Together
This Time
A New Rock Musical
Book: Zac Kline / Music: Andrew Heyman
Lyrics: Andrew Heyman and Zac Kline
Music
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Together This Time
is now playing as part of the
2010
NYC International
Fringe Festival
August 18-26
_ the Lucille Lortel Theatre
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a story about
love, literature,
and letting go.
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Jay Allen Jones had it all. His critically acclaimed first novel made him the king of literary New York almost overnight. It also won him the heart of editor Emily Grey. But as any artist knows, replicating success the second time around, well that’s not so easy. Jay fears he’s reached the pinnacle of his career, but he’s only just begun.
Reeling and desperate for a simpler life, Jay and Emily retreat to his childhood home of Colorado where he embarks on a new novel: the story of an 18-year-old college dropout named Jamie Gower who is endlessly happy living in Colorado with his girlfriend, Gillian. But four years later, working on the book has given Jay nothing but writer’s block and he refuses to let Emily help him. Powerless as their relationship falls apart and her boyfriend struggles with his book, Emily returns to New York, an act that leads Jay on a whirlwind quest to find his identity and his voice.
What follows is a journey through sleepy Colorado towns and the literary circles of New York where Jay must figure out his novel and his real life. Sometimes, he discovers, the art we create can take us away from the ones we love, but very often it also brings us home.
Andrew Heyman’s multi-layered score, full of searing rock ballads and catchy ensemble numbers, will be played by a four-piece live rock band. Mr. Heyman, who composes on guitar, easily slides between a contemporary rock and a grunge-flavored sound. Zac Kline's book deftly navigates between Jay and Jamie's worlds, creating a compelling and unique narrative structure that perfectly complements the score.
TOGETHER THIS TIME is a
contemporary rock musical
about love, literature,
A hot shot novelist tries
to reconnect with his girlfriend and his art, and finds he can no longer tell the difference between
real life and fiction...
Jonathan Whitton (Jay Allen Jones) NYC Credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch (BB King's & Highline Ballroom), The Disney Diaries (Dir. Michele Pawk, Laurie Beechman Theatre), The Yellow Wood (Dir. Brian Yorkey, New World Stages), The Street (MITF), Underwear: A Space Musical (FringeNYC) and Coris of Disapproval (Players Theatre). Regional: The Last Five Years (Jamie), Cabaret (Emcee), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Hedwig), The Santaland Diaries (The Elf) and Visiting Mr. Green (Ross). His debut CD, Live at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, is available at CDBaby & iTunes. Jonathan received both the BackStage Bistro and Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Awards for his work as a nightlife artist for solo performances at venues ranging from Joe’s Pub to Avery Fischer Hall. www.jonwhitton.com
Tro Shaw* (Emily Grey) is super psyched to
be making her NY International Fringe Festival
debut. It has been a dream since the age of
three to play the leading lady in a musical,
and she is honored and thrilled to be
living that dream with such a rockin' cast
and creative team. Tro hails from Berkeley,
California, though she is a devout Steelers
fan after spending four years in Pittsburgh,
PA, where she earned her BFA in Acting from
Carnegie Mellon University. Recent NY credits include Broadway's West Side Story (Anybody’s, Original Cast); Planet Connections Festivity's BJ: A Musical Romp (Destiny, Best Musical Award); BE Company's Blood Potato (Adrienne). Regional credits include Utah Shakespearean Festival; Williamstown Theatre Festival; Magic Theatre, SF; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; California Shakespeare Festival. A special thanks to Troy Miller for giving me a second chance. Lets finish what we’ve begun... www.troshaw.com
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
Andrew Redlawsk* (Jamie Gower) is stoked to be making his Fringe debut with Together This Time. A graduate of Loyola University Chicago, he is still pretty fresh to the New York scene. NYC credits include BJ: A Musical Romp at the Planet Connections Festivity, and Assassins and Godspell with Momentum Repertory Company. Regional credits include A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater, the world-premiere of The Bowery Boys at the Marriott Theatre, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Northlight Theatre all in the Chicagoland area. He also tours the country with Beethoven Lives Upstairs! and Mozart's Magical Voyage as a part of Classical Kids a company that collaborates with symphony orchestras to bring the music of great composers to young people around the world. Andrew is a proud member of
Actor's Equity. www.andrewredlawsk.com
Derek Carley* (Paul Warren) is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful production. Together This Time marks Derek's Fringe debut. Other regional credits include Charles Clarke in Titanic (MUNY), Josh Baskin in BIG! (Wagon Wheel Theatre), Mr. Bundles in Annie (MUNY), and Nate Warren in the world premier of Ella Minnow Pea (U of M). Derek received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and would like to thank his family and friends for all their love and support. For Jenna.
