Original Musicals & New Plays
2005
Unbound: The Journals of Fanny Kemble
The West End Theatre
February 12-March 16, 2005
The world premiere of Unbound features multiple actresses portraying the diva Fanny Kemble. Her debut as Juliet saved Covent Garden from bankruptcy and catapulted her to the heights of international celebrity. Offstage, Kemble was equally notorious. She married, for love, Pierce Butler — a Philadelphia native and heir to a vast slave plantation. When Butler moved his young family to Georgia, Kemble's journals — previously full of a celebrity's petty annoyances — took on a larger significance: to bear witness to the horrors of slavery. Through seamless integration of text and movement, Unbound dramatizes the vigorous internal conversation that Kemble carries on in the pages of her journals and chronicles her moral awakening in the face of the great political issue of her day.
CAST & CREATIVE
Conceived and Directed by Davis McCallum
Written by Laura Marks
Set Designer: Sandra Goldmark
Costume Designer: Naomi Wolff
Lighting Designer: Lucrecia Briceno
Sound Designer: Fitz Patton
featuring
Sandi Carroll, Beth Dixon, Cedric Hayman, Laura Jordan, Austin Jones, Peter McCain, Jenni-Lynn McMillin, & Michele Vasquez
The Pursuit of Persephone
Connelly Theatre
April 30-May 22, 2005
A world on the cusp of chaos in the First World War. A brilliant and talented young man swept into the hierarchy of Ivy League society. A beautiful and elusive debutante, forever out of reach. Inspired by the true story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald's ground-breaking novel 'This Side of Paradise,' Prospect produced the world premiere of The Pursuit of Persephone.
CAST & CREATIVE
Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Directed by Cara Reichel
Choreography by Tesha Buss
Assistant Director & Dramaturg: Elyzabeth Gorman
Music Director: Daniel Feyer
Orchestrations: Daniel Feyer & Peter Mills
Scenic Designers: Cara Reichel & Timothy R. Mackabee
Costume Designer: Sidney Shannon
Lighting Designer: JiYoun Chang
Props: Stephanie Wiesner
featuring
Chris Fuller, Jessica Grové, David Abeles, William Brock, Cheryl Dowling, Benjamin Eakeley, Matt Gibson, Piper Goodeve, Julie Lachance, Maclain Looper, Jaye Maynard, Shannon McShane, Brandon Parrish, Dominic Roberts, Melissa Robinette, Robby Sharpe, Courter Simmons, & Daniel Yates
Dark Nights
59E59 Theaters, Theatre B
September 10-October 2, 2005
The Tutor follows Edmund, a tortured young novelist, as he navigates family, love, and art on his journey to discover what it takes to be accepted into Princeton. Edmund tutors rich kids to make money, but his most recent client, Sweetie, is proving to be much more of a challenge. Sweetie’s unique attitude turns her into Edmund’s creative muse, inspiring his life and his novel in this comedic musical.
CAST & CREATIVE
Music by Andrew Gerle
Book & Lyrics by Maryrose Wood
Director: Sarah Gurfield
Music Director: Ray Fellman
Choreographer: Christine O'Grady
Set Designer: Nick Francone
Costume Designer: Naomi Wolff
Lighting Designer: Aaron J. Mason
Sound Designer: Jeffrey Yoshi Lee
featuring
Eric Ankrim, Meredith Bull, Gayton Scott, Richard Pruitt, Rafael Fetta, & Lucy Sorensen
The Tutor
Lonely Rhymes
59E59 Theaters, Theatre B
September 24-27, 2005
This comical musical revue examines loneliness in the vastness of New York City and finding connection amongst the millions of people that share the city. The characters search for belonging through the witty and hilarious songs that score the show.
CAST & CREATIVE
Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
Directed by Cara Reichel
Set Designer: Erik Flatmo
Costume Designer: David Kaley
Lighting Designer: JiYoun Chang
Stage Manager: Mary Cloutier
featuring
Jason Mills, Tracey Moore, Liz Power, Noah Weisberg