Tony Award Nominee Sidney DuPont & More to star in Industry workshops of STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME

Workshop presentations of TheaterWorksUSA's new musical Stuntboy, In the Meantime will take place December 16th at 11AM and 2PM. Presentations are invite-only.

Stuntboy, In the Meantime is based on Jason Reynolds and Raúl the Third's award-winning graphic novel of the same name. Jason was recently awarded the MacArthur 'Genius Grant' in recognition of his work depicting the rich inner lives of kids of color and ensuring that they see themselves and their communities in literature. The production features a book, lyrics and music by Melvin Tunstall, III (Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, Senior Class), and music by Greg Dean Borowsky (Mandela, Senior Class, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical). Direction/ choreography is by Banji Aborisade (Assistant Director, Beetlejuice and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), associate direction/ choreography is by Kiki Rodriguez, music direction is by Rashad McPherson, scenic design is by Frank Olivia and costume design is by Christopher Vergara. Kerianne Brennan is music assistant and Ada Zhang is stage manager.

Cast for the workshop includes Jerusha Cavazos, Gian Raffaele DiCostanzo, Sidney Dupont, Janelle McDermoth and Timothy Ware-Hill.

Stuntboy, In the Meantime follows the middle-schooler, Portico Reeves whose superpower is making sure his parents and Best Friend, Zola stay safe. He lives in the largest apartment building on the block, a building with fifty doors-ideal, except for the fact that Portico's parents are about to divorce. All this stress gives Portico "the frets", which his mom calls anxiety. Plus, like all superheroes, Portico has an arch-nemesis-Herbert-who is bent on proving that there's nothing super about Portico whatsoever.

The workshop presentation follows a successful staged reading at South Carolina New Play Festival in August of this year. The premiere is set for The Apollo Stages at The Victoria this March. 

TheaterWorksUSA's Artistic Director Barbara Pasternack said, "Stuntboy, In the Meantime is the second Jason Reynolds's book TWUSA has adapted for the stage. We are excited to premiere the show at The Apollo's Victoria Theater and to tour it nationally as part of our 25/26 season."