| Nikki M. James, Joel Perez, Krysta Rodriguez in reading of AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC! produced by Rhinebeck Writers Retreat | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:47 am EDT 10/01/21 | |
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| Nikki M. James, Joel Perez, Krysta Rodriguez in reading of AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC! produced by Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is presenting a reading of the new musical AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC!, book and lyrics by Kate Douglas and music and lyrics by Lucille Lortel-winner Grace McLean. The reading is directed by Jaki Bradley, with music direction by Kris Kukul. AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC! was selected for Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's Triple R program, giving the writers two readings and a residency to do extensive development of their musical in a compressed time frame. They had a cold table read, followed by a residency in Rhinebeck to revise the script and score, culminating in a final reading for an invited industry audience on October 13. The cast includes Tony-winner Nikki M. James (THE BOOK OF MORMON), Joel Perez (FUN HOME), Krysta Rodriguez (THE ADDAMS FAMILY), Erik Lochtefeld (SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS), Mia Pak (IN THE GREEN), and Natalie Walker (TV's SEARCH PARTY). Founding Executive Director Kathy Evans said, "We supported this musical last summer with a virtual residency, and it is exciting to bring together so many talented artists so that Grace and Kate can see their work live for the first time ever." Triple R is made possible with Lead Support from Alex Robertson, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat provides a sanctuary for writers to develop their musicals in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Rhinebeck musicals have been seen at The Public Theater, Barrington Stage, Playwrights Horizons, The Old Globe, and Paper Mill Playhouse. All costs are covered by contributions, including from The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund and The Noël Coward Foundation. Major individual support comes from Liz Armstrong, Rick Farrar and Jeff Zadroga, Liz and Bill Mills, Steve and Paula Reynolds, and Alex Robertson. www.rhinebeckwriters.org AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC! synopsis: Against Women & Music! is an absurdist-horror Victorian chamber musical. Celine is a widow emerging from a year of mourning and grappling with her daughter Geneva's melancholia diagnosis. As Geneva begins taking piano lessons on doctor's orders to "finesse her emotional intelligence," Celine discovers a sinister presence has possessed her daughter. Bios: Grace McLean, Music & Lyrics Grace McLean is a performer, writer and composer. Broadway: Natasha, Pierre... (also Off-Broadway, ART). Off-Broadway: New Group, MCC, LCT3, Public, Vineyard, La MaMa, among others. TV: The First Lady (Showtime), The Other Two (HBO Max). Her original musical In The Green earned a Richard Rodgers Award for her writing and a Lortel for her performance. Grace McLean & Them Apples performed in the 2015 and 2016 seasons of Lincoln Center's American Songbook, and Grace toured Pakistan and Russia as an artistic ambassador with the US State Department. Writer-in-residence at Lincoln Center, one of Broadway Women's Fund's Women to Watch ('21), Civilians R&D Group ('19-'20), MacDowell Fellow ('18), Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award ('17). EPs Make Me Breakfast and Natural Disaster available now. www.gracemclean.com Kate Douglas, Book & Lyrics Kate Douglas (Book/Lyrics) - Recent work includes Perennials with Emergence Collective (Ancram Opera House), her immersive work Hold, Please (Little Island) and her forthcoming concept album The Lucky Few with Todd Almond. Her work has been developed at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, The Orchard Project, New Victory Theater, SPACE on Ryder Farm, the Writer's Colony at Goodspeed and the New Musicals Lab at the Ferguson Center. She is an alum of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, GTG Speakers' Corner Writers Group, The Orchard Project Greenhouse and BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshops. Most recently, Kate signed with Kobalt Music Publishing. Jaki Bradley, Director Theater and film director Jaki Bradley's recent projects include White Noise (Berkeley Rep), Radio Island, Good Men Wanted (New York Stage and Film), House Plant, 1969: The Second Man (New York Theater Workshop: Next Door), MamaMetallica (Denver Center), and Playing Hot (Ars Nova/Pipeline Theater). She has been a member of the Civilians R&D Group, an Artist-in-Residence at Ars Nova, a Drama League Artist-in-Residence and TV/Film Fellow, a member of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, the Williamstown Directing Corps, and Lincoln Center Director's Lab, and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. In film she has written for Netflix and Paramount and recently sold a series to FX. Her debut screenplay Detox made the 2019 HIT List and Blood List before selling to XYZ Films. www.jakibradley.com |
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