'Jip: His Story' in Concert 2/25; Creative Team Announced

Curtain Call, Inc., sponsor of the Musical Mondays series of new works of musical theater performed in concert, is pleased to announce that the creative team is in place for the winner of this year's American Harmony Prize: Jip: His Story by Danny Duncan and Emily Klion.

The concert reading will be directed by J.D. Higgins, a resident of Stamford whose professional directing credits include Indent at the New York Theatre Workshop, Gave Her the Eye at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Road Trip and The Three of Us at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and Charlotte's Web at the Hartford Children's Theatre. Her work has also been seen at the Darien Players and Curtain Call, Inc., where her production of A Man for All Seasons is nearing the end of its run.

Higgins will be assisted by music director Jeffrey Lodin. Lodin is best known locally at the composer of Top of the Heap, which followed its sold-out run at Curtain Call by winning both The Global Search for New Musicals in 2006 and the National Music Theater Network's 2007 Director's Choice Award.

"Jip: His Story, which is based on a novel by Katherine Paterson, tells the tale of a nineteenth century Vermont boy who learns that he is the son of a runaway slave, bringing to the surface the buried racial attitudes of the Vermont town where he was raised," explain press notes.

As the winner of the American Harmony Prize, Jip: His Story will receive a performance of highlights from the musical as a part of Curtain Call's Musical Mondays Series of New Musicals in Concert on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 7:30PM in the Kweskin Theatre. Call 203-329-8207 or visit www.curtaincallinc.com for reservations or further details.