Max Abeles

Whispering Pines 10 is a one-act opera by artist Shana Moulton in
collaboration with composer Nick Hallett, and featuring vocalist Daisy Press.
Directed by Elyse Singer, the work stars Moulton as her alter ego Cynthia, a
hypochondriac agoraphobe prone to colorful hallucinations and absurd fantasies.
While Cynthia seeks health and total happiness within her virtual environment—an
interactive video set that utilizes real-time multimedia techniques its creators
call “live animation”—she usually settles for fad cures and new-age kitsch, creating
situations in turn comic, contemplative, and surreal.