| Bat Boy: The Musical
October 15 - 25, 2003 at Sony
Pictures Theatre
Wed-Saturdays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 7:30pm and a late night show at 10:30pm
$10 Admission; $7 ASB, Seniors and Children
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD
OUT!! Waiting List Only!
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Synopsis :
Three thrill-seeking teenage siblings
discover a half-boy/half bat creature in a cave
near Hope Falls, West Virginia. Not knowing what
else to do with "it," the local sheriff
brings Bat Boy to the home of veterinarian Dr. Parker,
where he is eventually accepted as a member of the
family, renamed "Edgar," and taught to
act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's
wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat
Boy grows to love his new life but when he naively
tries to fit in with the narrow-minded town folk
of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the
scheming of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat
Boy.
Designers :
Story and Book : Keythe
Farley and Brian Flemming
Music and Lyrics : Laurence
O' Keefe
Director : Will
Pellegrini
Musical Director : Mike
Walker
Band Director : Dr.
Tony Spano
Choreographer : CariAnn
Henderson
Lighting Designer : Darryl
B. Hovis
Technical Director : Joseph
Horn
Stage Manager : Jimmy Harrison
Produced by Darryl B. Hovis
and AVPA
Produced in Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Inc.
Performers :
Batboy : Norman
Meridith Parker : Jessie
Dr. Thomas Parker : Ben
Shelley Parker : Tiffany
Sheriff Reynolds : Will
Rick Taylor, Institute Man, Doctor : Keoni
Ron Taylor, Ned : Christopher
Ruthie Taylor, Maggie, Clem : Elisa
Mrs. Taylor, Roy : Daryl
Reverend Hightower, Lorraine, Mr. Dillon : James
Bud, Daisy : Sam
Chorus and Various Roles : Dana,
Stefanie, Richard
Bat Girls : Shaina,
Giana, Samantha
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| Will
Pellegrini (Director)
Will received
his BA from UCLA Department of Theater in the
spring of ’99. After graduation, he worked
for 3 years with UC ArtsBridge, an arts education
and outreach program, as well as designed sets
and directed theater projects within the Los
Angeles area; as is currently a substitute teacher
for the Culver City Unified School District
and is staff member of AVPA. For the Academy,
Will teaches set design, the musical theater
audition workshop, and plans to teach a course
puppetry in the spring. He served as set designer
for AVPA’s productions of "Little
Shop of Horrors", "The Crucible",
"Brighton Beach Memoirs", "Taming
of the Shrew", "The Diary of Anne
Frank", "Noises Off", "The
Misanthrope", and "Twelfth Night".
He directed last spring’s musical, "Oliver!",
as well as 2001’s production of "Cabaret".
Aside from his work at Culver High, Will served
as scenic designer for the Chance Theater Company’s
productions of "The Angelina Project",
"Therese Raquin", and "A History
of the American Film"; at the Blank Theater
Co, in Hollywood, Will designed the "2002
Young Playwright’s Festival" as well
as worked on the set for "Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf?" Other directing credits
include "Save Me from My Sister" (Hot
Glue Productions), "Damet Mamet: An Evening
of David Mamet" (Abatic Theater Project),
and productions of "Once on this Island",
"Hair", "West Side Story"
and "Into the Woods". [top] |
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| Mike
Walker (Musical
Director)
Bio coming soon.
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| Dr.
Tony Spano (Band
Director)
Bio coming soon.
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| CariAnn
Henderson (Choreographer)
CariAnn is a
professional rock star posing as a choreographer.
She feels honored and truly blessed this year
to have the opportunity to work with such a
hard care, fearless and super stellar cast.
I bow down to each of you, kiss your feet and
give thanks for this time together. We truly
climbed the mountain. Thanks and praises to
the fantastic crew, production team, parents
and staff. All of my love goes to our fabulous
director Will Pellegrini, what a pleasure it’s
been working with you. And for my cast, always
remember to run faster, breathe deeper, jump
higher, dance harder and always dream out loud.
I love you all! [top] |
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