Overview
Legendary theatre composer John Kander (CHICAGO, CABARET, and CURTAINS) and gifted playwright Greg Pierce’s (SLOWGIRL) first collaboration is a beautiful and haunting new musical, consisting of three thematically-connected tales of desire, love and loss.
Casting & Production
Casting
ANDRA
Noah — 11, curious, a misfit, prickly, hesitant to trust anyone
Ben — 40s, works hard, keeps to himself, hard on himself
Narrator — male, 50s, gentle, confident, also plays Ms. Clurdlo
Classmate Mom — 40s, impatient, high-strung, overwhelmed by parenting, also plays Andra
THE BRICK
Darius — 12-ish, gleeful, hyperactive, canít wait to tell this story
Uncle Cliff — good natured, chummy, oblivious (also plays Infomercial Guy, Delivery Guy, Internet Guy, Reporter, Doctor, and Margery the Cribbage Biddy Who Smells Like Woodchips)
Aunt Charl — bored with her life, crazy about Darius, sweet, until…
The Brick — oh Lord, up to no good
THE LANDING
Denny — 40-ish, Jake’s partner, a lawyer, boisterous
Jake — 50-ish, Denny’s partner, former history teacher, organized
Collin — 12, their foster son, mature, worldly, feels he should act like a kid
Narrator — Jake’s younger sister, sympathetic, grounded
Orchestral Information
4 Musicians
Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)
Reed (Flute, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax)
Cello
Percussion
Credits
THE LANDING
Music by John Kander Book and Lyrics by Greg Pierce
Story by John Kander and Greg Pierce
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