The Rest !s Sh!t:
stories from the microchasm

instrumentation: voice, piano, violin, saxophone, bass, drum set
duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
written in: 2016
commissioned by: Experiments In Opera

“An opera for television by Trystero
Words by David Kulma
Music by Dorian Wallace

Directed by John Sanborn

The Rest !s Sh!t scrutinizes the anxiety and miasma of modern life through the mind of a master storyteller called The Fabulist. Under the thrall of a torrent of words set to music, and a hallucinogenic collage of images, we embark on a search for clarity in an age of noise, encountering characters whose stories mirror ours. 

"fascinating... riveting" NY Times