SOMA backStage Reading Series - New Musical: SHE REACHED FOR HEAVEN at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)

Be the first to hear Oliver Houser and Hunter Bird’s newest musical, SHE REACHED FOR HEAVEN, and share your thoughts with the creative team in a talkback!  Part of the SOMA backStage Reading Series, Houser and Bird introduce their newest protagonist, high schoolers Jes Holt and Cody. Set against the backdrop of the greatest drug crisis in our country’s history, She Reached for Heaven is an original coming-of-age story about the devastations of addiction, and one woman’s journey to choose life rather than escape it.  

The cast includes: Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill); Nick Gaswirth (How to Dance in Ohio); Charlie Pollock (Pretty Woman); Julie Reiber (Jagged Little Pill); Ayla Schwartz (Frozen); Ash Barton; Michayla; and Evan Gray