PSU New Musical Festival

Announcing the 2010 Season

pmt — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:26:50 +0000

The Penn State NU. Musical Theatre Festival launches its fourth season on Wednesday March 17, 2010 at the Palmer Museum. Faculty members of the School of Music and Theatre, BFA musical theatre majors, as well as students from all over the Penn State University Park campus will perform five new works of musical theatre. The purpose of the Festival is to promote new works of musical theatre in a creative, educational and theatrical environment. These new works will be performed in a festival reading format. The composers and lyricist will be in residence at Penn State University Park throughout the festival working with the participating students in this creative process. The work chosen for the 2010 Fall Festival are:

Love Lost and Love Returned: An evening of one-man shows

March 17, 2010 5pm / Palmer Museum

Love Returned

performed by Raymond Sage

Ecoute: Pieces of Reynaldo Hahn

performed by Norman Spivey

Musicals

Steam

music and lyrics by Helle Hansen / book by Mads Nielson and Thomas Bay

In partnership with the Danish Academy of Musical Theatre and the Uterus New Works Development Centre

Retelling the timeless tale of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream, Steam is set in1960’s Brooklyn with a cast of comic-book villains and starry-eyed lovers

March 18, 8pm & March 20, 2 pm / Pavilion Theatre

The Scottish Musical

music by Sam Davis / lyrics by Mark Waldrop / book by Darin DePaul

The unmentionable title of arguably Shakespeare’s greatest play, is the subject of this “Monty Pythonesque” tale as told by a cast of the greatest writers in history.

March 19, 8pm / Pavilion Theatre

All Fall Down

music and lyrics by Selda Sahin / book by Greg Turner

All Fall Down is a journey that weaves past, present, fantasy and reality in comedic and heartrending episodes as Ben Little’s story unfolds as his family tries to find their way back from a questionable act of desperation.

March 20, 8pm / Pavilion Theatre

All performances and rehearsals are open and free to the public

Third Annual Penn State Nu Musical Theatre Festival Commences December 12

pmt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:39:06 +0000

The Penn State New Musical Theatre Festival launches its third fall season on December 12, 2009 closing the School of Theatre’s Fall Festival. A new work performed by BFA Musical Theatre junior class members at the Penn State Main Campus in University Park, PA. The purpose of the festival is to promote new works of musical theatre in a creative, educational and theatrical environment. The new work of musical theatre has one semester of rehearsal culminating in two performances (free to the public) in a fully staged format. The composers and lyricist will be in residence at Penn State University Park throughout the semester working with BFA juniors and musical theatre faculty in this creative process. The work chosen for the 2009 Fall Festival is:

DANI GIRL

Michael Kooman music
Christopher Diamond lyrics

Robert Schneider director
Dan Riddle musical director

Dani Girl is the touching story of nine year old Dani who has just been stricken with cancer. Vowing to not go gently into that good night, Dani travels on a quest to ask God “Why is cancer?” Hilarious, touching and, most of all, life affirming, Dani Girl reminds us that the greatest weapon against our own mortality is our own imaginations.

Dec. 12, 2009 • 2pm and 7pm, Citizens Bank Theatre

Roundabout to Present Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days

pmt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:18:32 +0000

Recommended reading: Roundabout will present Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days (from TheaterMania.com). And, while you’re there, check out the site for other news, reviews, features and more, covering theater everywhere!