​For every open wound, there's a song that heals 

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​Burnt-out American prodigy Stephen Hoffman arrives in 1986 Vienna desperate to reignite his concert pianist’s passion—and instead finds himself assigned to the irascible Josef Mashkan for beginner’s lessons in basic accompaniment and singing.  As political ghosts escalate the tension of emerging personal secrets, the bond between student and teacher becomes a powerful reckoning with identity, memory, and the possibility of hope.  Built around Robert Schumann’s masterpiece song cycle Dichterliebe played live by two of Milwaukee’s finest actor-pianists, Brett Ryback and Jack Forbes Wilson, OLD WICKED SONGS shows that even the most broken chords can resolve into something beautiful. 

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Run time: approximately 2 hours, with one intermission​​​