Emotional Real Estate

2024

Runtime 22:00

Performance with live music, video projections, and theatrical performance including singing and interaction with props.

Neill Prewitt debuts the new rock opera Emotional Real Estate at Whitespace for Atlanta Art Week. Prewitt’s third rock opera, it is the story of a new dad struggling to do the best for his kid in one of the most overpriced housing markets in the country, Atlanta. Priced out of the middle-class lifestyle he was raised in and expects to be able to provide, Dad is tempted to mobilize behind his grievances. Only by becoming conscious of the role of racism in Atlanta’s growth and acknowledging his own relative privilege does he emerge with wisdom he can pass on to his child. Born out of Prewitt recently becoming a father, it is a parable for today’s polarized America. Written and directed by Prewitt, the 20 minute live performance features a trio of musicians Martha Williams, Mark Schoon, and JD Walsh, with Prewitt singing and performing in interaction with projected video.