Ron Bopst* (Edward Grey) appeared off-
Broadway in Emerging Artists Theatre’s
Claymont. He is a member of the acting
companies of Emerging Artists Theatre
(EAT), Handcart Ensemble and TOSOS. Ron
most recently appeared in the critically-
acclaimed productions of The Country
Wife (Sir Jasper), Tis Pity She’s a
Whore with Toy Box Theatre Company (as Friar Bonaventura and Donado) and as Dr. Einstein in Dysfunctional Theatre Company’s Arsenic and Old Lace. Also with EAT, Ron was seen in the GLAAD-nominated, smash hit Bernadette and the Butcher of Broadway (co-produced by TOSOS) and its sequel, Tonylust! The Broadway Bloodbath of 2006. Regionally, Ron has performed such diverse roles as Andrei in Chekhov’s Three Sisters, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet and Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore. Ron is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. For more information, check out www.ronbopst.com! *Member of Actors' Equity Association
Emily Olson (Gillian Wilder) is thrilled to be working on Together This Time and participating in the NY Fringe Festival for the first time! Recent credits include the New York Premiere of Sarah Meyer's play The Realm (Down Payment Productions). Regional: Parade (LA premiere), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sony Regional Tour), Assassins (Still Hungry Theatre), Cinderella (James Armstrong Theatre), Bedroom Farce (Long Beach Playhouse). She received her BA in Theatre Arts from Loyola Marymount University where she appeared in a number of shows including A Chorus Line (Maggie) and Alice In Wonderland (Alice). Thanks Mom and Dad!
Sandy York* (Maggie Jones) NYC theatre credits
include: Marlene Dietrich in China Doll (Pan Asian
Rep), Jane/Major Stone in Happy End (Theater 1010),
Hazel Crosby in Cat’s Cradle (Untitled Theatre Co.
#61), Angustias in The House of Bernarda Alba
(Prospect), Ariel in The Tempest and Nina in The
Seagull (Pulse), Meryl Streep in Dressing Room
Divas (Duplex). Regional: Mother in A Christmas
Story and Southern Writers’ Project (Alabama
Shakespeare Festival), Lizzie in The Rainmaker (American Heartland), Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep), Sarah in Round and Round the Garden (Depot), The House of Bernarda Alba (McCarter), Miss Furnival in Black Comedy (Shadowland), Rossignol in Marat/Sade, Olga in Three Sisters (Trinity Rep Conservatory). TV/Film: "One Life to Live," "As the World Turns," "Royal Pains," "Rescue Me," Learning Curve (RIPFEST #11), Katie Bar the Door, 1420. Graduate of Princeton, NYSF Lab, Trinity Rep Conservatory (MFA). www.SandyYork.biz
Doug Cordes (Ensemble) is excited to be a part of Together This Time and the Fringe Festival. A New Yorker at heart (by way of deep Southern roots), credits include–Tour: In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue; A Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchitt) Regional: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Linus), Into the Woods (Rapunzel's Prince), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Grease (Eugene/Teen Angel), Big River (Tom Sawyer), Two by Two (Japheth); Workshop: Southern Rain (Paul). Love and gratitude to my friends and family.
Lee Mason (Ensemble) is excited to be a part of Together This Time. Originally from the UK's Lake District, Lee is living the dream. He made his way to NYC via London and is now a proud graduate of The American Musical & Dramatic Academy. Credits include: (NYC) Box Office of The Damned (Matthew), Broadway _ Harlem Meer (Soloist), Shhh...Songs I Shouldn't Sing (Soloist) and Broadway on Broadway 2009 (Dancer) UK: Chess (Trumper) West Side Story (Action) A Midsummer...(Puck). Constant thanks and love to Mum, Dicky and Nanna, the NYC Family (R, K, B, G, C) Fletch for all his support and all at AMDA!
Rebecca Odorisio (Ensemble) is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, making her way in the big bad city. Recent credits include: Standardized Testing: The Musical!!!! (Sydney), Buddy Holly at the Armory (Allison/Jenny), and Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett). Many thanks to Zac, Troy, and the whole team. And, as always, she thanks the sunlight in her tea.
