PITS! The Unauthorized Holes Musical Returns to the Peoples Improv Theater

By: Sep. 26, 2017
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PITS! The Unauthorized Holes Musical is an original musical parody that plays tribute to Louis Sachar's brilliant story and the much-beloved Disney film while celebrating the weirdness and passion of the creative team and cast.

Danley Yelnad's family is cursed. They've been cursed since Eli Yelnad forgot to carry Madame Zilchini up that dang mountain. Eli didn't know his mistake would send his great-great-grandson Danley to a youth correctional facility. Now an innocent Danley has to dig pits at Camp Wetwater for eighteen months. Come meet Mr. Man, Steve the Onion Man, Smoochin' Sally and a whole bunch of juvenile delinquents with funny names.

PITS will be beginning a two month residency at The Peoples Improv Theater, starting on Tuesday, October 3. Shows will be every Tuesday night at 8pm until closing on Tuesday, November 28. The show runs approximately 90 minutes. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting tinyurl.com/pits2017. Also, check out the PITS Facebook page at facebook.com/pitsthemusical!

PITS, now in it's fifth installment, first ran at the Clarion Theatre in the spring of 2016. It enjoyed a run at The Peoples Improv Theater in the spring of 2017 and has been featured for two years in a row as part of NYU's First-Year Welcome Week.

PITS is Directed by Noah Rauchwerk and Delia Kemph, Choreographed by Delia Kemph, and Produced by Granger Wilson. Background Art by Becca Schuchat. Costumes and Props by Dina Menegas. Lighting Design by Emma Howard.

The show features: David Thomas Cronin, Evan Frazier, Josy Soriano, Myles Phillips, E.B Hinnant, Savannah Lee Mumford, Kayte Zhang, Jordan Westfall, Rachel Lind, Dan Zimmerman, Marcus Guerrier, Tommy Prast, Victoria Nassberg, Will Reber, Sam Disney, and Hope Fennig.

The band is: Noah Rauchwerk on piano, Ned Steves on guitar, Jake Strauss on bass, and Stephan Stanzione on drums.

Tickets are $12 online or at the door. The Peoples Improv Theater is on 24th St between Park Ave and Lexington Ave. The theater is accessible by the 4, 6, R, W and PATH trains.

Please note that PITS is a PG-13 parody, and some humor in the show is unsuitable for children!



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