New World Waking! a musical insurrection for peace. A Benefit Concert for PFLAG-Olympia
Featuring Steve Schalchlin (composer/lyricist) of The Last SessionandThe Big Voice: God or Merman?on the piano and singing with guest stars Saul Tannenbaumand Friends: Lauren O'Neill & Christina Collins, plus musical theater students from South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) in a true life theatrical concert reality experiment.
“Schalchlin's gospel tinged pop tunes exert a rare emotional pull ... a fierce drive overtakes the tunes melodic strains. It's life taking hold again - hope rising on powerful wings." ~ Los Angeles Times critic Daryl H. Miller
Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00PM
The Black Box Theater in SPSCC's Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts2011 Mottman Road SW; Olympia, WA
ArtsWest presents the Seattle Premiere of bare July 10-26
bare is a gripping, provocative pop opera about students during their senior year in a private Catholic preparatory academy and their struggles with first love, sexuality, drugs, parents, and religion. A cross between Rent and Dead Poet's Society, bare tells of the relationship among a group of friends, including the secret lives of altar boy Peter and his roommate, the popular Jason.
by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere Directed by Christopher Zinovitch and Nick DeSantis (I Am My Own Wife) Musical Direction by Jackie Koreski
The Seattle premiere of this hit Off-Broadway musical is performed by enormously talented students aged 17-20 who won their roles in a vigorous competition for 13 exclusive spots in ArtsWest's award-winning Musical Theater Apprentice Program.
Tickets: $15 (Under 25? Only $10!) call or 206-938-0339 log purcase them online from: http://www.artswest.org
For lots more information on bare, including the story anc clips from the songs, visit: http://www.barethemusical.com
Alec and I are seeing it on Thursday, July 24th. From everything we've heard we don't want to miss it!
PFLAG-Olympia is a Washington state chapter of the national PFLAG organization - the USA's foremost family-based organization committed to the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.
Our Mission – PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through:
Support to cope with an adverse society, Education to enlighten an ill-informed public, and Advocacy to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Our Vision – We celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings, individually and collectively. PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all who share in, and hope to realize this vision.
