Preview: Rumspringawakening
Opera Philadelphia Channel Presents • 48s
Streaming January 13, 2023
Written and directed by Adam Taylor, music by Nathan Fletcher, produced by Obadiah Baker.
With the help of a failed Broadway actress (soprano Janet Szepei Todd), a wide-eyed Amish teen (tenor Jon Lee Keenan) sings his way to adulthood on his Rumspringa through New York City.
Contains explicit language and brief nudity.
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