‘Hopscotch,’ the opera performed in cars, extends its sold-out L.A. run

“Hopscotch,” a mobile opera performed by the experimental company the Industry in 24 cars driving the streets of Los Angeles, is extending its sold-out run.

The show, which takes place in cars and at specific sites downtown and on the east side of L.A., had been scheduled to run three times a day on weekends through Nov. 15. With those tickets sold out, the Industry announced Tuesday that it would sell tickets for shows on Nov. 21 and 22.

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Those tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at www.hopscotchopera.com.

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“Hopscotch” will be performed three times daily on weekends Oct. 31 to Nov. 15. Artistic director Yuval Sharon and production designer Jason H. Thompson have dreamed up an idea so far-fetched, the main production question has simply been “Is this vi

The shows are at 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tickets cost $125 for the first two shows, and $155 for the last show, which also serves as the grand finale of each day.

“People have already asked me if ‘Hopscotch’ could just have an open-ended run. While that is a logistical impossibility with a show involving so many artists, sites and civic agencies, we are thrilled to be able to share this project with nearly 600 additional audience members,” said Yuval Sharon, the Industry’s artistic director.

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Chapter 19: Peter Howard as Man in Car and Stephen Beitler as Jameson on the green route of “Hopscotch Opera,” the mobile opera driving around town in Los Angeles.

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The music continues in the limo.

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Chapter 9: Angels Point, Lauren Davis as Lucha, left, and Jessica Mirshak as Jameson kiss.

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Chapter 18: Interlude, Victoria Fox as mother and Brandon Davis with tuba.

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Chapter 9: Angels Point.

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Stephen Bietler as Jameson.

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Chapter 26: Hades, Rebekah Barton as Lucha and Nicholas LaGesse as Jameson.

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Chapter 26: Hades, Rebekah Barton as Lucha.

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Chapter 11: The Floating Nebula, Alisa Guardiola as Lucha, left, Micaela Taylor as Jameson and Quayla Bramble as Angel.

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Chapter 11: The Floating Nebula, Micaela Taylor as Jameson.

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Chapter 11: The Floating Nebula, Quayla Bramble as Angel, left, and Alisa Guardiola as Lucha.

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Chapter 11: The Floating Nebula, Quayla Bramble as Angel.

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Christine Tavolacci plays flute in China Town.

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Chapter 35: The Phone Call, Suzanna Guzman speaks.

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If you can’t score a ticket to ride with performers in vehicles, you can still watch the show for free as it’s streamed live at a special structure called the Central Hub at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in downtown L.A.

That admission is first-come, first-served and allows you to tune into one or more of the opera’s 24 live chapters, which will be streaming simultaneously to separate screens inside the hub. You can also watch 10 animated chapters that are available only online or at the hub.

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