2012 FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Aug. 3-5
Dayton
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The Human Race’s Musical Theatre Workshops program is designed to develop original musicals, to provide an avenue for that very important “second production” and to encourage appreciation of rarely produced musicals. Through a process of residencies, workshops and staged readings, The Human Race not only contributes to the art form, but builds an audience for the new musical.
This marks The Human Race’s fifth annual festival that showcases musicals in development, and the second year of including a new work from Encore Theater Company.
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DANI GIRL
A beautiful, touching and unexpectedly humorous story of a 9-year old girl battling leukemia. Her incredible imagination takes her on a fantastical quest to get her hair back when she loses it to chemotherapy. With the help of a fellow patient, 10 year-old Marty, and her imaginary friend, Raph, she confronts “Cancer” and asks him, “Why?”
Directed by Marya Spring Cordes
Music directed by Scot Woolley
Cast: Abby E. Cates as Dani, Brendan Plate as Marty, Jamie Cordes*+ as Raph/Cancer/God/Father & Katie Pees*+ as Mother
- Fri, Aug. 3 at 7pm
- Sat, Aug. 4 at 2pm
RED-BLOODED, ALL-AMERICAN MAN
Tucker, our main guy, has a beautiful fiancée and a good job – but he’s not happy. His mind wanders – with the help of the rock band he has in his head that comments on everything. Sometimes, getting everything you wish for is not as great as one imagines.
Directed by Kevin Moore+
Music directed by Jay Brunner
Vocals directed by Scott Stoney+
Cast: Todd Lawson* as Tucker, Amy Leigh as Jenny, Paige Dobkins as The Fantasy Girl/Mimi, Scott Stoney*+ as The Utility Man & Sara Mackie* as The Utility Woman
- Fri, Aug. 3 at 10pm
- Sun, Aug. 5 at 7pm
35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION
Presented by Encore Theatre Company
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but what about a song? Can one picture inspire a song? How about fifteen photos? In 35MM, each photo creates a different song completely disconnected from the other creating fifteen different and unique moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. This stunning new multimedia musical explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre. With music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver (Composer of Disney Theatricals’ upcoming stage musical Freaky Friday) and the contemporary photography of Matthew Murphy, this intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern American musical can be.
- Sat, Aug. 4 at 7pm
- Sun, Aug. 5 at 2pm
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