Rozi Baker, Matthew Gumley, Neil McCaffrey and More Set for LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES Industry Readings, 10/26 & 27

LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES is a new musical for young audiences and young performers featuring a score by award winning pop composer/lyricist Stephanie Salzman and bookwriter EllaRose Chary. Salzman has worked with Whitney Houston (Artista/Platinum), 3LW/ Cheetah Girls (Epic/Sony; Platinum), and Faith Hill (Warner Bros). Chary’s work has been featured nationally and internationally, including at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, and The NYPL Bruno Walter Auditorium. Both are graduates of the NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at Tisch School of the Arts.

The reading will be directed by director/choreographer Janine Molinari, artistic director of Dance Molinari NYC/LA. The reading also features the work of Willem Oosthuysen (music director), Victoria Buda (stage manager), Holly Sansom (line producer) and John Emmett O’Brien (line producer). DEVICES was a semi-finalist for the Ronald M. Ruble New Play Festival and was featured in Momentum Repertory Company’s New Works Festival in June 2012.

DEVICES is a high-energy, original, 80-minute, dance musical for young audiences and performers. The show features a true pop rock score with opportunities for movement styles ranging from hip-hop tap to ballet. When a group of kids stand to lose their favorite playground, they must "out play" an army of digital Celebri-monsters to save the day! Featuring an infectious score and parts for kids of all ages, this is a show about what happens when kids are LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES.

Performers: Rozi Baker (Shrek, Bonnie and Clyde, Mary Poppins), Jaira Byrams, Juliette Carbonnier, Matthew Gumley (Elf, Addams Family, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast), Neil McCaffrey (Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins), and Rachel Weintraub.

LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES will receive an invitation only developmental reading on Friday October 26th at 3:00 PM and Saturday, October 27th at 4:30 PM at Shetler Studios in Manhattan.

For more information, email lefttoourowndevices@gmail.com.