9/10: Love Before the Fall

The myths of Orpheus and Charon are interwoven with the entirely sung story of four friends dining in an Italian bistro who are fated to perish the next morning in the attack on the Twin Towers. At meal’s end, through magical realism, the restaurant’s mysterious strolling violinist is revealed to be Charon, hand extended, awaiting payment. Complying, each reconciles with death, and departs to the sounds of the next morning’s busy signals and the calls of first responders.

Cast

Robert Frankenberry

Gilda Lyons

CeCe Jude Hastreiter

Carlos Jaquez Gonzalez

Roger Zahab

Barbara Grecki

Cameron Dammann

Daron Hagen