Rough Magic
Christopher Rivas
Artists-in-Residence
September 24-30, 2023

Christopher Rivas is quickly becoming one of the most sought after multi-hyphenates as an actor, author, podcaster, and storyteller. His book Brown Enough explores what it means to be Brown in America. The book is part memoir and part social commentary, a roller coaster of finding one's true self while simultaneously having a racial awakening amidst the struggle to be "perfectly" Latinx, woke, and as Brown as possible to make it in today's America. He also developed two podcast series with SiriusXM's Stitcher: Brown Enough, which explores the parallel themes of this book through interview-style episodes; and Rubirosa, a 10-episode documentary-style investigation of Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player who is believed to be the inspiration for the famous character ‘James Bond’. On screen, Rivas is known for his work on the Fox series, Call Me Kat, opposite Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt and Cheyenne Jackson.

“We will be working on an early development of Rough Magic - an opera trilogy revealing how our contemporary lives bear striking parallels to the enduring curses of Sisyphus, Tantalus, and Narcissus; culminating with an in-progress showing. “ 

Rough Magic

Written, Created, and Performed by Christopher Rivas

Musical Arrangement & Composition by Brad Culver

Directed by Matt Hill