Overview
Legendary theatre composer John Kander (Chicago, Cabaret, CURTAINS) and gifted playwright Greg Pierce’s (Slowgirl) first collaboration is a beautiful and haunting new musical, consisting of three thematically-connected tales of desire, love and loss.
Casting & Production
Casting
Casting:
ANDRA
Noah: 11, curious, a misfit, prickly, hesitant to trust anyone
Ben: 40s, works hard, keeps to himself, hard on himself
Narrator: male, 50s, gentle, confident, also plays Ms. Clurdlo
Classmate Mom: 40s, impatient, high-strung, overwhelmed by parenting, also plays Andra
THE BRICK
Darius: 12-ish, gleeful, hyperactive, canít wait to tell this story
Uncle Cliff: good natured, chummy, oblivious (also plays Infomercial Guy, Delivery Guy, Internet Guy, Reporter, Doctor, and Margery the Cribbage Biddy Who Smells Like Woodchips)
Aunt Charl: bored with her life, crazy about Darius, sweet, until…
The Brick: oh Lord, up to no good
THE LANDING
Denny: 40-ish, Jakeís partner, a lawyer, boisterous
Jake: 50-ish, Dennyís partner, former history teacher, organized
Collin: 12, their foster son, mature, worldly, feels he should act like a kid
Narrator: Jakeís younger sister, sympathetic, grounded
Orchestral Information
4 Musicians
Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)
Reed (Flute, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax)
Cello
Percussion
Credits
THE LANDING
Music by John Kander Book and Lyrics by Greg Pierce
Story by John Kander and Greg Pierce
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