
Toshi Reagon (left) and Octavia E. Butler’s literary agent, Merrilee Heifetz.
Photo Credit: Betsy Mitchell

Shayna Small sings the role of Lauren Olamina.
Photo Credit: Betsy Mitchell
One of Octavia E. Butler's editors shares how a new opera highlights the prescience and beauty of the late author's dystopian masterpiece.
Toshi Reagon (left) and Octavia E. Butler’s literary agent, Merrilee Heifetz.
Photo Credit: Betsy MitchellShayna Small sings the role of Lauren Olamina.
Photo Credit: Betsy Mitchell