Bibliophilia, or The Orature Festival (An Original Musical) at Theatre Wesleyan

In 'Bibliophilia', a book club comes together for their annual Orature Festival where they perform stories for each other. The production is a Senior BFA Project production for Lauren Garza (stage manager), Darin Martin (director), and Ryan Simon (composer/lyricist/writer). "'Bibliophilia' is a chamber-folk musical," Simon says, "if similar to a specific show, I'd say [Dave Malloy's musical] 'Ghost Quartet' would be the closest comparison." The six-person vocal cast will also serve as the orchestra and play their own instruments; they will be staged in individual booths to allow for social distancing. The additional six members of the cast will be tasked with the physical staging, movement, and choreography of the show.