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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · 2d

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · 2d

🎯 Benefiting: Paradox Opera’s 2025–26 Season and beyond

Ride the train from stream to stream, discover amazing creators, and help us reach our fundraising goals for a bold and accessible season of opera 🙌

🔗 Full Schedule: horaro.org/pxo2025/schedule

Schedule – Paradox Opera Raid Train

Schedule of Paradox Opera Raid Train

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · 2d

🚂✨ ALL ABOARD THE PXO RAID TRAIN! ✨🚂
We’re teaming up with an incredible lineup of streamers for a full weekend of chaos, community, and fundraising to support Paradox Opera’s upcoming seasons 🎭💖
📅 Oct 23-26
🕒 Starting Thursday Oct 23 at 8pm EST with @divatron9000.bsky.social then 24/7 on Twitch!

A graphic announcing all the creators for the PXO Raid Train starting Thursday Oct 23 at 8pm with Divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨

Apply now to be part of the PXO Raid Train Fundraiser 🎶
📅 Oct 23–27 on Twitch + Tiltify
🚂 20+ creators, a concert livestream, & secret announcements!

👉 Apps now due Monday, Sept 22
forms.gle/558byu1eb2VW...

Donate/join team 💜 tiltify.com/+players-for...

#PXORaidTrain

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Diva aka Alissa @divatron9000.bsky.social · 29d

YALL!!!! We are less than a week away from my 7 year Streamiversary Celebration!!! There is so much chaos to be caused and hype to be had! We even have some secrets that’ll be announced in stream! Don’t miss it, and help us celebrate in a huge way!!! Starting Sept 19 at 2PM EST

All the info about the stream event! This will be typed up in the thread!

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚂✨ PXO Raid Train Fundraiser is coming! ✨🚂
📅 Oct 23–27 on Twitch
🎮 20+ creators
🎶 Concert livestream
👀 Secret announcements

Kickoff: @divatron9000.bsky.social Oct 23, 8pm EST 🎤 twitch.tv/divatron9000

Apply by Sept 15 👉 forms.gle/558byu1eb2VW...
Donate/Join team 👉 tiltify.com/+players-for...

Info graphic about the raid train, all the same info is in the text of this post! 💜

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Aug 2

Drop your answer in the replies by midnight tonight — we’ll randomly pick one person to receive a 50% discount code for the full show tomorrow💥

🎭 [__________] (Blank) — Aug 22–23 Raleigh & Durham • Aug 26 on Twitch
🎟 Tickets + info: paradoxopera.org/blank

Art by @studiouteki.bsky.social

BLANK — Paradox Opera

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Aug 2

❓ Fill in the [Blank]:
“The last time I felt completely seen was __________.”

No wrong answers. Just vibes.

We’re exploring the spaces between words, emotions, and identities in Blank, a concert that asks big questions with even bigger sounds.

A poster image of our show that says “the last time I felt completely seen was ___________.

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Jul 31

All are welcome—whether you’re a seasoned musician or just curious to see what we’re all about. It’s low-pressure, high-joy, and always full of heart.

💫 Sign up or just come hang: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A9...

Classical Open Mic

We are so excited to have you at PXO's Classical Open Mic!! Everyone is welcome to perform; from amateurs to professionals, singers to clarinetists and everyone in between! If your piece is longer tha...

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎤 Want to perform with us?
Our next Open Mic is Tues, Aug 19 — and this one’s extra special.
There’ll be a preview of our new show [__________] (Blank)... and everyone who attends gets a discount code! 👀

🕡 Doors at 6:30pm
🎵 Music starts at 7:00pm
📍 Huron Stage, Durham, NC

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Jul 29

What’s in a name? Nothing… and everything.
🎭 [__________] (Blank) premieres Aug 22–23 in Durham, and Aug 26 on Twitch.
A raw, radical concert exploring what’s left unsaid.
🎟 + info: www.paradoxopera.org/blank
#ParadoxOpera #BlankConcert

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Gwen, trans chaos goblin @barit0wned.bsky.social · Jun 5

Who’s got two thumbs and just drew a seventeenth-century dick pic as a donation reward for Don Giovanni (Abridged!)

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · May 3

🚨 WE’RE LIVE! 🚨

Don Giovanni (Abridged!) is streaming NOW on Twitch!

Click the link → twitch.tv/divatron9000

🎭 Come for the opera. Stay for the absolute courtroom madness.

