Megan Callahan, Luka Ashley Carter, Jered Ryan, Jen Ryan, Gregory Shaffer & Robert Breslin IV.
Photo Credit: Kortness Kate Photography.
NEXT TO NORMAL
Presented by Sunset Players
July 11-26
West Price Hill
Directed by Jerry Yearout
Cast: Jen McGuire Ryan as Diana, Jered Ryan as Dan, Megan Ainsley Callahan as Natalie, Robert Breslin IV as Gabe, Luka Ashley Carter as Henry & Greg Shaffer as Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine
This Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Diana Goodman, mother and wife, struggles with bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. Meanwhile, her husband and daughter try to cope—one attempts to forget while the other confronts. This contemporary story is an emotional powerhouse addressing such issues as grieving, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life. With provocative lyrics and a thrilling score, Next to Normal shows how far two parents will go to keep their family’s world intact.
- Fri-Sat, July 11-12 at 8pm
- Fri-Sat, July 18-19 at 8pm
- Sun, July 20 at 2pm
- Thu-Sat, July 24-26 at 8pm
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