Britney Coleman, Kim Blanck, Joe Joseph Set For ONE WAY Developmental Reading
The queer space musical by Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel will be directed by Jesca Prudencio at Open Jar Studios.
Casting is set for NEW NEXT NOW series new musical ONE WAY, including Britney Coleman (Company, Beetlejuice), Kim Blanck (Suffs, Octet), Jen Sese (Hamilton, Hair), Joe Joseph (Fear of 13, English), Garrett Turner (Tina, Thoughts of a Colored Man) and more, for an invitation-only presentation on June 16th at Open Jar Studios.
ONE WAY, by Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel, is a queer, anti-billionaire space musical in which Naomi, a retired astronaut, must choose between going on the first one-way Mars mission or staying on Earth with the woman she loves. ONE WAY will be directed by Jesca Prudencio (Julie Taymor World Theatre Recipient) with music direction by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh (Heathers, Come From Away).
Casting by The TRC Company: Merri Sugarman (CSA) also features Jennifer Sánchez (Real Women Have Curves), PJ Adzima (Book of Mormon), John El-Jor (Mean Girls, American Idol), Alex Gibson (Pirates!, Spongebob), Amanda Savan (Fancy Nancy), and Ayanna Nicole Thomas (Cursed Child, How To Dance in Ohio).
New Next Now's mission is to provide emerging writers and creative teams the support and opportunity to focus on the creative process of new and original work at key stages in their development. For more information about these invitation-only presentations: https://wkf.ms/3RPfVEO