See you in purgatory, fam.

#DonGiovanniAbridged #ParadoxOpera #OperaOnTwitch #WatchLive

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Gwen, trans chaos goblin @barit0wned.bsky.social · May 2

in the courtroom. straight up “jorking it”. and by “it”, haha, well. let’s justr say. My puppits

A picture of me as Don Giovanni looking like a smug slut with several puppets in the foreground.

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · May 2

🎉 IT’S TODAY!! 🎉

Don Giovanni (Abridged!) goes LIVE tonight at 8pm EST!

Grab your snacks. Charge your devices. Prepare your soul for ✨chaos✨.

No ticket needed — it’s FREE on Twitch:
📍 twitch.tv/divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · May 1

🎉 BONUS: CAPTION THIS! 🎉
Drop your best (or worst) captions for the photos — we’ll share our favorites!

🎬 Don Giovanni (Abridged!) goes LIVE Friday, May 2 | 8pm EST | FREE on Twitch!
📍 twitch.tv/divatron9000

📷 @studiouteki.bsky.social
@divatron9000.bsky.social
@barit0wned.bsky.social

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · May 1

BEHIND THE CHAOS

Rehearsal photos? Yes.
Scripted chaos?Somehow... yes.
Everything you’re about to see is supposed to happen.

When we said we were putting Don G on trial in opera court, we meant it.
Enjoy 100% authentic courtroom madness, questionable decisions, and a lot of silly faces!

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Gwen, trans chaos goblin @barit0wned.bsky.social · Apr 30

Don Giovanni (Abridged!), a summary:

A two-panel meme featuring rehearsal pictures from Paradox Opera’s upcoming livestream of Don Giovanni (Abridged!). In the first panel, I’m crouching behind a table of puppets and looking distressed, with a tumblr post caption which reads “Can’t mansplain manipulate manslaughter my way out of this one”. The second panel is me aggressively flirting with a lady puppet on the hand of my costar Alissa, who looks extremely uncomfortable. The caption is a reply to the previous tumblr post, and reads “Manwhore it is then”

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 29

🎭 WHAT EVEN IS THIS SHOW?

Don Giovanni (Abridged!) is a fast-paced, fully English-language, fourth-wall-shattering romp through betrayal, ghosts, and hot vengeance.
You’ve never seen Don G like this. (And Mozart would LOVE THIS.)

🤯 Friday, May 2 | 8pm EST | FREE on Twitch
📍 twitch.tv/divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎶 Suzanne brings fierce musical chops and a razor-sharp comedic instinct to the stage!
And if you think she’s just in the background…
well, let’s just say she’s got a few notes of her own.

📅 Don Giovanni (Abridged!) streams FREE on Friday, May 2
🕗 8pm EST | 📍 twitch.tv/divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎹 MEET THE PIANIST.

Suzanne James plays The Accompanist — calm, collected, and quietly observing everything.

She’s not just playing notes — she’s keeping score.

🤯 1 piano
🎭 10 fingers
🧨 88+ opportunities for chaos

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎤 Alissa also contributed original material to the script, making The Seraph extra sharp and extra shady. She’s also just as at home on Twitch as she is on stage, which should make this a very fun show indeed!

🎬 Don Giovanni (Abridged!) — Friday, May 2 at 8pm EST
📍 twitch.tv/divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 28

👼 MEET THE JUDGMENT ANGEL

Alissa Roca @divatron9000.bsky.social stars as The Seraph — a celestial being with a moral compass and absolutely no chill.
She’s here to observe, roast, and possibly deliver divine retribution.

🗣️ Mic drop moments? You know it.
👀 Morally disappointed in you? Always.

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 25

🎭 Gwen is also the writer and creator of Don Giovanni (Abridged!), so you can blame her personally for the drama. She also claims to be six possums in a trench coat, so I guess you’ll just have to tune in to find out!

🎬 Friday, May 2 | 8pm EST | twitch.tv/divatron9000

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Paradox Opera @paradoxopera.bsky.social · Apr 25

😏 MEET THE SCOUNDREL.

Gwen Hyland @barit0wned.bsky.social is Don Giovanni—opera’s original disaster bisexual, now with even less shame and more chaotic flair.

Seducer. Liar. Master-baiter.
You’ll love to hate her. Or hate to love her. Probably both.

A cute picture of Gwen in a cast spotlight

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