PROGRAM BOOK: A Survivor’s Odyssey
Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: It’s been an amazing week! We just completed our three part activist forums created with our partners as part of… Read More
Program Book: A Survivor’s Odyssey Online Forums
Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful summer! Hopefully September will bring some spectacular sunny days. It will… Read More
Tickets On Sale Now for “A Survivor’s Odyssey”
We’re excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the third and final opera in White Snake Projects’ Pandemic Trilogy: A Survivor’s… Read More
PermaDeath: What Does it Mean to Die Permanently?
It troubled me that my son came to White Snake Projects’ productions reluctantly from obligation. I asked him one day, “What would it take… Read More
Naga is an Opera News Critics’ Choice!
I remember back in 2014 when I first met Scott Wheeler. We had lunch together to talk about a… Read More
REV. 23, Following Charles Through Heaven and Hell
I have Charles to thank (yet again) for REV. 23, an opera which explores heaven, hell and everything in between. I was wondering one… Read More
Ouroboros Trilogy: Following the Ancient Snake Who Eats Its Tail
What’s crazier than two neophytes making a new opera? Making three of course, all connected by the ouroboros snake in an endless cycle of birth,… Read More
White Snake Projects Awarded Civic Practice Grant from Opera America
Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: “A healing moment occurs for the person who has told you their story, but also for you as the one… Read More
Madame White Snake, a Transformative Role Model
In 2005, I started to think about what I would give Charles for his 75th birthday. Charles never wanted “things;” but he was passionate about opera,… Read More
White Snake Projects at Five Years
A Loving Retrospective on Charles, the Visionary Who Made This Happen It’s coming up soon — White Snake Projects will be five… Read More
Just Announced: A Survivor’s Odyssey Premieres September 24, 2021
Following the resounding success of the virtual opera Death by Life, treating the subjects of long-term incarceration and systemic racism, Cerise Jacobs and her… Read More
Program Book: “Death By Life”
“To Breathe” — A Virtual Exhibition Exploring Art & Imagination Inside Prisons
Featuring visual artworks by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated artists, this virtual gallery, To Breathe, is part of White Snake Project’s Death By Life series on “Understanding… Read More
Program Book: Understanding and Responding to Mass Incarceration
Three Online Events Exploring Systemic Racism and Long-Term Incarceration (March 30, April 6 & 13)
Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects, are pleased to announce three online events leading up to the premiere of their… Read More
Explore with us the intersection of mass incarceration & systemic racism
Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: We are thrilled to announce three upcoming forums presented in partnership with the University of Chicago Human Rights Lab as… Read More
On Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: I’ll never forget my visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, a… Read More
Q&A with Tian Hui Ng
For Tian Hui Ng, going digital has meant rethinking everything he knows about conducting. Find out how the Music Director of… Read More
Q&A with Andy Carluccio
Meet Andy Carluccio, the video engineer for Alice in the Pandemic. Andy is the president of Liminal Entertainment Technologies, a company focused on providing industry-leading… Read More
It’s Time to Get Your Tickets!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgqN2-NzJYY Dear Friends of White Snake Projects: Today’s the day! Tickets for Alice in the Pandemic are on sale NOW! The premiere is October… Read More
Activist Blog: “We All Have Learning to Do”
I can’t think of any recent moment in which I have been more moved than I was while watching the premiere of I Am A Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams. It was truly a masterpiece; a work that was eye-opening and intimate in addition to its unquestionable beauty. Upon leaving, I felt shaken by its tragedy, but also empowered by its delivery, especially since it was done with a brilliant all-female cast. Read More
Activist Blog: Thoughts on Sing Out Strong Immigrant Voices
Recently, immigration has been a recurring topic in the media. We hear about refugee crises in foreign countries daily. Read More
Activist Blog: Thoughts About Dreamer
Stories about Dreamers have dominated headlines in recent months due to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. We are bombarded with statistics and it becomes nearly impossible to pick out the truth from the mess of “alternative facts”. One day, the public will be uplifted by the stories of undocumented immigrants who have met great success, and the next, there will be heart-wrenching videos of traumatized children sitting alone in cages. Read More
Activist Blog: “I Am Not Your Typical Opera Patron”
I am not your typical opera patron. I’m a sophomore in high school, and although I often profess my love for musical theatre, it is in reference to the works of Lin-Manuel Miranda as opposed those of Verdi and Puccini. Read More
Activist Blog: “A New Door Into the World of Opera”
When I imagined opera I had the image of a lady in a Viking helmet trying to break glass with her high notes. But I could not have been farther from the truth. PermaDeath was nothing I would have expected. Read More
