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Cast Announced for JEKYLL & HYDE at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoINNOVAtheatre is excited to announce our cast of JEKYLL & HYDE the musical.

Congratulations to all those that showed us what was behind their facade!

Running Aug. 18-21, tickets are on sale now at www.SorgOperaHouse.org.

The cast includes:

  • Jekyll/Hyde……Tanner Brown
  • Lucy…….Liz Lindon
  • Emma……..Laura Bay
  • Sir Danvers……Brian Laughlin
  • Utterson……Jacob Nichols
  • Bishop of Basingstoke…Forrest Fairley
  • Lady Glossop………Terry Neack
  • Sir Archibald Proops.Matthew Ebersbach
  • Spider & Stride…..Davis Byrd
  • Lady Beaconsfield…..Jeannine Parson
  • Bissett/Ensemble….Spencer Jones
  • Poole/Ensemble….. Robert White
  • Featured Engagement Party Dancer/Ensemble…Joey Mason
  • Nellie/Featured Red Rat Dancer/Ensemble…Bri Landrum
  • Dance Captain/Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer & Ensemble…Michaela Pandorf
  • Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer &
  • Ensemble…Christyn New
  • Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer &
  • Ensemble…Krista Schaeffer
  • Ensemble…Bridget Sciartelli
  • Ensemble….Jamie Pavlofsky
  • Ensemble….Tamar Fishbein
  • Ensemble…Joanie Marie Kienlen
  • Ensemble….Michelle Bellamy
  • Ensemble….Melanie Brown
  • Ensemble….Thomas R. Coop

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INNOVAtheatre Presents CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD

INNOVA_Considering Matthew Shepard logoINNOVAtheatre presents Craig Hella Johnson’s CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD in five performances:

  • Thursday through Saturday, June 2nd -4th, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday & Sunday June 4th & 5th, 3:00 PM

CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD explores the life, death and legacy of Matthew Shepard. With the Musical Direction of Sarah Plaugher, INNOVA will be joined by a diverse ensemble of musicians to bring this work to the Sorg Opera House.

A three-part fusion oratorio, CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic and soulful texts by poets including Hildegard of Bingen, Lesléa Newman, Michael Dennis Browne, and Rumi. Passages from Matt’s personal journal, interviews and writings from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, newspaper reports, and additional texts by Johnson and Browne are poignantly appointed throughout the work.

In October of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young, gay student at the University of Wyoming in Laramie was kidnapped, severely beaten, and tied to a fence. He died five days later. Approaching the eve of the 20th anniversary, Craig Hella Johnson responded with his composition, Considering Matthew Shepard.

“Matt Shepard and his story have led me on an inspiring, challenging and deeply meaningful journey that I continue to this day. In composing Considering Matthew Shepard I wanted to create, within a musical framework, a space for reflection, consideration and unity around his life and legacy.” — Craig Hella Johnson, composer

Tickets available in advance or at the door: $25.00.

Visit www.SorgOperaHouse.org.

Parking for The Sorg Opera House is free and located on either side of the theatre as well as in the public parking lot behind the theatre.

INNOVAtheatre and The Sorg Opera House is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 [c](3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Auditions Announced for JEKYLL & HYDE The Musical at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoMon & Tue, June 6 & 7 from 7-9:30pm at Sorg Opera House
To reserve an audition slot, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e4badad29a2fa7-jekyll

Auditions will be open. Call backs may or may not be necessary. If they are necessary they will be held on Wednesday June 8th at 7pm. Anyone needed to be seen for a callback will be told before they leave the audition room on the day of their original audition. Casting will be done immediately after the final audition and roles will be offered within 24 hours.

  • Please prepare 16 bars of a song, in the style of the show with cuts clearly marked. Acapella and digital auditions will not be permitted.
  • Wear clothes appropriate for a light choreography audition.
  • If you absolutely cannot make this time frame, contact the director ASAP at Richard.Lee.Waldeck@gmail.com

Performances run Aug. 18-21

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ages are suggested but may not necessarily be cast as such.

  • Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
    Jekyll is a doctor obsessed with discovering the true nature behind the good and evil in man and Emma’s fiancee. After he uses an experimental formula on himself, his evil side – Edward Hyde – takes control. As Hyde, he is violent, commanding, and a sexual deviant attracted to Lucy.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 45
    Baritone/Tenor
    Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
  • Emma Carew
    The daughter of Chariman Danvers Carew and Jekyll’s beloved finacee who is refined and desired by all of the socialite men.
    Gender: Female Age: 20 to 25
    Soprano
    Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Lucy Harris
    The gorgeous ‘main attraction’ at a local gentleman’s club. At the bottom of her luck, she becomes the object of Hyde’s obsession. Lucy is feisty and wild, but also cautious and aware.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 20 to 30
    Mezzo-soprano
    Vocal range top: F#5 . Vocal range bottom: G#3
  • Gabriel John Utterson
    Serves as Jekyll’s lawyer and helpful friend. He advises the troubled doctor on personal and professional affairs.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 45
    Baritone/Tenor
    Vocal range top: F#4 . Vocal range bottom: B2
  • Sir Danvers Carew
    Emma’s loving father and Chairman of the Board of Governors. A charming and gentle man.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 60 to 70
    Baritone
    Vocal range top: F#4 . Vocal range bottom: C3
  • Simon Stride
    The secretary of the Board of Governors and Jekyll’s rival for Emma’s affections.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 40
    Baritone
    Vocal range top: G4 . Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Bishop Of Basingstoke
    A hypocritical, sadistic man of the cloth and a member of the Board of Governors.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 40 to 60
    Baritone/Tenor
    Vocal range top: G4 . Vocal range bottom: C#3
  • General Lord Glossop
    A pompous retired army man and member of the Board of Governors.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 50 to 60
    Baritone/Bass
    Vocal range top: C4 . Vocal range bottom: G#3
  • Lady Beaconsfield
    A Haughty socialite and the only woman on the Board of Governors.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 30 to 70
    Mezzo-soprano
  • Sir Archibald Proops -30-60
    QC (Queen’s Counsel), nicknamed “Archie”, is a lawyer on the Board of Governors at St. Jude’s Hospital.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 60
    Baritone
  • Lord Savage
    Lord Savage is a member of the Board of Governors of St. Jude’s Hospital and a peer of the realm.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 60
  • Nellie
    An older prostitute at the place Lucy works. Flirty, and street smart
    Gender: Female
    Age: 25 to 35
    Mezzo-soprano
  • Spider
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 50
    The Spider is the proprietor, pimp, and manager of ‘The Red Rat’, Nasty, seedy and weaselly could describe The Spider.
    Baritone
  • Poole
    Gender: Male
    Age: 40 to 65
    Henry Jekyll’s Butler
  • Bisset
    Gender: Male
    Age: 25 +
    Apothecary
  • People of London:
    Aristocrats; Street People, Servants, Party Guests, Prostitutes, Policemen, Newsboys

**We are looking for all age ranges. Please note that there is Adult Content in this production. Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent. Some actors and actresses may also be scantily but tastefully clad.

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Directors and Shows Sought for 2023-2024 Season at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoINNOVAtheatre is looking for Directors and Shows for its 2023/24 Season. We typically do 2 YOUtheatre productions which book end the season. 3 Musicals and 2 Plays. We have 1 season extra which usually ties in with Ohio PRIDE in June.

We would love to have you join us at the historical Sorg Opera House in Middletown, which we proudly call home. Follow the link below to submit your show and self! We have already chosen the season extra, which will be announced very soon!

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CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD Runs June 2-5

INNOVA_Considering Matthew Shepard logoCONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD
INNOVAtheatre
June 2-5
Sorg Opera House [Middletown]

Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck
Musical and orchestral direction by Sarah Plaugher

Cast: M.G.Griffith, Eva Greer, Jovoné Lewis, Danielle Aldach, Matthew Clifton, Danny Klingler, Noa, Brandon Moore, Terry Mcnear Neack, Aaron Washington, Jeannine E. Parson, Denise A. Schnieders, Richard Lee Waldeck & Ernie Rowland

Approaching the eve of the 20th anniversary of Matt’s murder, composer Craig Hella Johnson responded with his first concert-length work, Considering Matthew Shepard. This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic and soulful texts by poets including Hildegard of Bingen, Lesléa Newman, Michael Dennis Browne, and Rumi. Passages from Matt’s personal journal, interviews and writings from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, newspaper reports, and additional texts by Johnson and Browne are poignantly appointed throughout the work.

  • Thu-Fri, June 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 4 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 3pm

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