This summer, California youth and the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program (est. 1995) will workshop
Ryan Scott Oliver's brand new Jasper in Deadland, August 5 and 6.
The show features Herbert Ayala, Julia Byrne, Pavel Czernek, Kair Davis, Tabitha Elder, Chris Hunter, Judah Lacy, Fednike Nozistene, Johan Silla, Miriam Sulker-Hall, Luna Trejo, Christopher Vidimos with Sierra Adams, Lauren Bailey, Mira Banerjee-Brown, Tanya Barraza, Amber Barrios, Audrianna Bartholomew, Mariah Benn, Pepe Bradshaw, Marianna Crisostomo, Kara Ellis, Payton Emerson, Jessica Garza, Melodie Gibson, Julia Goff, Hana Golden, Kevin Gonzales, Briana Gonzales, Kayla Johnson- Granberry, Sophia Kownatzki, Precious Lacy, Arthur Martinez, Cheri McKenzie, Alyson Mello, Claudia Mendez, Owen Migel, Grace Mikuryia, Jacqueline Partida, Tabatha Pina, Amy Prochaska, Lilia Royce, Emiliano Tellez, Corinne Thomas, Katherine Vasquez, Emily Waters, Kaitlyn Walker and Alexander Kownatzki as Jasper.
In June, Jasper in Deadland received two professional readings, the first in New York City featuring a cast of Lindsay Northen, Katie Gassert, Cortney Wolfson, Andrew Kober, Charles Franklin, Lindsay Mendez, Rich Silverstein, Kevin Michael Murphy, and F. Michael Haynie; and subsequently in Los Angeles with Coby Getzug, Maggie Anderson, Daniel Tatar, Jordan Segal, Will Collyer, Ben Goldberg, Anne Clark, Lakesha Bowen, and Robyn Clark.
Ryan Scott Oliver is currently writing the score for Disney Theatrical's stage musical Freaky Friday,
directed by Memphis's Christopher Ashley. 2011 Lortel Award Nominee, 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant
Recipient, 2008 Rodgers Award Winner. Music and lyrics for 35mm (directed by Daisy Prince),
Darling (featured on NBC's The Apprentice), Mrs. Sharp (Playwrights Horizons July 2009 starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif), and the 2010 Writer's Guild East Awards; a collection of his work, Rated RSO, played the Kennedy Center, Joe's Pub, New York Musical Theatre Festival; Off-Broadway: TheatreWorksUSA's We the People. Songbook now available: Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver: Volume 1. More at www.ryanscottoliver.com.
Performances are held at Pasadena High School Auditorium (2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. in Pasadena) on August 5 (7:00pm), as well August 6 (2:00pm and 7:00pm). Tickets can be ordered online at the program's website (below) or purchased at the door: $15 for general admission, or $30 for reserved "Premium Tickets."
For more information about the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program, go to www.pasadenamusicaltheatre.com.
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