Pace New Musical Labs Presents HALONA & OPHELIA

HALONA&OPHELIA , a fresh and innovative all female musical, a book and co-lyrics by Hanako Greensmith and music and lyrics by Sandra Okuboyejo (www.sandraokuboyejo.com) , has been selected for this year's Pace New Musicals lab.

The BFA Musical Theater Program at Pace Performing Arts created Pace New Musicals with the intention of giving students the opportunity to rehearse, re-work and develop new work. Pace New Musicals has provided HALONA & OPHELIA the opportunity to develop a lab of their piece in two weeks, with a cast comprised of current students. The musical will receive a staged reading at Schaeberle Studios February 3rd @2pm and Feb 4th@7:30 pm directed by Ari Raskin, featuring musical direction by Randi Rudolph.

In an otherworldly time, the Jackmann kingdom seeks vengeance for the death of their late king, and the subsequent sufferings and torment of their kingdom. The enemy? The Sinclair Kingdom. 19 years after King Jackmann's death at the hands of the Sinclairs, King Jackmann's daughter, Queen Halona Jackmann (KAYLA SAUNDERS), leads her army and kingdom to battle against the Sinclairs. Though Halona is masterful and thoughtful in battle, she has yet to master the longings of her heart. Things take an unlikely turn when Halona finds herself falling for her enemy: Princess Ophelia Sinclair (JAMIE MURRAY). Eventually faced with the difficult decision to choose between a forbidden romance or the continuous bloodshed and redemption for her kingdom, Halona chooses a path that changes the course of history forever. HALONA & OPHELIA is a musical that explores the truths and complexities of love, duty, honor, and choices.

The cast includes: Kayla Saunders, Jamie Murray, Jada Temple, Gabi Certo, Jana Jackson, Emma Lord, Carly Makani, Sage Melcher, Hannah Skokan, Anna Catherine Smith, Grace Phillips and Samantha Williams.

The production team includes: Hillary Dominguez(Asst. Director), Brianna Kolozsvary (Stage Manager), and Sage Lumsden (Asst. Stage Manager).

HALONA & OPHELIA has been featured multiple times on the 54 below stage in events such as "Hatched" and "Women in the wings". More material is scheduled to debut in March in "The Life That's Inside Her".

Seating is very limited. Reservations: https://halonaopheliapace.brownpapertickets.com/

Previous Pace New Musicals have included Rope by Ryan Scott Oliver, The Danger Year by Georgia Stitt, and Esaura by John Bucchino and Mads Nielsen among others. For a full list view: http://performingarts.pace.edu/pace-new- musical