Broadway and television veterans Stephanie J. Block (The Boy From Oz,
Wicked tour, upcoming The Pirate Queen), Sean Dugan (Corpus Christi, HBO television
"Oz") and Harvey Evans (original cast of Follies) will join thirty
talented young people from the California Conservatory of the Arts in a
staged reading of a new musical, How The Nurse Feels, on Tuesday, May
9, 2006 at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street in Theatre One at 2:30
pm. The reading will be directed by Tony-Nominated actress Jonelle Allen
(Two Gentlemen of Verona; TV's "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman").
"The professional actors are acting as teachers for these
young people as they take their classroom to the Great White Way,
learning what it is like to take a new musical from page to stage," according to press notes. How
The Nurse Feels is based on a short story by Greg Changnon and is a
coming of age story about a young girl from Winnetka, Illinois who is
cast as the Nurse in her high school production of Romeo and Juliet. It
deals with contemporary social issues seen through the eyes of
teenagers.
The show features music by John Glaudini, lyrics by David Green and a book by
David Green and Debbie Lamedman. Green is the Executive Director of
the Conservatory and his alumni include Tony-nominated actors Susan Egan and
Matthew Morrison in addition to Block.
The reading is an educational experience for the young
people rather than a performance, and is not open to the general public.
However a limited number of seats are available to interested
individuals who contact the Conservatory directly to be added to the
guest list.
The California Conservatory of the Arts is a non-profit
educational organization located in Orange County, California, which
provides comprehensive, pre-professional training to young
people, selected by audition, in the performing and visual arts. Musical
Theatre is the school's primary focus and the faculty is made up of
working professional actors, directors, writers, choreographers and
designers form stage, film and television.
For an invitation, to the reading contact the Conservatory by phone (949)487-7253 or by email: dwgreen22@hotmail.com. Visit www.ccarts.net for more information.