The Empty Orchestra: A love story powered by karaoke

(2005)

Love can break your heart. Can the cold pull it back together again? It’s forty below and almost everyone has left for warmer climates. Trapped in the middle of a cold snap, two broken souls huddle around opposite ends of a heating vent searching for a little warmth. The persistent sound of karaoke (the word’s English translation is "empty orchestra") eventually draws them together — but will it ultimately tear them apart?

The Empty Orchestra. Photo by Itai Erdal.

The Empty Orchestra was Theatre Replacement’s inaugural production, the show was created by company co-founders James Long and Maiko Yamamoto, with director Darren O’Donnell and stage manager/costume designer Adrienne Wong. The Empty Orchestra also featured the talents of musical director Veda Hille, lighting designer Itai Erdal, with video design by Meesoo Lee. Presented at the Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver.