The Seventh Annual Festival of New Musicals, August 17-19, 2007

Village Originals

The Seventh Annual Festival Of New Musicals: August 17-19, 2007
	Six New Musicals, Five Parties, Three Days! For Members and Artists Only. Don't Miss Out — Become A Member Today! For more information, call the Box Office at (425) 392-2202, or visit our Village Originals Membership page. All Readings and events take place at First Stage, 120 Front Street North, unless otherwise listed.
The Annual Festival of New Musicals has proven to be the starting point for some of our most popular new musicals. Million Dollar Quartet and Little Women, both on our upcoming season, debuted at last year's Festival of New Musicals. Girl of My Dreams, part of the 2005–2006 Mainstage Season, made its Village Theatre debut at the Third Annual Festival in August of 2003. The Wedding Banquet made its first public appearance at the Second Annual Festival in August of 2002 before going on to performances in Asia, New York, and the Village Theatre Mainstage. Ya Got Trouble!, which had a developmental production at First Stage in May and June of 2005, was the opening reading at the Third Annual Festival in 2003. Many recent Village Originals workshops and developmental productions, from Emma and Company, to Bonnie and Clyde, to Six Wives, all began at the Festival.

Friday, August 17, 2007
6:00 PM: Opening Reception Featuring musical previews from each show. in the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre Lobby, 303 Front Street North, Issaquah catered by Lombardi's Restaurant. 7:30 PM: Anna Karenina Book and Music by Peter Kellogg Music by Dan Levine Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy Peter Kellogg, author of previous Village Original favorites Stunt Girl and Desperate Measures, comes together with composer Dan Levine to bring you this passionate musical based on the Tolstoy novel. In 1870s Russia, Anna Karenina is a woman of impeccable virtue and the wife of a government official who is 15 years her senior. When she meets the handsome and charming Alexis Vronsky, Anna must choose between an ardent love unlike anything she has experienced, and loyalty to her husband and small son. Join us for this moving story of a woman and a choice which could bring her the fiercest joy or the greatest sorrow. 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance. 10:00 PM: Festival Opening Night Party At First Stage Theatre, hosted by Village Originals.

Saturday, August 18, 2007
12:00 PM: Iron Curtain Book by Susan DiLallo Music by Stephen Weiner Lyrics by Peter Mills Susan DiLallo and Stephen Weiner, authors of the 2006-2007 Mainstage original Once Upon a Time in New Jersey, team up with lyricist Peter Mills to bring you this thrilling new musical comedy. Howard and Murray are two aspiring musical theatre writers living in New York City during the Cold War era. When they answer an ad placed by a Russian producer, hilarity ensues. Kidnapped, taken to Moscow, and forced to fix what could possibly be the worst musical ever written, they suddenly find themselves working under the gun, literally! 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance. 4:00 PM: Sacagawea Book and Lyrics by Mary Bracken Phillips Music by Craig Bohmler A triumphant tale of friendships and growth, Sacagawea is the extraordinary musical that depicts the crossing of cultures and land alike. Explorers Lewis and Clark form an expedition to discover a water passage through the continent. Sacagawea, a young and submissive captive, is sold by her captor to the men as a guide. As Sacagawea blossoms into a capable and spirited young woman in the company of the explorers, the men are forced to reevaluate their own preconceived notions of this beautiful land and its people. 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance. 8:00 PM: Piece Book by Tara Smith Music and Lyrics by Scott Alan Following the death of her mother, Katherine Matthews returns to her childhood home to piece together the patterns of her life. In this soaring new musical, Katherine makes peace with her past by reliving the adventuresome and heartbreaking moments she's had with her mother at the ages of 17, 26, and 35. 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance. 10:30 PM: Meet The Artists party at Executive Producer Robb Hunt's home

Sunday, August 19, 2007
2:00 PM: 100 Years Into the Heart Book by Richard Vetere Music by Jeffrey Lodin Lyrics by William Squier Set in Queens, New York in the 1970s, 100 Years into the Heart is a tale of fate and the choices we make, both large and small. While making the arrangements for her marriage to the dependable and handsome Vincent, Stephanie meets the charming and dangerous Sal Greco. Now, Stephanie must make the same decision her mother made years before. Will she follow in her mother's footsteps, or venture out on her own and, in doing so, risk hurting those who have always loved and supported her? 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance.
5:00–6:30 PM: Circle Level Members Party Open to Circle Level Members. at Lombardi's Restaurant, 695 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Issaquah, (425) 391-9097
7:30 PM: Saint Heaven Book by Martin Casella Music and Lyrics by Keith Gordon Thom Rivers, a young doctor, returns home to Saint Heaven, Kentucky for his father's funeral. Met with unhappy memories — and strong pressure to follow in his beloved father's footsteps — Thom is determined to forget the pain of his past, settle Daddy's affairs, and head back north. But his plans change when he falls in love with a black preacher who speaks in tongues. Believing her to be suffering from epilepsy, he attempts to treat her, sparking a chain of events that affect their lives and all those who live in Saint Heaven. A contemporary country/gospel/R&B score propels this intimate and inspiring love story. 15-minute Talk Back to follow performance. 10:00 PM: Festival Closing Night Party at Fins Bistro, located next to Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 301 Front Street North, Issaquah, (425) 392-0109



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