Original Musicals & New Plays
2009
The Dome
The West End Theatre
January 31-March 1, 2009
This world premiere musical follows three stories, each with a different director, that are intertwined. From a New York couple expecting their first child to decoding clowns to Voltaire and his lover, The Dome examines science, faith, fear, and fun.
CAST & CREATIVE
By Deborah Abramson, Michael Cooper, Hyeyoung Kim, Jason Grote, Marisa Michelson, Norman Lasca, & Jonathan Portera
Directors: May Adrales, David Miller, & Stefanie Sertich
Music Director: Remy Kurs
Set Designer: Meredith Ries
Costume Designer: Emily DeAngelis
Lighting Designer: Evan Purcell
Sound Designer: Ryan Maeker
Video Designer: Richard Dibella
featuring
Travis Allen, Dorothy Abrahams, Dino Antoniou, Sarah Bowles, Kelechi Ezie, John Gardner, Kathryn Holtkamp, Jesse Kearney, Whitney Lee, Britt Lower, Danijela Popovic, Sarah Statler, Kyle Williams, & Andrew Zimmerman
Dark Nights
The West End Theatre
A series of new works produced by Prospect on dark nights of their 2009 run of The Dome as part of their Dark Nights Series. Curated and produced by Dev Bondarin, the Dark Nights series features everything from magic acts to dance, from new plays to cabaret. Dark Nights are developmental, experimental, and just plain mental!
S.O.N.G TEAM
February 4-15, 2009
Kinda like a S.W.A.T. team, kinda like a football team, kinda like the team of horses pulling the Budweiser beer wagon: Prospect Theater Company members come together to save the day, score big, and bring you a load of entertainment. Don't miss this series of one-night-only fundraiser cabaret performances featuring Prospect veterans performing their favorite tunes. Come support the company and celebrate our ten years of outstanding talent.
Piano Forte!
February 7-8, 2009
Two guys. Two pianos. One dream.
featuring
David Abeles & Scott Pearson
Red Rover
February 16-17, 2009
Canada's favorite Children's live studio audience Television Show now in the US featuring the lovable Red Rover and Miss Clover and their musical adventures with counting, shapes, colors, and MURDER! A smash hit straight from the red hot Vampire Cowboys Saturday Night Saloon Series.
Written by A. Rey Pamatmat
Original Music by Matt Park
Directed by Dominic D'Andrea
Transit
February 21-23, 2009
Short plays devised and directed by alumni of the Brooklyn College MFA Directing program using music and movement to tell a story.
Conceived and curated by Dev Bondarin, Belinda Mello, and Cara Reichel
The Hidden Sky
February 24 & 28, 2009
Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award. The world as we know it is no more. In its place, a society exists where math, science and the thirst for the unknown have been forbidden by the government and forgotten by the populace. This award-winning music-theater piece tells the story of Ganil, a young woman whose longing for knowledge leads her on a passionate journey of discovery. With an eclectic score featuring lush choral singing and contemporary rhythms, this workshop production of The Hidden Sky is a mythical tale of aspiration, awakening, and the indomitable human spirit.
Music and Lyrics by Peter Foley
Book by Kate Chisholm
Based on the short story "The Masters" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Directed by Kate Chisholm
Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge
59E59 Theaters, Theatre B
April 11-May 3, 2009
Set in rural Ireland, this world premiere show was adapted from the Irish classic Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge. A coming-of-age story, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge meshes bluegrass music with a tale of love, murder, and mayhem.
CAST & CREATIVE
Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel
Directed by Cara Reichel
Music Director: Eli Zoller
Fight Choreographer: Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum
Lighting Designer: Evan Purcell
Costume Designer: Sidney Shannon
Scenic Designer: Tate R. Burmeister
Sound Designer: Danny Erdberg
Stage Manager: Kat West
featuring
Melody Berger, Matthew Duré, Jeff Edgerton, Carol Hickey, Victoria Huston-Elem, Dennis M. Keefe, Mark Mozingo, Mike Rosengarten, Dan Sharkey, & Scott Wakefield
MAP Quest - Musical Theater Lab
April 25-28, 2009
59E59 Theaters
After visiting a "mystery address" assigned by Prospect, seven writing teams wrote short musicals inspired by their respective trips. Among the inspiring locations are a Buddhist Temple next to the Fung Wah bus, a Bollywood Movie theater in Jackson Heights, a Super Hero Supply Store in Park Slope, and the now closed Oscar Wilde Gay and Lesbian Bookstore. MAP Quest was Prospect’s second annual musical theater lab, produced by Prospect on dark nights of their 2009 run of Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge as part of their Dark Nights Series.
CAST & CREATIVES
Written by: Bix Bettwy & Eric Kubo; Oran Eldor & Adam Mathias; Sean Hartley, Alison Hubbard, & Kim Oler; Heidi Heilig & Mike Pettry; John Herin & Frederick Alden Terry; Daniel Ho & Chris Wade; Gordon Leary & Julia Meinwald
Directed by Dev Bondarin
Conceived and Curated by Donald Butchko and Cara Reichel
Musical Direction by Remy Kurs
featuring
Jennifer Blood, Jason Collins, Sarah Corey, Steven Eng, Sevan Greene, Jaygee Macapugay, & Robby Sharpe
Evergreen: A New Holiday Musical
Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre
December 19, 2009-January 3, 2010
In Evergreen, a little girl living in the desert tries to find proof of the fir trees and snow that she’s heard her grandmother describe and ends up on a fantastic adventure.
CAST & CREATIVE
Music & Lyrics: Peter Mills
Book: Cara Reichel
Director: Cara Reichel
Choreographer: Dax Valdes
Music Director: Remy Kurs
Orchestrations: Daniel Feyer & Peter Mills
Scenic Designer: Erica Beck Hemminger
Costume Designer: David Withrow
featuring
Anita Vasan, Whitney Kam Lee, Lucy Sorlucco, Francesca Choy-Kee, David Foley Jr, Raphael Sacks, Jake Bazel, Isabel Brandl, Kayla Caban, Francesca Chaney, Ashley Chu, Audrey Chu, Bridget Crisonino, Kyrian Friedenberg, Sammy Grob, Andrew Jackson, Gabrielle-Marie Kaufman, & Ari Shaps
