THE LIGHT PRINCESS Begins 2/27 at New Victory Theater

Can a girl who can't fall at all, fall in love? The Light Princess follows the journey of a young princess cursed to live without gravity in a new musical from A.R.T. Institute. Funny, romantic and buoyed by whimsical original songs, The Light Princess is an enchanting tale for all ages, running at The New Victory Theater from February 27 - March 8, 2015.

In this delightful musical by writing duo Lila Rose Kaplan (Wildflower, Second Stage Theater; Biography of a Constellation, 2009 National Science Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center) and Mike Pettry (2012 ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Award winner for musical theater and a 2007 Jonathan Larson Award winner), two witty wisemen sing a story of a young princess cursed by a wicked witch to float through life indefinitely. With direction by Allegra Libonati, The Light Princess comes from a widely lauded and popular run at the acclaimed American Repertory Theater (Artistic Director, Diane Paulus). Accompanied by live, onstage music and cleverly choreographed by Jeffrey Kuperman and Rick Kuperman, our young heroine twirls above the stage, through the kingdom and into a magical forest as she searches for a way to come back to earth by her sixteenth birthday (or be doomed to defy gravity forever!).

Based on the nineteenth-century Scottish fairy tale by George MacDonald, The Light Princess features actors from the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. The A.R.T. Institute was established in 1987 as a two-year, graduate training program for theater professionals, operated in association with the Moscow Art Theater School (MXAT) which was founded by Constantin Stanislavski. Each year, approximately twenty-three select students are admitted to a full-time program of study in acting, dramaturgy, or voice pedagogy. The wide range of courses offered by the international faculty offers students unique preparation for the multi-faceted demands of the professional theater.

The Light Princess is performed by second-year A.R.T. Institute students Ahmad Maksoud (Wiseman 1), Jason Markoff (Wiseman 2), Corey Sullivan (King), Steph Jack (Queen), Kristin Wetherington (Witch), Ashley J. 'Monet' (Princess), Alex Molina (Prince), Ben Sidell (Man of Stone), Sean Yves Lessard (Man of Silver), Kevin Wade (Man of Black Diamond) and Dralla Aierken, Kay Smith and Ingrid Werner (Gravitrons). With music direction by Madeline Smith, live music is performed by a band led by Mike Pettry (piano). The design team consists of Julia Noulin-Merat (scenic elements), Arthur Oliver (costume design), Porsche McGovern (lighting design), Aaron Mack (sound design) and Kathleen Doyle (puppets).