The Interaction Effect
libretto by Laura Barati
music by Pamela Stein Lynde
In The Interaction Effect, Mikaela, a senior statistics major at a liberal arts college, just wants to forget the night her friend Adam raped her at a college party and her school administration’s painful mishandling of her assault. But when Mikaela learns that Adam has assaulted another student—a sophomore too scared to report the assault—she is forced to confront her community and administration’s desire to ignore campus sexual assault.
Development and Recognition
The American Opera Project & Manhattan School of Music Workshop. Dir. Anne Shikany, March 2020, New York City.
The American Opera Project & Manhattan School of Music Workshop at Opera America. Dir. Anne Shikany, April 2019, New York City.
The American Opera Project Reading. Dir. Mary Birnbaum, September 2018, New York City.