The Extractor

The sounds we make don't just fade away; they're embedded in the wood around us.

CAST

Ed Herbstman
Kevin Cragg
Annemarie Cullen
Dennis Pacheco
Rebecca Robles
Melanie Hoopes
Bee Herbstman
Alex Marino
Kerry Kastin

DAVID LUTHER
PIANO PLAYER
LAWYER
DENNIS
REBECCA
DAVID’S WIFE
CARLY
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
MARY TODD LINCOLN

Music performed by Isabel Kim, Matt Evans, and Shawn Lovato

Written and produced by Jonathan Mitchell

This story was commissioned by Experiments in Opera, it premiered on their concert “Radio Operas” on Februrary 28, 2014 and March 1, 2014. It was recorded by George Wellington and Ed Haber for New York Public Radio’s Q2 Music.