Synopsis
The Classical Man suffers an untimely death and arrives at an afterlife coffee house called "Heavens Cafe' It is here he meets his previous self (Classical Man), his current incarnation (Lark), and his future potential self (Robin). Along his suspenseful journey through the afterlife, he is accompanied by his protective angel (Guardian Angel), and the protagonistic negative force (Devil). His alter ego (Kral, Lark spelled backwards) is the caretaker of the coffee house where much of the opera takes place. Kral also acts as the comic relief of the play. Once the lead character (Lark) leaves the cafe', he embarks on a soul-searching journey in quest of the mysterious "Tower of Information" where he hopes to find all the unanswered questions he has remaining about the meaning of life and the purpose of existence. After finding out that he cannot proceed past "The Tower" he finds himself lost without a cause until he finds the beautiful "Robin" in the plays "dream within a dream" sequence, and falls in love with her energy and beauty. They consummate their love in this place between life and death and Lark is hurled back to the next earthly reincarnation now as the baby "Robin" at the plays end.
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