Mia Gerachis, Claire Kwon, and More Featured in Presentations of New Musicals PLANE GIRL and MAGIA

The 17th season of New York Theatre Barn’s award-winning New Works Series will conclude on Monday, November 11, 2024 at 7PM ET at the Five Angels Theater in NYC. The presentation will feature excerpts from the new musicals Plane Girl and Magia, as well as a conversation with the writers moderated by Artistic Director Joe Barros and producer Harmony Harris. 

Plane Girl is a musical comedy with an all women+ cast written by Hayley Goldenberg, Canaan J. Harris, and Julia Sonya Koyfman. Previously featured in New York Theatre Barn’s Choreography Lab, the original musical follows sixteen year old aspiring pilot and Amelia Earhart fanatic, Jeri Robertson. When Jeri’s mysterious new girlfriend Celeste beckons Jeri to take off on an adventure to explore the world, Jeri makes the dangerous (and illegal) choice to take off after her - literally. Plane Girl is about the sacrifices we make for love and explores themes of girlhood, motherhood, and what it takes to embrace who you are with all of your flaws. The presentation will be directed by Autumn Angelettie (Home), with music direction by Canaan J. Harris, and features performances by Mia Gerachis (Sweeney Todd), Claire Kwon (Almost Famous), Jessie MacBeth (Xena: Warrior Musical), and Katryna Marttala.

With book, music, and lyrics by Letitia Bullard and Nathan Leitão, Magia (magic) follows Leilani, a teen girl who attempts to save her ailing father by stealing a wish from the magical island, Tekoha. With a Latin-Caribbean fusion score, Magia asks the question “What is real magic and how can we access it in a society that accepts the status quo?” Magia is a welcoming celebration of Afro-Latino-Caribbean culture and experiences in an imaginative fantasy musical with spices from the countries that represent the writers: The Bahamas and Brazil. The presentation will be directed by Harmony Harris (Mad Hatter, Millennials Are Killing Musicals), with music direction by Roberto Gonzalez, and features performances byRaven Chareal (Mad Hatter), Nya Noemi (El Otro Oz), Jarvis Matthews, and Danny Lemache.

Recognized by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Innovation & Exploration Fund, the New Works Series will also be streamed live by Full Out Creative. A limited amount of tickets for the in-person audience are $25, and tickets to live stream the presentation are $15. There is a 20% off discount code (NWS20) for Deaf and hard of hearing audience members who would like to attend either in-person or watch the livestream.

 

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