Photo Flash: First Look at Jason Robert Brown's PARADE at Drama Learning Center
Drama Learning Center's professional training company for emerging young artists will present the period musical drama Parade from June 10-18, 2016.
Set in Atlanta in 1913, a Brooklyn-raised Jewish man by the name of Leo Frank is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion.
Based on true historical events and adapted for the stage by an acclaimed playwright (Alfred Uhry - Driving Miss Daisy) and composer/lyricist (Jason Robert Brown - Songs For A New World, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County), Parade is a moving examination of the darkest corners of America's history amid themes of religious intolerance, political injustice, and racial tension that pervade the dogmatic landscape of today. Parade is presented by permission through special arrangement with MTI.
Show Dates & Times: June 10-11, 16-18 at 7:30 PM June 12 at 2 PM with a Post-Show Talkback with Rabbi Steven Lebow - Temple Kol Emeth, Marietta, GA from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Production Staff: Director: Stephanie Lynn Williams Music Director: Tiffany Underwood Holmes Lighting Design: Lynn Joslin Scenic Coordinator: David Smith Costume Design: Janine Sunday Stage Manager: Seth Fallon
Featuring TYA Company Members: Lauren Alberg, Flora Aubin, Patrick Campbell, Lila Cooper, Tommy Eyes, Brittany George, Keri Goto, Kendall Grove, Ceoli Jacoby, BRandon Love, Lauren McKenna, Jeff Miller, Aly Murphy, Naomi Muwowo, Imani Nokuri, Ellie Parks, Austin Pearsall, Ava Pirie, Jason Quackenbush, Mark Quackenbush, Brina Rosen, Shannon Taylor, Sarah Tossman, Eli Vogel, Taylor Washington, Luka Yetter.
Eli Vogel as Tom Watson (center) and members of the ensemble of PARADEPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Taylor Washington (center) as AngelaPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Jason Quackenbush (left), Patrick Campbell (center) as Jim Conley, and members of the ensemblePhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Eli Vogel (left) as Tom Watson, Austin Pearsall (center) as Hugh Dorsey, Jeff Miller (right) as Governor Slaton, and members of the ensemble of PARADEPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Ellie Parks plays 13-year-old Mary Phagan at select performancesPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Tommy Eyes (left) as Leo Frank and Lauren Alberg (right) as Lucille FrankPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
Lauren Alberg (left) as Lucille Frank and Tommy Eyes (right, background) as Leo FrankPhoto courtesy of Bruce F Press Photography
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