For the first time in the history of the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program (PMTP), students will perform in an original musical production, Jasper In Deadland. Written and directed by award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver, Jasper is a featured event in the 2011Festival of New American Musicals. Oliver, who grew up in Sierra Madre but now lives in New York City most of the year, is PMTP’s Artistic Director. He is also writing the score for Disney Theatrical’s upcoming musical, Freaky Friday, based on the hit movie.
Jasper in Deadland tells the story of 16-year-old Jasper, who loses his best friend, Agnes, and travels into the afterlife to retrieve her. But this afterlife, “Deadland,” is a hybrid of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and Judeo-Christian mythologies, divided into seven “circles.”
WHO: 53 emerging artists in 7th – 12th grades perform. See attached rehearsal photos.
More than 300 costumes
Puppets including Cerberus the three-headed dog
WHEN: Friday, August 5 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
WHERE: Pasadena High School
2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena
ABOUT US: The Pasadena Musical Theatre Program is a nonprofit musical theatre training program committed to bringing the highest quality in music and theatre education to students who live or attend school in Pasadena, Altadena or Sierra Madre. Our mission is to develop and nurture creative talents in the performing arts by encouraging students to embrace musical theatre as a method of self-exploration to enhance their personal growth and professionalism. What makes our program unique is that we value commitment and believe that every child regardless of socio-economic status should have access to outstanding musical theatre education.
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