Fellow Travelers: The Opera

Palm Springs Opera Guild presents the most powerful and tender scenes from the opera “Fellow Travelers” at the Dezart Playhouse.
Set against the backdrop of the 1950’s Lavender Scare when gays and lesbians were being purged from the Federal government, Fellow Travelers tells the story of two young gay government officials who begin a romantic relationship under the watchful and vengeful eye of McCarthyism. Eventually, they are forced to make impossible choices in a story that ends with a stunning act of betrayal.

Based on Thomas Mallon’s best-selling 2007 novel, we present the most powerful and tender scenes from the opera followed by a panel discussion with the cast and creative team.

This same story was the basis for the 2023 CBS/Paramount mini-series starring Matt Bohmer and Jonathan Bailey.