Karen Hall’s ‘Delusions and Grandeur’
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER |||
Come for the music, stay for the existential crisis as genre-blurring jester and cellist Karen Hall peels back the layers of formality, leaving you with only the humanity and insanity of the artist behind the instrument. And yourself.
Orcas Center presents Karen Hall in “Delusions and Grandeur” on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Featuring Suite No. 1 in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes, Hall fuses in a healthy dose of pathos, tackling identity, expectations, and success through the eyes of a fool.
The show won Best Solo Performance at the Los Angeles Theatre 2025 from Stage Raw and Outstanding Theatre Award Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 from Fringe Review.
Based in Los Angeles, Hall boasts a diverse resume, having graced the stages of Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, as well as behind-the-scenes work in studio sessions for everything from indie singer/songwriter albums to soundtracks for Emmy-nominated shows. She most visibly spent four seasons on camera as the Cellist on the TV show Glee and performs regularly with various symphony orchestras throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
She has worked with notable artists such as Shawn Mendes, Geoff Emerick, and Yoshiki. Hall is a sought-after music educator, often serving as a Teaching Artist in Residency for the prestigious Music Center Los Angeles and Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County.
Tickets are available at www.orcascenter.org.
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