At the crux of Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” lies the question: “What is it, then, between us?”
In Crossing, 27-year-old composer and conductor Matthew Aucoin explodes Whitman’s “us” to operatic proportions, taking inspiration from the diary the poet kept while volunteering as a Civil War nurse.
Stunningly rendered by pioneering, Boston-based orchestra collective A Far Cry and American Repertory Theater artistic director Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin), Aucoin’s taut chamber opera imagines Whitman, played by baritone Rod Gilfry (the loser, 2016 Next Wave; Anna Nicole, 2013 Next Wave), drawn deep into a fraught, sensual relationship with wounded young soldier John Wormley (tenor Alexander Lewis). In the shadows of a DC sick ward, haunted by the dreams and nightmares of its inmates, the two men grapple with questions that threaten to tear each other—and their country—apart.
Part of the 2017 Next Wave Festival
Show Finder
Crossing
First Preview: Sep 19, 2017
Opening Date: Oct 3, 2017
Closing Date: Oct 9, 2017
Running Time: 01:40
http://www.bam.org/crossing?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=crossing-promo3-2017-09-
Playing @
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Written By
- Matthew Aucoin
Director
- Diane Paulus
Choreography
- Jill Johnson
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$35.00 - $125.00
Lottery & Rush
For live events, come to the BAM box office no earlier than 90 minutes prior to the performance to inquire. Rush tickets are $10 and are available to students 29 & under with a valid ID, veterans and active military, and seniors 65 & over. There is a limit of two tickets per purchase. Seating is at the discretion of the box office and is based on availability.
Video
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Six locations: Three areas in rear orchestra. Can accommodate two wheelchairs each. -
Seating
The Opera House seats 2,086.Orchestra level of Opera House on main level, directly off lobby. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors. Braille lettering. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front. -
Parking
Ashland Place. -
Entrance
Six steps up from street into main lobby. One handrail.Alternate entrance: Saint Felix St. Unmarked. Ramp (1.5" lip) into main lobby. Double doors (heavy). Security will assist. -
Box Office
Main lobby. Counters 49". -
Restroom
Rear of orchestra. Door 29". Stall door 31". Commode 17.5". Grab bars. -
Water Fountain
Main lobby. Spout 35". -
Telephone
Main lobby to right of alternate entrance. Cord 27". -
Assisted Listening System
Yes. -
Visual Assistance
None.
