After first collaborating with Taylor Mac in the 2020 premiere of The Fre, Ryan will once again be working on a Mac original with music by Matt Ray in the world premiere jazz opera The Hang originating the role of Plato at the HERE Arts Center. The Hang is a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment. Rooted in the jazz tradition and operatic form, it imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates, as he asks his friends to use every moment left to think on virtue. What transpires is a centuries-long communal consideration, full of jazz, dance, debates, and queer romps. Running January 20th - March 6th, 2022.

Photo by Maria Baranova Photography