be done using an in-person, local guest.

     (Be)Longing conveys stories of pride and patriotism, resilience and rebellion, invisibility and identity, and loneliness and love. Historical information moves through music, images, words via historical audio recordings, choral lyrics (opt),. and pre-recorded dialogue between two ficticous members of your audience:. CHARACTER embodies the hearts and minds of the audience members—their internal questions, curiosities, and dilemmas around LGBTQ individual stories and the collective history of LGBTQ Americans. This happens In conversatoin with the GUIDE who assists CHARACTER through this historical exploration of the universal human need to belong..

    (Be)Longing is twenty-five minutes long and divided into six sections: 

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Prologue

1. The Awakenings Movement: World War II

2. The Homophile Movement (1950-1970): Community and (In)Visibility

3. The Community Movement (1965-1983)

   • Liberation: Stonewall

   • Conflict: Identity and Politics

   • AIDS: Crisis and Response

4. The Constitution Grants

Epilogue

 

*Look at an excerpt from the script and listen to some of the music.*

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* Technology requirements:  ablility for LCD projection, screen  and audio. playback  The media package will be available in Powerpoint or Google Slides formats...