Musical of Musicals
WINTER 2008 - Weekends January 9 to January 25, 2009
Music by Eric Rockwell | Lyrics by Joanne Bogart | Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne BogartDirected by William D. Parker | Music Direction by Mickey Daniel DaGuiso
Step 1: Take a plot straight from old melodrama.
Step 2: Take the same plot and concoct five spooofs in the styles of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Kander and Ebb.
Step 3: Cast four dynamic and entertaining perfromers and one dazzling pianist!
Step 4: Shake it all up and serve one funny and entertaining show!
Character descriptions.
Jeffrey
SPRING 2009 - Weekends May 29 to June 14, 2009 by Eric Paul Rudnick | Directed by Scott Olson
Taking place in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic, the comedy/drama revolves around the Jeffrey, a gay man who has sworn off sex because of it. Almost immediately thereafter, he meets Steve, a hunky, charming HIV+ man. Jeffrey wants nothing more than to be with Steve, but his anxiety over the disease and fear of commitment stand in the way. Can Jeffrey overcome his emotional conflicts in order to accept love?
Performance Location: Gunston Arts Center—2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, VA 22206
Dominion Stage is a member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, the Southeast Theatre Association, the Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance (NVTA), and Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH).
Dominion Stage is supported in part by the Arlington Arts Commission and the Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources, Cultural Affairs Division.
Ruby Griffith