About this Performance
Feeling hot and bothered? You need a summer’s eve with Viv. Visit Little Island with confidence knowing that cabaret icon Mx. Bond and her band will deliver just what you need under a full Buck Moon.
Run time: 75 minutes
The Cast
Creative Credits
Christopher Gilmore
Lighting Designer
Christopher Gilmore (he/him) — Lighting Designer. Resident Lighting Designer of Fort Greene Orchestra (2024–current), Broken Theater (American Modern Opera Company, Aarhus, DK), “Sanctuary” 2026 Tour (ongoing), and American Railroad 2025 Tour (Silkroad Ensemble). Luke Hickey’s A Swing Suite (New Victory Dance Festival 2025, current tours with Dorrance Dance), Book of Sounds and Zarabanda Variations (AMOC*’s Lincoln Center Festival 2025), El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered (AMOC*: 2023 Tour, St. John the Divine 2023–24), Boston Ballet School: Next Generation 2023 (Boston Ballet), Ensemble Connect Up Close: Through Movement (Carnegie Hall), CAGE (AMOC*). Associate: The Black Clown (Opera Philadelphia and currently touring), “An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma” 2026 Tour (Sound Postings), The Seasons (Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Philadelphia), A a | a B: B E N D (Pomegranate Arts: Northrop Auditorium UMN, TO Live), Taylor Mac’s Bark of Millions (Pomegranate Arts: BAM, CalPerformances), Only an Octave Apart (Spoleto Festival USA, Gate Theatre Dublin), La Bohème (BLO, OP), Harawi (AMOC* US and Europe Tour), Broken Theater (AMOC*: CPA, OZ Arts Nashville, La MaMa), Trevor: A New Musical (Stage42). Proud graduate of Emerson College.
David Schnirman
Sound Designer
David A. Schnirman (Sound Designer/Mix Engineer) is excited to be coming back to Little Island this season and working with the fabulous Mx. Bond. Last summer, David worked on the Little Island production of Arthur Russell, Platform on the Sea with Thomas Bartlett. David designed the sound for Justin Vivian Bond’s Flaming September performances at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn. He also worked on the concert version of Rufus Wainwright’s Opening Night at The Town Hall in Manhattan. David has collaborated on sound with many musicians including: Lara Downes, Gogol Bordello, Ollabelle, Amy Helm, Rosanne Cash, Peter Wolf, Laurie Anderson, Anohni, Lou Reed, Rhiannon Giddens, David Byrne, Ornette Coleman, and producer Hal Wilner, to name a few. David has designed productions for The New York Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage, Syracuse Stage, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Spoleto Festival. He also teaches live sound engineering at Ramapo College of New Jersey. David is looking forward to coming back to Little Island later this season for Thomas Bartlett’s celebration of Allen Ginsberg.
Christopher Rao
Styling for Justin Vivian Bond and Her Band
Bio to come.
Adam Charlap Hyman
Scenic Consultation Bio to come.
After The Show
After JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND: SUMMER’S EVE, stay for a nightcap. Cocktails, local wines, beer, non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks are available in The Play Ground and can be enjoyed throughout the park every night until 12AM.
On July 31, Brooklyn’s favorite nightlife stars Papi Juice take over The Play Ground until 1 AM with a free party featuring DJs Tama Gucci, Nita Aviance and Bobby Beethoven.