RSO’S LATEST SHOW ‘ROPE’ PREMIERED AS DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOP IN NYC, JAN 2016

November 18, 2015

RSO’s ROPE, second in the Dogs Trilogy begun with We Foxes, will premiere as a developmental workshop at Pace University.

The cast will include: Zack Zaromatidis, Ethan Carlson, Chris Isolano, Saidu Sinlah, David Park, Mary Claire Miskell, Bethany Perkins, Aury Krebs, Ian Fairlee, Jonathan Miller, Linnea Sumner, Hanako Greensmith, and Sam Swenson.

Ethan Carlson

The story of ROPE is as follows: “New York, 1864. They are an unlikely pair: Clay, a gang-thief determined to find life’s fortune alone; and Szajda (“Shy”), a ghostly Jew with an Irish accent, blind but possessing a remarkable power.  Yet they become tied at the waist with a length of rope, stuck together on a desperate quest through a war-torn America.  Clinging together with this charmed rope that allows the blind Shy to see through the eyes of Clay, the two young men must escape the vicious gangs of New York and push a path into the heart of the Civil War, where they find the greatest battle of all must be between themselves, brother and brother.”

 

More information will be released soon on performances open to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOWNLOAD #FOXESTRACKS FREE

October 20, 2015

#FOXESTRACKS IS An E.P. of songs from WE FOXES,  A southern gothic musical thriller by rso.

Orchestrations by RYAN SCOTT OLIVER and CHARLIE ROSEN
Recorded at the John Kilgore Studio, Sep. 21, 2015

Click “View Track” to read lyrics, context and to DOWNLOAD the tracks for free.

Musicians
RODNEY BUSH, piano
CHARLIE ROSEN, bass
MICAH BURGESS, guitar
JUSTIN ROTHBERG, guitar, banjo, mandolin
ALLISON SEIDNER, cello
HIROKO TAGUCHI, violin
JEREMY YADDAW, percussion

THE TRACKS

1: “Sorrow Done”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS
Missouri, 1945. Orphan-girl Willa learns her brother is coming home from war at last, and together they’ll return to their tramp life on the road.

 2: “Map of Scars”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS
After a series of cruel devastations, Willa discovers she has nothing … but herself. The end of Act I.

3: “Ruination”
Performed by KATIE THOMPSON
Threatened with divorce by her powerful husband, Vesta Quimby calculates that the only thing standing between her and her ambitions is Willa.

4: “City of Angels”
Performed by CHARLIE FRANKLIN
Eugene dreams of a life with Willa out west, if only she’ll say yes.

5: “We Foxes”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS and CHARLIE FRANKLIN
With SERENA BERMAN, JENNA BURNS, ETHAN CARLSON, IAN FAIRLEE, CORY JEACOMA, TRAVIS KENT, THOMAS KNAPP, KAILEY MARSHALL, MARY CLAIRE MISKELL, ALEX RADER, BYRON TURK, MATHIEU WHITMAN, JILL WILEY, DANIEL YEARWOOD and VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM
The conclusion. The Quimby Estate burns to the ground, Vesta Quimby is dead, and Willa and Eugene escape on the railway to their future.
Special thanks to Mary Claire Miskell and Joshua Schwartz.

Music+Lyrics by RSO: Vol. 3 released Oct. 20

October 13, 2015

New RSO Songbook to be digitally released on October 20

On October 20, 2015 Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver will be available for digital download for $34.99 in the online store.

Highlights of the book include:

  • 20 songs with piano-vocal arrangements and chords
  • Featuring never-before-released tunes from WE FOXES and DARLING, plus more
  • 3 key changes for popular gender-benders

Lindsay Mendez in "Rated RSO" at the New York Musical Theater FestivalFull list of songs:
“Sorrow Done” from We Foxes
“Map of Scars” from We Foxes
“Ruination” from We Foxes
“City of Angels” from We Foxes
“Clever” from Darling
“Ground” from Darling
“You’ll Never Grow a Day Older” from Darling
“Awful People” from Jasper in Deadland
“The Forgetting” from Jasper in Deadland
“One More Day of Snow” from Jasper in Deadland
“Hungry for Your Heart” from Jasper in Deadland
“Lifesong” from Jasper in Deadland
“The Killing” from Jasper in Deadland
“On Her Trail”
“Crazytown” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Hemming and Hawing” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Mama, Let Me In” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Leave, Luanne” (female key) from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“On Monday” (male key) from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“To Do” (male key) from Out of My Head

Ruination

October 13, 2015

Emma Williams perf. “Ruination” from We Foxes

Map of Scars

October 10, 2015

Lindsay Mendez perf. “Map of Scars” from We Foxes