Three Decembers is a 90 minute one-act opera based on Terrence McNally’s original script for Some Christmas Letters. The story takes place over three decades of the AIDS crisis each section recalling the events of a December, as the characters struggle to connect when family secrets are revealed.
The cast includes Resident Artists Tesia Kwarteng (Madeline), Lianne Aharony (Bea), and Aaron Stepanek (Charlie). Stage Director James Kenon Mitchell returns after directing The Tragedy of Carmen. Conductor Braden Toan will also return after conducting Sweeney Todd, Hydrogen Jukebox, and The Tragedy of Carmen.