Would You Eat Me? follows K., a young woman battling a bout of catatonic depression, as she attempts to make the simplest possible meal from her celebrity chef mother’s cookbook: a loaf of bread. As she reads her late mother’s handwriting, her mother’s spirit comes alive — as perfect as ever — and “helps” her cook. In the end, will K. triumph over the paralyzing perfectionism instilled in her by her mother and eat whatever she makes, regardless of its quality? Perhaps the bread itself will have a say in that.

Producer

Thompson Street Opera

Role

Composer + Librettist

Type

Call-for-Scores Winner

Collaborators

Music Director // Jennifer Huang // Lighting // Cat Davis // Stage Manager // Paige Dirkes-Jacks // Stage Director // Natalie Elizabeth // Costumes // Sarah Thompson Johansen // Creative Nourishment // Russell H. Holbert // K. // Hailey Cohen // Dish // Samuel Dewese // Recipe // Olivia Doig Skaff + Ariel Downs (cover) // Pianist // Hyejin Joo