New Jack The Ripper Musical LIGHT & SHADOW to be Presented in Indianapolis

 

No witnesses. No evidence. All that remains are the chilling photographs of the victims. How do you root out a killer? All you need is...

LIGHT & SHADOW

a new musical about Jack the Ripper

Book by Bennett Ayres and KT Peterson

Music and Lyrics by Tony Guerrero and Erin Rettino

Director - Bo Frazier

Dramaturg - Elise Lockwood

Join collaborators from Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Chicago for a

One-night only, developmental reading:

Friday, February 24th at 7:00 pm

Theater On the Square, 627 Massachusetts Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204

TICKETS are $5 at the door

FEATURING: Eric Olson, Elsie McNulty, Claire Wilcher, Paige Scott, Megan Van Dam, Ella Seet, Devan Mathias, Ben Asaykwee, Clay Mabbitt, Dave Ruark, Kelsee B. Hankins, Ryan Ruckman, Ty Stover, Noah Winston, Matthew Altman, Jaddy Ciucci, Scott Fleshood, and Matt Campbell

Experience the development of a brand-new musical, and join in a facilitated feedback session after the performance!

CREATIVE TEAM:

Bennett Ayres (Book) is a playwright and museum educator. He is former scholarship recipient to the Kenyon Playwright's Conference and most recently his work appeared in the show, "Finding Home" at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Bennett lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Katie.

KT Peterson (Book) is a playwright/actor/director/educator. Her plays/musicals have been performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival, Brooklyn Starr, and Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Awards include: Kennedy Center Musical Theater Award, Eugene O'Neill Playwriting Fellow, Word BRIDGE participating playwright, and a nomination for the National Playwriting Award. She has performed at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and The Forge Theater Company, NYC. Current projects include her first novel, and a new musical. www.ktpeterson.com

Tony Guerrero (Music/Lyrics) is a musician, composer and producer, whose chart-topping solo work as a jazz artist has earned him both critical and a world-wide acclaim. His 2016 Christmas album A Swingin' Little Christmas featuring Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery, and Tim Davis is currently number 9 on Billboard's top Jazz Albums. Tony's musical, The Journey has been performed in venues around the country for nearly ten years. He has published books and dozens of articles on a variety of music-related topics in various national publications. Tony also founded and chairs the non-profit organization, FACT Alliance, which is committed to caring for the aftercare of victims of sex trafficking. www.tonyguerrero.com

Erin Rettino (Music/Lyrics) is a songwriter, singer, actress, producer and educator in Southern California. She has been part of the Grammy and Dove Award nominated children's series "Psalty The Singing Songbook" as a studio singer and co-producer. Her favorite roles include Tzeitel from Fiddler on the Roof and Tribe from the 40th Anniversary production of HAIR in Los Angeles (winner LA Weekly's Award for Best Musical) produced by original Broadway producer Michal Butler. Erin is also the founding director of The Fireside Carolers. www.erinrettino.com

Bo Frazier (Director) is a theatre maker who develops new work that challenges the dramatic form using movement, music and multimedia to bring diversity, inclusivity and a social conscience to the forefront of American Theatre. Originally from Indianapolis, he spent the last 2 years working in NYC where he Associate Produced for Heartbeat Opera, Directed for the Rutgers University MFA/BFA Acting program and presented his original music/theatre piece Konstantin at Dixon Place co-created with his collaborator Mary Colvin. Before that he spent 4 years in London where he co-founded London Theatre Workshop and Associate Directed the Original London Production of bare:the rock musical. Bofrazierdirects.tumblr.com

www.lightandshadowthemusical.com