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By Inna Goncharova
English Translation by John Farndon
Directed by János Szász
Starring Michael Kevin Darnall & Lise Bruneau
Trumpet by Kevin McKee
Featuring a vocal ensemble of Ukrainian men

Buried deep beneath a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band shelters in the dark, listening to the relentless bombardment above. As the city is crushed, he clings to his instrument and to memory, playing into the void to keep himself—and the story of his comrades—alive. The bunker becomes a place of ghosts, resistance, and impossible hope, where every note risks being the last.

The trumpet is the heartbeat.
The bunker is the stage.
You are inside the war zone.

Trigger Warning: This performance engages directly with the realities of war, including bombardment, and siege, and may be triggering for those affected by conflict or related trauma.