Elysia Segal* (Ensemble) is thrilled to continue working on Together This Time - a project she has proudly been a part of since the beginning! Previously: Gillian in Emerging Artists Theatre's Festival of New Works, numerous workshops, and on the show's demo. She recently played Maureen in RENT at the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center. NY credits include: The Legend of Flowers (Lincoln Center); The Yehuatl (Dramatists Guild); We Love You, Johnny Hero (FringeNYC); Emergency Contraception!: The Musical and A Corpse in the Kitchen (Theater for the New City). Other regional credits include: The Who's Tommy (DeBaun Center for Performing Arts) and George M. Cohan: In His Own Words (Lake Placid Center for the Arts). BFA NYU Tisch. Love always to AHey and thanks to Zac, Troy, Aaron, and Lou! www.ElysiaSegal.com
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JAMIE -
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GILLIAN -
MAGGIE -
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Andrew Heyman (Music & Lyrics) got his start writing and performing with the New Jersey-based pop punk band Spitting Image before earning a BA in Classics from Princeton University. In college Andrew wrote music, lyrics, and sketches for four shows with The Princeton Triangle Club, two of which were performed at the McCarter Theater and went on to tour the United States. Andrew holds an MFA from the Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where he wrote music and lyrics for the full length musical Together This Time (book & lyrics by Zac Kline) and music for the 20-minute musical Hero Complex (book & lyrics by Kat Harris). His work has also been presented by The Emerging Artists Theatre Company and performed at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Tada Theatre, The Triad Theatre in New York and The Main Stage at the Broadway Comedy Club. Andrew currently resides in Manhattan, where he works for The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. Member of ASCAP. www.AndrewHeyman.com
Zac Kline (Book & Lyrics) Zac's work has been produced by Prospect Theater Company, Emerging Artists Theatre, Wings Theatre and The University of Oklahoma. He teaches playwriting to New York City high school students with The New Group and Urban Arts Partnership. He holds an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Tisch at NYU and a BFA in dramatic writing from the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing, Tisch at NYU. Member of the Dramatists Guild.
Troy Miller (Director) Troy Miller is thrilled to be working on Together This Time, he has spent his energy after completing his Masters Degree in Directing on developing new work. Some of Troy's recent and favorite credits include, Broadway: The Lights in the Piazza (Assistant to Craig Lucas), Off Broadway: The Bully (Director/Choreographer), Bathroom Humor at Playwrights Horizons starring John Benjamin Hickey, Horatio with the NY Fringe Festival '07, Noises Off! with Festival 56, Crash at Emerging Artists Theatre starring Drama Desk winner Marylouise Burke, Blithe Spirit with the Barnstormers, Roar (Assistant Director to Marion McClinton) at The New Group, Regional/Off Off Broadway: Memory River (Remounting in the Fall of 2010 at San Diego Rep), Postcards from a Dead Dog and Our Lady of the Sea with Emerging Artists, All's Well That Ends Well, The Dying Gaul, Mother Courage, The Woman in Black at Trinity Rep Conservatory. His work has been seen in New York, Washington DC, Providence RI, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Baltimore MD, and many other cities.
Troy holds a Master’s of Fine Arts in Directing from Trinity Rep Conservatory (Brown University/Rhode Island College) in Providence, RI and a Bachelor’s of Arts from The George Washington University in Cultural Studies. He is an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and a company member with Emerging Artists Theater Company in New York City and was a John Gielgud Fellowship Finalist in 2010.
Aaron Jones (Music Director) Aaron Jones is a music director/composer based out of Brooklyn! He holds an MFA from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program! Visit him at: www.aaronjonesmusic.com
Aaron Heflich Shapiro* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be doing FringeNYC for the second year in the row after Stage Managing last year’s Refractions. Off-Broadway: Make Me (Atlantic Theater Co.); Something You Did (Primary Stages); Creature (New Georges/Page 73 Productions). Other NYC credits include: The New Hopeville Comics (Commander Squish Productions); Mosheh (HERE Arts Center); Il Sogno (Metropolis Opera Project); Does Anyone Know Sarah Paisner? (Intravenous Theatre); Jamal Jackson Dance Company. Regional credits include: The Front Page & Kathleen Turner’s production of Crimes of the Heart (Williamstown Theatre Festival); the world premiere of Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited (Steppenwolf Theatre Co.); The Turn of the Screw & Jonathan Miller’s production of Così fan Tutte (Seattle Opera). Aaron is a graduate of Webster University, a proud member of Actor’s Equity, and wishes to thank his family for all their love and support!
Lou Liberatore (Assistant Director/ASM)
As Actor: Broadway - Burn This (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations); As Is. London - Burn This. Off Broadway -—Turnabout (Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon, 2010); Pera Palas (Lark Theatre Company); Sight Unseen (Manhattan Theatre Club); Love (Naked Angels); The Waiting Room (Vineyard Theatre); The Wound of Love (Penguin Rep) and various roles with the Circle Repertory Company; among others. Regional - Twelve Angry Men (Pioneer Theatre); That Championship Season (Westport Playhouse); Odd Couple, Wait Until Dark (Shadow Lawn); Arsenic and Old Lace (Center Stage). Film/TV - It’s My Party; Rosen’s Son; Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (Epcot); "Sex and the City;" "Law & Order;" "Who'’s the Boss?;" "Tales of the City;" "One Life To Live." Education Fordham University (Lincoln Center); William Esper. Professional—Board Member: ReVision Theatre (www.revisiontheatre.org). Member—Circle Repertory Company (1984-1996).
