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@brideofmirrors: looks like its cross demoninational @glassprism: It might be non-denominational in that it's not, I guess, dependent on certain canons or rituals or beliefs or whatever specific to certain denominations, but IMO the whole thing gives off a certain... evangelical American Protestant flavor that I find particularly annoying nowadays @warpweight: protestant media fusions are like one of the worst flavours a thing can be. would generalize to american but that church that did the jenny nicholson easter play cinematic universe was in like alberta i think so

@marumotto: Is this supposed to be funny like a purim shpiel? @from-aldebaran: Maroo it is not supposed to be funny....which makes it even more funny @haunted-hideaway: Deb--yes, that is what makes it hysterical. At least a Purim Shpiel is SUPPOSED to be funny.

This play has the Persian! and La Sorelli!

@faceofbeast: David Staller, this is David Staller coded!!

@maroogaly: I hate that this is more accurate than ALW so far even with the dragon

@GlassPrism: I do like those little... Juliet caps? @warpweight: the little bonnets halfway between 1960s movie french hood and renaissance reta. but it's also giving oregon trail @hobbitmajora: This is giving BIG Ren Faire energy...

@haunted-hideaway: I thought the evangelicals weren't up for that catholic shit @-Aldebaran-: Protestants cross themselves when they discover they are in Spiritual Twist @after-perfect: unless we assume this character is catholic and will learn the error of her ways before the end of the show @GlassPrism: @after-perfect Yeah I wondered if it was because they knew Phantom is French and thought they'd make them Catholics but I'm not sure how far to credit them with that lol

@probablynotben: this is an aria from Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, usually it's called Juliet's Waltz

@Luukfy: quoting the book! @after-perfect: Well, someone read the book

@almostemilyy: love all the 80s bridesmaid dresses that community theatres always end up with @lizzie-boredom: Oh I hope the red death is like a kid's devil halloween costume. Please let there be red tights, horns, and a moustache

@faceofbeast: Richard Firmin, and his partner, FirminRichard

@faceofbeast: Oh Gee, a minced oath for God, but the false prophet takes upon the moniker to DECIEVE

@haunted-hideaway: A ghost? In MY opera house?

@emotionalmotionsicknessxx: i NEED to meet the christopher guest man who wrote this

@haunted-hideaway: Yeah, I'm definitely on the devil's side, here. Jesus isn't making a compelling argument, really. @Aldebaran-: This is like those sexy sexy statues of fallen angels

@warpweight: fortune and fame? no you're supposed to want exclusively to marry jesus and stay at home and maybe run a daycare from your house if he's real woke and thinks women can do that

@wismoth: ok so what I'm seeing is Raoul is a good protestant boy and Erik is a good Catholic. Catholicism wins again @haunted-hideaway: I feel like I need to write a cited paper about this production that basically amounts to "The Talmud says most of this is probably ok."

@HobbitMajora: Raoul is Jesus, Christine is humanity, Erik is Satan, and I...am baffled by what's coming out of my keyboard right now.

@turteltee: there is so much passion in their performances. I am conflicted.

@probablynotben: When Fish streamed this before, someone (maybe she?) had looked up the kid who played the Phantom and he went on to do other theater stuff, but didn't seem keen on putting this on his resume....

@HobbitMajora: The managers are CARRYING this show SQUARELY on their shoulders.

Oh! Sorelli and Philippe plotline? @faceofbeast: Sorelli, Mary Madgelane???

@HobbitMajora: THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: JESUS ALLEGORY RAOUL, SALAMI WALLS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN...

@paper-faces: I don't understand the biblical implications of the last scene. SOS. i dont have any christian training. @turteltee: i think giry is a devil and Phillipe is an angel. @GlassPrism: Giry sold her soul to Erik/the devil

@maroogaly: This entire time I have been scrolling back on the spiritual twist facebook page to find us a cast list

@haunted-hideaway: Anyways, Biblically accurate Furby with sexy legs. Only click if you are emotionally prepared

@Lizzie_Boredom: This is like old after school specials about not smoking... but the skit shows the absolute coolest kids smoking so we all wanted to smoke more @phaptomoftheopera: like i guess sexual desire is like. sin or whatever. but like- they must know how hard this fucks right?

@opera-ghost: where is spiritual twist based @Luukfy: according to google, in Garner, North Carolina

@Lizzie_Boredom: I want to turn my volume up but I know better

@GlassPrism: Sorelli gets a solo. Philippe is a character. Daroga is present. But it's in this. It's like a monkey's paw @phaptomoftheopera: i gotta say: absolutely bonkers that for their virtuous christlike figures they chose a philippe and raoul. philippe is like a capital p philanderer and raoul is. raoul

Erik killing mme Giri? And then drinking from the poisoned goblet (but keeping upright still)??

@forestscribe4: my dad worked nights at our catholic church and I used to clean up after mass with him. the amount of times he reported seeing the priest drinking

@maroogaly: I mean Erik was Catholic because he got off on Suffering. In this essay I will -

@opera-ghost: you tried my patience 5 minutes ago make a choice @briarlily: obviously she has to give up her job to go to him @litloverscorsetlaces: Le sigh.

@kyannnite: i have a feeling i wont like this ending [04:33:30] @ravens-repine: Why should she have to give up her dreams??????? @from-aldebaran: He gave up clothes that fit

@Ravens_Reproach: Remember when Christine showed compassion and helped Erik become a better person? Fuck that I guess.

@paper-faces: DEB P{LEASE I WANNA SEE HIM CAST INTO HELL AGAIN

@Ravens_Reproach: Why would they use a story that already has a redemption arc and do all of this?

Saturday, July 18, 2026 • 9 p.m. EST: The Phantom of the Opera (Spiritual Twist Productions, 2011)

Live from Newark, it's Saturday Streams! Yes, the announcement is late again but this time for a novel reason: my flight home from Newark, New Jersey was canceled Monday night and I have been stuck in a very grimy but available hotel for two days.

How does this relate to Spiritual Twist Phantom, you ask? Well, both embody a descent into hell!

I've tried to start a final stream recap a dozen times and can't seem to find the words, largely because it was so overwhelming and special it feels almost too intimate to talk about it.

In the meantime, I DO want to display (with permission) all the incredible art that people made because it deserves to be seen!! (There were also gifs and edits that I'd feel weird about reposting, but their creators should definitely share them if they are so inclined!!!)

In order, by row:

@wismothpera-ghost | @batslikedmytheatre | @warpweight

@or-what-you-will | @marumotto | @ravens-repine

@tangerinegem | @les-gnossiennes-fantomatiques | @kyannnite

@paper-faces | @turteltee | @dimmedghosts

《Acceptance》

Every time I think back to seeing Clay as Phantom two months ago, or hear someone share a story about what they witnessed when they saw him perform, another idea finds its way into my head. The moment that inspired this piece was the single teardrop falling from Clay's face to the floor as he lifted his head into the light at the very end of Final Lair. It's such a small moment, but somehow it captures everything that made his Phantom so unforgettable— the heartbreak, the vulnerability, the longing, and the humanity.

Here, have an assortment of Phantom doodles from my sketchbook!

Sometimes I start on a proper piece but then I like the sketch so much that I end up leaving it as it is... other times I just pick up a pencil and see what happens. Click to see full size.

(pencil on paper, except the first two which are cardstock | please don't repost elsewhere)

Some brief descriptions under the cut: