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July 22, 2014
RSO’s Darling is the winner of the Boston Metropolitan Opera’s Mainstage Award for musical theatre, out of 625 submissions from composers from over 120 countries. Darling will have performances in BMO’s 2015 regular season.
July 22, 2014
Steele Spring Stage Rights has been providing the stage rights to plays and musicals since 2000. Based in Los Angeles, Steele Spring provides “high quality rehearsal materials with top-notch customer service in an ongoing effort to provide each producer the tools for financial and artistic success.”
In Out of My Head, five 20-something strangers bare their hearts and souls as they journey through their lives, loves, and losses during a pair of free group therapy sessions. From the moment of their breakdowns to their ultimate breakthroughs, the smart and emotional interplay of these quirky characters brings them all the self-discovery to set aside their insecurities and face the world anew—a little less frightened and a little more brave than before. This fresh and contemporary chamber musical celebrates the amazing strength of the human spirit. Backstage calls it “witty and provocative.”
May 4, 2014
The residency will culminate in a reading of RSO’s new show We Foxes on May 5th at 7:30pm at San Diego State University’s Experimental Theatre. The reading is directed by Paula Klaustian with music direction by Robert Meffe, and features performances by students and alumni of the MFA Musical Theatre program.
Set in 1945 Missouri, the Southern Gothic musical We Foxes tells the story of Willa, a tough, unmannered orphan adopted by the wife of the Sheriff and the bloody domestic war that ensues between them when Willa uncovers the secrets lurking beneath the floorboards. It is the story of intense human struggle, deliverance, and salvation that can only be found from within.
Admission is free, but seats are limited, and reservations are recommended. To reserve, call (619) 594-8262 or email [email protected].
April 26, 2014
Check out what Backstage.com has to say about RSO:
Oliver is the best composer working today without a major production. His songs are routinely included in showcases; his musicals are released on CD (“35mm”) and staged in concerts (“Jasper in Deadland”). Whenever theater aficionados gather and talk, his name crops up with unvarying frequency as the songwriter you must listen to. So it’s only a matter of time until Oliver himself gets the showcase he so richly deserves: a spectacular mounting of one of his chewy, thought-provoking works.
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March 26, 2014
In this Playbill.com story, get info about the show, cast, and check out some of the great production photos by Matthew Murphy.
Jasper in Deadland, starring Matt Doyle, Allison Scagliotti, and Ben Crawford, is currently in previews and opens on March 26th at The West End Theatre at the Church of St. Paul.
In this original musical, 16-year-old Jasper journeys through the Afterlife on a mission to save his best friend, Agnes. On his thrill-ride through a hybrid underworld, Jasper encounters demons, gods, mortals and monsters from Greek, Egyptian, Roman, and Norse mythology, learning what it means to die and questioning what it means to live.