As Director: Lou co-directed the TV Pilot "Water With Lemon" for the New York Television Festival (www.nytvf.com) and is currently in pre-production on A Good Smoke, a new play by Don Cummings.
Jonathan Collins (Scenic Design) Jonathan Collins designed Dancing with Abandon, directed by Jeremy Dobrish at last year's Fringe Festival. He recently designed Lighter The Musical at NYMF, and Spring's Awakening at Trinity College. Later this summer he's designing The Importance of Being Earnest in rep with As You Like It at the Gene Frankel. He has recently assistant designed the Broadway transfers of Next to Normal, Superior Donuts, Everyday Rapture, The Merchant of Venice and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. MFA NYU. www.jonwcollins.com
Lisa Loen (Costume Design) is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Drama where her credits include the world premier of Compulsion, directed by Oskar Eustis, The French Play (Carlotta Festival of New Plays) and Brecht's Man is Man. At the Yale Cabaret she designed The Little Prince, Babs the Dodo, Dancing in the Dark, and Chicano Sketches. Other theatre credits include The Threepenny Opera, Uncle Vanya and Luku Lake (Wright State University Dance Ensemble). She received a BFA in costume design from Wright State University in 2007.
Heather Smaha (Lighting Design) Recent designs include: MadAir and Long Way Go Down (co-designer), and Far Away (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Heather recently received her MFA in Lighting Design from SUNY Purchase college, and is thrilled to be working on Together This Time!
Phillip Rudy (Sound Design/Audio Engineer) is thrilled to make his NYC Fringe debut. A native of Texas, he studied Theatre Arts at Baylor University then promptly fled for all points North/Not Bush Country. He is currently the full time sound designer/engineer for The Deep Throat Sex Scandal at the 45 Bleecker Theatre. NY/Off B’way: Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, The Seafarer, The Hidden Sky, Sheer Madness, I'm God, You're Not. Chicago: Grease, The Buddy Holly Story, The Wedding Singer, Wait Until Dark (Best Original Score Winner), Lend Me a Tenor, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Minneapolis: Distracted, Death and the Maiden, The Whipping Man, Angels in America Part 1 (Guthrie Theatre's Kushner Fest 2009). Tours: The Killers Day and Age, The Village People Splash Bash, Walking With Dinosaurs! Companies: Prospect Theatre, New Dramatists, Foster Entertainment, Penumbra Theatre, Mixed Blood. Resident Sound Designer/Engineer with Capital Repertory Theatre, Timberlake Playhouse, and Royal Caribbean aboard the Navigator of the Seas. Thanks to his parents who always helped him land on his feet and all his love to Francisca.
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DATES/TIMES:
Wed, August 18 _ 9:30pm
Thurs, August 19 _ 8:15pm
Sun, August 22 _ 12pm
Mon, August 23 _ 1pm
Thurs, August 26 _ 4:30pm
Lucille Lortel Theatre
FRINGE VENUE #12:
121 Christopher Street, NYC (btwn Bleecker & Hudson)
SUBWAY:
1 to Christopher Street
A, B, C, D, E, F to West 4th Street
1) Stay With Me
feat. Kristy Glass and Kasey Marino
2) I Won't Let Another
Author Break My Heart
feat. Kristy Glass
3) Make It Happen
feat. Mark T Evans, Kasey Marino,
Elysia Segal, Paul Wyatt, & Kristy Glass
4) Shaking
feat. Paul Wyatt and Kristy Glass
5) Welcome to Our Life
feat. Kyle Post
6) I Miss That
7) The Perfect Town
feat. Kasey Marino and Kristy Glass
8) Goodbye
feat. Kasey Marino
9) Ready to Begin
feat. Elysia Segal, Paul Wyatt,
Kasey Marino & Kristy Glass
MEDIA:
Click on a video thumbnail or song to experience media.
"Goodbye"
performed by Kasey Marino
_ the Laurie Beechman
"Ready to Begin"
"The Perfect Town"
performed by
Elysia Segal, Paul Wyatt,
DEMO RECORDINGS:
CONTACT:
Please send all show-related correspondence to:
togetherthistime_gmail.com
LINKS:
Andrew Heyman (Music/Lyrics)www.AndrewHeyman.com
Troy Miller (Director)www.TroyMiller.org
FringeNYC 2010www.FringeNYC.org
Elysia Segal (Web Design)www.ElysiaSegal.com
