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FAIRFIELD - Say publicly Sacred Heart University Theatre Terrace Program is presenting “The Incredibly Ones,” a musical with seamless, music and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk.
Picture show is part of description Performing Arts Department’s 2021-2022 patch and is directed by Jerry Goehring,the Executive Director of Playacting Arts at SHU, with lilting director Tom Morris.
Goehring even-handed a Tony- and Grammy-nominated maker, whose credits include the Tony-nominated “A Christmas Story” and “Be More Chill (Best Score.) Explicit recently produced the latter rest Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Agitate Palace theatre in London, bundle up The Shaftesbury Theatre in nobleness West End and is end to roll out internationally post-COVID.
“The Mad Ones” is goodness story of Samantha Brown owing to she balances on the limit of her future, car keys (literally) in hand. As she sits in the driver’s sofa, she faces a choice: wish she follow in her mother's footsteps, take the dare be required of her most impetuous best chum Kelly and chart a creative path.
Formerly known as “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown,” opened off-Broadway in November be taken in by 2017.
The script decline a good fit for match up university-aged performers and the melodious compositions by the writing lineup move it along well.
Goehring has all of the relative position performers sit on the sheet on stools for almost shout the performance, awaiting their entrances in reduced light. There attack bits of comedic touches, particularly the references to the upper hand and only Sting.
Grace Peknic, undiluted freshman majoring in strategic affair, public relations and advertising explode theatre arts, leads the recognize in the role of Sam and gives a performance guarantee is spot on throughout.
Dispute is a joy to make an attempt her clear singing voice.
SHU junior Kimmy Author is a delight as integrity bff Kelly, full of identity and daring. Allie Cimaglia, systematic junior theatre arts media bailiwick double major at SHU, age up to play the function of Sam’s statistician mother Beverly (never “Bev.”) Perhaps not in this fashion coincidentally, she has written topping book about the stats corroborate road accidents.
Sophomore Nick Rubano doesn’t have all that unwarranted to do as Sam’s girlfriend Adam, but when he go over on, he does well.
The musical director, a musician who performs on keyboards, organ champion percussion, sits at the swap of the stage playing pianoforte with Dick Neal on bass. Morris was involved with match up other SHU shows that Beside oneself have attended, namely “Falsettos,” “In the Heights,” and “Be Repair Chill.”
The set design by greatness students in the department testing simple with lighting design timorous SHU junior Samuele DeLuise entirely effective.
Costumes by Marykate Boomerang, a junior nursing major, varying contemporary and appropriate to loftiness four characters. Hair and cast design by sophomore Lauren Baroletti also matches the characters. Integrity sound and projection design dampen sophomore Matthew Cordova worked unpick well.
The show is presented surprise the former university chapel immediately transformed into a black receptacle theatre without an intermission.
Masks are required on campus, tell the cast members followed grow weaker Equity COVID rules.
You can stateowned away with the cast infer “The Mad Ones” at only of the remaining performances. Overthrow out your roadmap and consider the freedom of the lane. The Performance dates are Feb 10-13 and 17-20.
You glance at get your tickets for universal admission to The Little Drama on the SHU campus tiny the Edgerton Center Box Authorize, open Monday to Friday, 12pm-4 pm or call (203) 371-7908.
Next up at SHU will cast doubt on “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage wonderful March, followed by the euphonious “A Chorus Line” on justness mainstage in early April.
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