Previews: December 3-5
Performances: December 6-20, 2025
By Peter Rothstein with Vocal Arrangements by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach
Boise Contemporary Theater
Run Time: 75 minutes, without intermission
Tickets on sale September 1
Sold exclusively by Boise Contemporary Theater
Jeffrey Seppala
Bass-Baritone
The Story
The Western Front. Christmas, 1914. Out of the cold silence, a song—“Stille Nacht”—rises into the night air. In a moment that defied the brutality of war, enemy soldiers laid down their weapons and stepped into No Man’s Land. They exchanged gifts, shared food, buried their dead, sang carols, and even played football. It was a brief but extraordinary cease-fire fueled by humanity and hope.
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 brings this true story to life through the words and songs of the men who lived it. A powerful fusion of historical narrative and a cappella music, the production honors a night when peace won out—if only for a moment. As The New York Times described it, it’s “a beautiful musical recounting of a World War I cease-fire of gifts, poetry, and melody.”
Opera Idaho and Boise Contemporary Theater come together once again to share this moving theatrical experience. The collaboration combines expressive stagecraft with soaring vocal performance, creating an intimate and unforgettable evening of live storytelling.
All Is Calm is a poignant reminder of our shared capacity for kindness, even in the darkest of times. Perfect for the holiday season and meaningful for audiences of all ages, this heart-stirring production invites you to reflect, remember, and feel.
Join us this winter for a story that still resonates more than a century later.
The Creators
PETER ROTHSTEIN – CREATOR
Peter Rothstein has directed 78 mainstage productions for Theater Latté Da, including 11 world premieres. All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, won the 2019 New York Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. Peter was named the 2015 Artist of the Year by the Star Tribune, Theater Artist of the Year by Lavender, and Best Director by City Pages. He has received nine Ivey Awards and has been awarded grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. He holds a B.A. in Music and Theater from St. John’s University and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Visit: www.Peter-Rothstein.com
ERICK LICHTE – ARRANGER
Erick Lichte has been hailed by Washington Post for the “audacity” of his programming and noted by the Chicago Tribune for the “meticulous preparation” of his choirs. Fanfare Magazine declared that he created and helmed “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States.”
As a founding member, singer and Artistic Director of the male vocal ensemble Cantus, Lichte created and sustained one of only two full-time vocal ensembles in the United States. His work with Cantus garnered the 2009 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the highest honour from the professional choral organization Chorus America. In January 2013, he began his tenure as Artistic Director of Vancouver BC’s Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, one of the most active and popular amateur choirs in North America.
TIMOTHY C. TAKACH – ARRANGER
Reviewed as “gorgeous” (Washington Post) and “stunning” (Lawrence Journal-World), the music of Timothy C. Takach is rapidly gaining momentum in the concert world. Applauded for his melodic lines and rich, intriguing harmonies, Takach is a full-time composer and has received a number of commissions from various organizations including VocalEssence, the St. Olaf Band, Cantus, Pavia Winds, cellist Kirsten Whitson, Lorelei, The Rose Ensemble and the University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. His compositions have been performed on A Prairie Home Companion, The Boston Pops holiday tour, multiple All-State and festival programs and at venues such as the Library of Congress, Kennedy Center and Royal Opera House Muscat.
