Photo Flash: First Look at Opening Night of OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

The Children's Acting Company presents Out of My Comfort Zone, a new rock musical by husband-and-wife team Ivy Vale (book, lyrics and music) and Rick Reil (music) about self-identity, gender, love, expectations, stereotypes, cyber-bullying, and friendship. Six performances will be staged at the Chernuchin Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 from February 5-8, 2015.

Middle school, New York City. Everyone's got a secret. Josh and Rachel have been best friends since second grade, but their relationship is about to change. The Viper has an online blog dedicated to exposing people's innermost secrets and he's just found out the whopper of them all. Performed by a cast of 15 young teens, Out of My Comfort Zone is about self-identity, gender, love, expectations, stereotypes, cyber-bullying, and friendship. It's more uncomfortable to be something you're not than to be who you are. Out of My Comfort Zone pokes holes in school stereotypes and suggests that finding your comfort zone sometimes comes at a price.

"We were driven to write Out of My Comfort Zone as a way of making a strong statement against bullying, specifically bullying that targets any child or teen who may be perceived as gay or identify as LGBTQ," states Ivy Vale, writer and co-director. "There is a clear need for reality-based material for young teens who want to see shows that reflect their own lives and deliver characters they can relate to. The songs, influenced by everything from The Who's "Tommy" to '60's girl groups to The Beastie Boys, really resonate with our 12-14 year old cast."

Artistic Director Mimi Stuart and Ivy Vale direct two casts of 15, including 22 young performers (some double-cast), includingWill Ehren, Violet Vale, Savannah Leroy, Michael Flynn, Reuben Levine, Elliot Lipman, Kailie Strutin, LilySantangelo, Zoey Mae Dillon-Levine, Ruby Karp, Wiley Kimelman, Kiara Coleman, Mikayla Rose, Irena Kogarova, Claire Stein, Ness Krell, Michael Ning, Jerrell Jones, Alana Deller, Kirah Murray, Jasmine Mateo, and HelenaMilburn.

In addition to musical director Rick Reil on guitar, musicians include Bruce Brody (keyboards), who was a member of The Patti Smith Group, produced Ricki Lee Jones' Grammy-nominated album 'It's Like This,' composed the score for Diner and produced music for Days of Thunder and Pulp Fiction. He has performed with U2. Dennis Ambrose (bass) has worked with such esteemed producers as Steve Lillywhite, Ed Stasium, Scott Litt and Danny Bennett and recorded for the Geffen, A&M and Passport record labels. 17-year-old Isaac Pincus (drums) is a drummer prodigy who attends New York Lab School.

Out of My Comfort Zone plays for 6 performances from February 5-8, 2015. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm; Saturday at 3:30pm; and Sunday at 2pm and 6pm.

Ticket are $23 and can be purchased at SmartTix.com.

BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast below!

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