“The Big Whoop Opera was absolutely fabulous. I fell asleep and slept through it. Best sleep ever!”
– Jack Lumack

Such are the words of one of the audience members of the new operatic piece The Big Whoop Opera, currently on stage.

John Cage revolutionized music with his piece 4’33” in which the musicians do nothing. Well, The Big Whoop Opera is doing the same for the world of dramatic performances, not only by having the musicians do nothing, but also having the entire cast of characters just stand there on stage for one hour and 18 minutes.

We’ve interviewed more audience members to try to give you an idea of what it was to observe these actors and listen to these musicians do absolutely nothing.

“At some point, you could hear a cat in heat meowing. It was probably a stray that got into the building. However, now that I think of it… It might have been a couple getting it on. I’m not sure now.”
– Gisele Adams

“During the third act, the tenor coughed. Majestic!”
– Herbert Jackson

“The leading lady and I crossed gazes, and it was magical. It was like she was looking straight into my soul, and I was looking into hers.”
– Janet Loggins

We tracked the leading lady, and asked her. She said she was just constipated.