OPEN STAY To Premiere At Kenan Center Taylor Theatre

Spotlight Performing Artists, Inc. will bring the Western New York premiere of Open Stay, a new song cycle musical to the Kenan Center Taylor Theatre.

This limited engagement marks the first local staging of a newly written script, developed in Western New York and inspired by a licensed song cycle from Uproar Theatrics. While the music was originally available with an existing concept, Spotlight Performing Artists chose to create an original script, creating the story alongside casting so each performer has a direct influence on their character.

Open Stay centers on sisters Lizzie and Rosalie, who are left holding the pieces of a family they no longer recognize after their world collapses. Just as they begin to find their footing, the reappearance of their estranged Aunt Rachel forces them to confront a difficult choice: protect the peace they've built or risk the pain of letting someone back in.

Directed by the founder of Spotlight Performing Artists, Open Stay continues the organization's mission to create meaningful, artist-driven theatre while developing emerging performers in Western New York.