[Project Creatine] is an autobiographical, one-act opera of perseverance and radical self-definition that bends the genres of opera and drag to create something totally new.

The show was born to uplift the talents of Jordan Weatherson Pitts, a professional operatic tenor, whose voice has graced the stages of the New York City Opera, France’s Got Talent, Lincoln Center, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and Royal Opera Liege-Wallonie. But opera, a form mired in tradition, presents rigid limitations for roles based on gender and historical typecasting. Seeking a more liberated expression, Pitts began performing in drag, under the name Creatine Price, an homage to the groundbreaking Leontyne Price, the most prolific black American opera singer in history.

[Project Creatine] tells the story of how Pitts finds a way to break the rules meant to govern his artistry and identity. In a moment when many are forbidden, often by law, to be who they are, [Project Creatine] makes visible and—profoundly audible—one person’s journey out of tragedy and into the fullness of themselves. This innovative show offers audiences an emotional narrative in which they will find surprising moments of both grandeur and relatability.

Creative Team

Conceived and Performed by Jordan Weatherston Pitts (aka Creatine Price)

Music by Samuel Beebe

Libretto by Lex Brown and Jordan Weatherston Pitts