The Sound of a Voice

THE SOUND OF A VOICE

Libretto by David Henry Hwang
Music by Philip Glass

Based on Hwang’s play of the same name, The Sound of a Voice explores intimacy between people who have lived in seclusion. In the first part, an aging Japanese warrior arrives at the home of a mysterious woman who lives like a hermit deep in the woods. Has he come as her suitor, or her assassin? In the second part, an elderly Japanese writer visits a mysterious brothel, which caters to men near the end of their lives by providing them with a means to relive their youth.

The Sound of a Voice premiered in 2003 at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre, directed by Robert Woodruff, produced in association with the Court Theatre in Chicago.

The Sound of a Voice part 1: Herbert Perry and Suzan Hanson. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 1: Herbert Perry and Suzan Hanson. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 1: Herbert Perry and Suzan Hanson. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 1: Herbert Perry and Suzan Hanson. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 2: House of Dreams. Eugene Perry and Janice Felty. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 2: House of Dreams. Eugene Perry and Janice Felty. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003

The Sound of a Voice part 2: House of Dreams. Eugene Perry and Janice Felty. Photo by Richard Feldman for the American Repertory Theatre, 2003