Replies Confidential: Robert Ashley at Roulette

The chain of command, rife with antipathies and alliances, was apparent in the staging alone. Three interrogators outfitted in suits, sunglasses, and badges were seated at three blue-lit tables aligned along a single axis, one placed higher on the raised backstage. Meanwhile, informally dressed and somehow unassuming, the Agent (played by mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher) sat alone at a table placed at a perpendicular angle. The opera, featuring these four voices and a recorded electronic orchestr