To a phantasmagoric libretto by Paul Muldoon, Daron Aric Hagen has crafted an extraordinary post-modern music theater piece that draws on a cornucopia of musical styles, classical and popular. Set in a night club in Las Vegas, Vera involves four characters whose alienation from themselves and each other leads to bizarre consequences. The cast includes two suspected IRA operatives on the lam, undercover agents and the title character, a sensationally portrayed African-American Transvestite. The c...

• Facsimile of a page from the working libretto
• Credits
• Facsimile of a page from the composer's manuscript
• Dedication
• Synopsis
• Characters
• Orchestration
• Setting
• Author's Notes
• Production Information
• Scene One
• Scene Two
• Scene Three
• Scene Four
• Scene Five