BARE - a pop opera
by Theatre Uncovered
May. 25 - May. 26, 2018
Friday-Saturday
***BELIEF AND SEXUAL IDENTITY COLLIDE IN JON HARTMERE JR. AND DAMON INTRABARTOLO’S EXPLOSIVE ROCK MUSICAL ***
Theatre Uncovered returns with its third annual production, after producing Heathers The Musical in 2016 and Spring Awakening in 2017.
BARE, by Jon Hartmere Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo, explores the relationships between a group of Catholic high school students who are struggling to feel heard by church leaders and are desperate to hear the voice of God over their individual struggles.
At the center of the story are Peter Simonds (played by Andrew Sabonis-Chafee) and Jason McConnell (played by Nicholas Carlin), two students who secretly are engaged in a on-and-off relationship. Both struggle to reconcile their love for each other with their belief that being gay might be sinful. Meanwhile, Ivy Robinson (played by Kelsey Ward), a young girl who is constantly shamed by her classmates for her promiscuity, vies for romantic attention from Jason. As events unfurl, teen angst, love triangles, and drug use leads to the unraveling of our protagonists, as well as an explosive ending.
Joining the cast are Joey Tamayo (Matthew Lloyd), Hannah Gilmore (Nadia Robinson), Caroline May (Lucas Carter), Breshena Crosby (Sister Chantelle), Lauren Weber (Claire), William Scheel (Priest), Kameron Alston (Alan Jones), Maddie Barnette (Tanya Garrett), Caroline Bowman (Dianne Lee), Griffin DeClaire (Anthony Rodriguez), Kendall Duffina (Rory Adams), Daniel Merry (Zack Rogers) and Reagan Seiler (Kyra Stevens).
“I believe that this is a story that still very much needs to be told,” said director Patrick Hill. “This musical is hardly blasphemous or irreligious. For lack of a better term, this story ‘bares’ the souls of many young LGBTQ+ people who grow up in the church desperately searching for love and acceptance. This is the story of what can happen when vulnerable people find compassion in the arms of God, but rejection and condemnation at the hands of the church.”
DIRECTOR: Patrick Hill
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lexie Rains
STAGE MANAGER: Joshua Nguyen
CHOREOGRAPHERS: Christina Austin and Jordan Tannous
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Josiah Bender
SOUND MIXER: Andrew Davis
This play contains adult language, drug use, sexual content, and violence.
ABOUT THEATRE UNCOVERED
Theatre Uncovered (formerly Teatro Akalyptos) is a theatre group founded in 2016 by a group of Baylor alumni, students, and faculty. Thanks to the generosity of Waco Civic Theatre and their Artistic Director, Eric Shepherd, Theatre Uncovered has been able to use Waco Civic’s facilities, and have had an established theatre company function as a co-producer for all three of Theatre Uncovered’s productions thus far.
Mission: Theatre Uncovered seeks to engage emerging artists in the Central Texas area by providing them with the opportunity to cultivate and hone their skills through professional quality productions. From new works that challenge the status-quo to reinvented classics, we strive to provide a voice to the next generation of artists and audiences.
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Summary at stageagent.com:
A pulsating, electric contemporary rock musical, bare follows a group of students at a Catholic boarding school as they grapple with issues of sexuality, identity, and the future. Peter and Jason have fallen in love with each other, but Jason -- a popular athlete -- fears losing his status if he is discovered to be gay. Unpopular Nadia, Jason’s sister, is contemptuous of Ivy, a beautiful girl with a questionable reputation. As the group attempts to put up a production of Romeo and Juliet, tensions flare, self-doubt simmers, and God’s path seems more difficult to find than ever. bare rings with the sounds of youthful repression and revolt. With a unique sung-through pop score, heart-pounding lyrics, and a cast of bright young characters, bare is a provocative, fresh, and utterly honest look at the dangers of baring your soul, and the consequences of continuing to hide.
BARE - a pop opera
by Jon Hartmere, Jr., Damon Intrabartolo
Theatre Uncovered
May 25 - May 26, 2018
1517 Lake Air Drive
Waco, TX, 76717
Performances at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 and $15 plus service fee, available on-line via VENDINI (click here)
Tickets also available via wacocivictheatre.org; or call 254-776-1591
