The Hat and The Cat: Can we demand free will?

The Hat: Arendt Meets Heidegger & The Man Who Woke Up – Thompson Street Opera Company

At the fore of the storefront opera scene in Chicago, Thompson Street Opera Company continues its examination of the fortes and foibles of life in real time through the lens of the works of living composers. Both artistically and academically advantageous, this credo brings a richness to the tapestry of the city’s operatic canvas about which we must brag when waxing politick and gloat after the second cocktail. The double bill Thompson presents this weekend should entice both the  converted and the seeking opera enthusiast to sit up close and person in the womb of a black box theatre, immediately engaged in a conversation about the concept (or is it “construct?”) of free will.