'bare' Opens in Baltimore in August

bare is a contemporary new musical that tells the story of a group of students at a Catholic boarding school struggling to find their own voices in a modern world that both embraces and isolates them. In their search to be "seen" and "heard" these teenagers confront coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms with the often contradictory but always high expectations of parents, peers, and the Church.  
 
In the spirit of shows like RENT and Spring Awakening, bare the musical speaks through an urgent, pop/rock influenced score that is the ceaseless pulse for the "operatic love story" that is its heart. Sold out audiences across the country have thrilled to the emotional, honest, and exciting new musical that is bare.

In October, 2000 bare the musical received its World Premiere in Hollywood, California. It was supposed to run for 32 performances at an 87-seat theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard. Four months later, it had become a multi award-winning sensation, including the L.A. Weekly Award for Best Musical, the Ovation Award for Best Musical and the L.A. Drama Critics Award for Best Score.  In 2004, bare premiered on the East Coast in NYC with a limited engagement run. Soon the strong following that had started in California steadily grew and, again, the critics were raving and the show was a sell out.

And now, this passionate and inspiring show is coming to Baltimore for the very first time in a production featuring the best creative and performing talent Baltimore has to offer!

The Baltimore Company of bare the musical includes: Kevin Bender as Peter, Emily Biondi as Rory, Kelli Blackwell as Sister Chantelle (August 8 – 17), Sara Collison as Diane, Esther Covington as Claire, Ryan DeVoe as Mark, Erin Donovan as Kyra, Stacey Eckler as Phoebe, Josh Kemper as Zack, Kevin Korczynski as Jason, Chelsea Mitchell as Sister Chantelle (August 22 – 31),  Tajuan Randolph as Alan, Madonna Marie Refugia as Ivy, Chris Rudy as Lucas, Robin Samek as Tanya, Jason Wilson as The Priest, and Kristen Zwobot as Nadia.

The creative team includes James Howard (Director), Michael Tan (Musical Director), David Gregory (Choreographer), Carl Marchese (Fight Choreography), Dave Eske (Set and Lighting Design), and Nan Miner (Costume Design).  Conejo Productions is producing the Baltimore Premiere of bare the musical.

bare the musical will be performed at the Baltimore Theatre Project on 45 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM.  Tickets are $20.00 for adults, $17.00 for students (with valid ID).  Group rates are available for groups of 15 or more.  Phone reservations may be made by calling 443-847-3135, and tickets may also be purchased on line at www.barethemusicalinbaltimore.com, by clicking on "tickets."

The August 8th performance includes a post opening reception with the cast and creative team.  The August 9th performance is a special benefit for the GLCC of Baltimore.  All tickets for that performance are $25.00.

The Baltimore premiere of bare the musical is proud to have GayLife as its media sponsor, and the Metropolitan Community Church of Baltimore (www.mccbaltimore.org) as its production sponsor.  In addition to the benefit performance, a portion of all proceeds from this production will be donated to the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore.

For complete information on the Baltimore production of bare the musical, its cast, crew and sponsors, please visit www.barethemusicalinbaltimore.com.

Photo by Amy Jones.

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