BWW Vlog: BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON at Casa Mañana! Vlog #2: Meet Charlie H. Ray!

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Catch up with Charlie H. Ray. Charlie plays Andrew Jackson in this years Apprentice Program! Some of Charlie's previous credits include Rock of Ages (Franz), Children of Eden (Adam/Noah), Next to Normal (Gabe), The Sound of Music (Rolf), West Side Story (Big Deal), and more. This is Charlie's sixth and final Apprentice Program production!

Critically-Acclaimed Apprentice Program is Ready to Rock

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Casa Mañana's 2017 Apprentice Program is excited to present Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, August 4-6, 2017. Tickets are on sale now.

An exhilarating and riotous look at one of our nation's founding rock stars, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson reinvents the life of our seventh president. Created by Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson begins with the President's early days as a child on the wild frontier and follows his steady climb from military strategist to populist rabble-rouser to President of the United States. With a raucous blend of outrageous comedy, anarchic theatricality and an infectious score, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson encourages audience participation and rocking out. It's a night about politics you actually won't want to miss! This show is suitable for ages 13 and over.

The all-student Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson cast will be led by Apprentice Program veterans Charlie H. Ray as "Andrew Jackson", Brooke Verbois as "Rachel" and Hayden Hart as "Bandleader." Additional cast members include: Shelby Parker, Lauren Magee, Lauren Davidsen, Camryn Wright, Alejandro Saucedo, Ashton Miramontes, Brandon Shreve, Sydney Dotson, Daniel DiPinto, Tatem Lee, Brad Weatherford, Lance Jewett, Caleb A. Barnett, Katie Blanton, Sarah Youngblood, Grace Moore, Josie Dawn, Tristin Thomas and Hunter Hall.

Casa Mañana is thrilled to welcome Brooke Wendle as choreographer. Ms. Wendle's lengthy credits include America's Got Talent, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. On Broadway she served as associate choreographer for Paramour, The Donna Summer Project and Flashdance the Musical.

Additional creative team members include Casa Mañana's Director of Children's Theatre Noah Putterman as director, W. Brent Sawyer as music director, Samuel Rushen as lighting designer, Kyle McCord as sound designer, Tammy Spencer as costume designer, Michael Sabourin as scenic designer and Catherine Petty-Rogers as wig, hair and makeup designer.

About the Casa Mañana Apprentice Program:

Conceived in 2010 by Executive Producer and President of Casa Mañana, Wally Jones, the Apprentice Program is an audition-based program for local teenaged performers ages 14 - 19. Whether they aspire to careers in the theatre as performers, designers, stage managers, technicians or administrators, this summer musical gives the area's most dedicated young artists the opportunity to present a Broadway-caliber musical production, fully-staged and produced by Casa Mañana. Past Apprentice Program productions include Les Misérables: School Edition, The Secret Garden, Parade, Jekyll & Hyde, Big Fish and Children of Eden. The inaugural Apprentice Program production of Les Misérables:School Edition (2010) was hailed as "a musical miracle" by theatre critic Gary Cogil. Recently named the #1 regional theatre training program for young performers by backstage.com, the elite Apprentice Program includes participants who have been accepted to prestigious universities such as Carnegie Mellon University, Webster University, Otterbein University, The Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC, and Baldwin Wallace University to name a few.

Casa Mañana's production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is presented for a limited engagement at Casa Mañana Theatre. Performance dates are Friday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 5 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 6 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.casamanana.org or by calling the box office at 817.332.2272. You can also visit the Casa Mañana Theatre box office at 3101 West Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Ticket prices range from $25 - $35. For more information, visit www.casamanana.org.

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