Cocaine Bear: The Opera is going on'line’
After a 7 show run at the Orlando Fringe International Theatre Festival, Cocaine Bear: The Opera is broadcasting to the world via stream!
In 1985, a drug smuggler dropped a shipment of cocaine from his plane. It landed in the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest, where an American black bear found and ate it. In Cocaine Bear: The Opera, an only moderately dramatized version of events, the aforementioned bear then proceeds to enjoy a drug-fueled rampage filled with murder, mayhem, and Mozart. Cocaine Bear: The Opera is written and directed by Orlando Fringe Festival favorite, veteran director and storyteller, Eric Pinder (Driving Miss Cherry Blossom, Waiting For Napoleon), and also features the extraordinary vocal talent of Maeghin Mueller, David Lee Smith, Jose-Manuel Lopez, Jessica Hoehn, and Christie Duffer. Pinder promises the same “wildly entertaining and darkly hilarious B-movie blood-fest” as the 2023 film - but this time, there’s singing!
Watch as some of Central Florida's most accomplished singers and hilarious performers parody opera's greatest hits to the tune of the hit film "Cocaine Bear."
Join us for an unforgettable online premier!
CREW
Writer and Director: Eric Pinder
Assistant Director: Danielle Ziss
Music Director: Philip King
Stage Manager: Hillary Humphries
Producer: Opera del Sol
CAST
The Bear: David Lee Smith
The Mother: Maeghin Mueller
Diego/Carson/EMT/Miguel: Jose-Manuel Lopez
Didi/Randy Park Ranger: Jessica Hoehn
Carmen/Pedro: Christie Duffer
