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Celebrate 2021! Help the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia! See the new logos for A Roadkill Opera and the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company!

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Help the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia

Want to join us in making a difference?

A Roadkill Opera is raising money to benefit the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA—legally incorporated as a 501(C)3 nonprofit under the name Symphony Orchestra of Arlington).

A Roadkill Opera was workshopped at Artomatic 2012 by the conductor & music director from SONOVA, and its roster of artists have been deeply involved as we went into the studio—attended the GRAMMYs—had sold out performances at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint—and, eventually, had two FREE fully staged community shows by SONOVA at the James Lee Community Theater in Falls Church, Virginia.

Logo with large, green, capital letters SONOVA and small, grey Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia
The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia hopes to be able to return to a more traditional season in the winter of 2021, but will only do so if it is the safe and responsible thing to do.

SONOVA and its music director took my original script for A Roadkill Opera  (set to music from Ferdinando Paer’s 1804 opera Leonora) from page to stage.  And, in August 2020, they partnered with A Roadkill Opera for a virtual performance at Artomatic.

Artomatic 2020 20th anniversary logo
The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) joined A Roadkill Opera in congratulating Artomatic on its 20th anniversary. A virtual performance mixed highlights of live performances going back as far as 1988 with new interviews in 2020.

SONOVA had to cancel recent concerts due to COVID-19. To keep this wonderful orchestra playing, any donation will help make an impact. Funds raised will be withdrawn by SONOVA staff and used to support operating costs for SONOVA.

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this organization  that means so much to me.

DECEMBER 31, 2020 by Stephan Parker, Organizer

Thanks to all who contributed! We have met our goal! Please accept our thanks and appreciation. Best wishes for a better 2021!

Symphony Orchestra of Arlington
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.

 

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New year, new logos

For 2021, in honor of the fifth anniversary of the January 2016 world premiere performances of A Roadkill Opera at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in Washington, DC, Stephan Alexander Parker designed new logos that incorporate elements of the artwork originally used to promote the 1988 and 2012 live shows.

Round logo. The center has A Roadkill Opera in large, black letters outlined in gold, over a red background with pink tire tracks. There is a black band around the center, with five gold skulls and gold lettering: Music from 1804. Action set in 1988. Paer. Parker. Dokken.
A Roadkill Opera: Music from 1804 by Ferdinando Paer. Action set in 1988 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A new libretto written by Stephan Alexander Parker, workshopped at Artomatic 2012 by Maestro Jeffrey Dokken. A Roadkill Opera‘s studio recording was released on July 4, 2013–and led to the artistic team attending the GRAMMYs in February 2015. This new logo was inspired by the Hatch Show Print posters for the Artomatic 2012 show.
Round logo. A golden roadkill on a golden stick, with black tire tracks on its body, is splattered in the center. In the background are red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field. Hand-scrawled gold lettering reads: Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company. Logo design by Eric Scholl.
A Roadkill Opera tells the story of the hour before the first professional gig for an improvisation sketch comedy troupe in 1988 Jackson Hole, Wyoming: the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company. “Weird” Ed Bachtel, Stephan “Killer” Parker, Dave Rohrer, and Holly Danner performed three nights a week for 8 weeks at the Wort Hotel’s Silver Dollar Bar showroom. Louise Gignoux replaced Holly Danner for a 1992 “Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!” show at the Pink Garter Theatre. Every show concluded with Ed Bachtel performing the national anthem, by harmonica, through his nose. This new logo was inspired by the original black-and-white roadkill-on-a-stick logo (including the hand-scrawled text) designed by Eric Scholl for the 1988 show.