AGATA OF CATANIA at Dixon Place

ABOUT THIS SHOW
Agata, a Sicilian butcher in in the 1890’s, is stuck under the rule of her kind, but overprotective father, Umberto. Sporting a cerulean scar on her cheek, Agata becomes hunted by the shadowy Baron Corvo, who desires her blood to unlock a mythic stone of power. To escape his clutches, Agata allies herself with a Strega, who calls forth a great storm to reveal this stone to Agata, but in the process wrecks an Italian naval ship onto the shore—full of officers sent by the Italian king to find this mysterious stone, and captained by the handsome and daring Luciano. Agata must navigate in an increasingly dangerous situation while remaining loyal to her father, her heart, and discovering herself.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Emily Crowley is a New York based actress and musician. She was most recently seen in The Christians, off-broadway at Playwrights Horizons. Some of her favorite credits include Antonia in Man of La Mancha (Skirball Center), and Florence in Fiorello!. Her work is process-based, spanning from traditional music theatre to contemporary classical works, but her passion lies in creating new works, whatever genre they may be.

Nathan Dennis is a Florida born, New York based playwright and producer. His most recent farce The Octopus was being staged by Rogue Productions in Tallahassee for March 18th through the 20th. Previous productions include It’s A Magical World (one act musical adaptation of Calvin and Hobbes, Rubin Hall, New York City), Classy as Copulation (Brittany Hall, New York City), Liquidation of the Assets (Jacksonville), Anchors Aweigh (Jacksonville), and Olga (Jacksonville). Staged readings include Lord of Florida (Goldberg Theatre, New York City), as well as The Octopus (New York City). Nathan currently is the Publisher and Editor of Unscooped Bagel, an online literary journal.

Eddie Bean is a composer and musician from Toledo, Ohio. He currently works as the Music Assistant on an upcoming Disney Junior television show (set to premiere in 2017) as well as the assistant for musical theatre composer Jason Robert Brown. In 2014 he worked as a mentor for art and film students studying at UCLA and in 2015 as a Teaching Artist at Robert E. Simon M.S. 165. He has been a member of the music collective, The Gazebo, since 2008; they recently released an album, Hiding Places. Other recent theatre work includes Honeymoon in Vegas (MTI score preparation), Big Red Sun (54 Below), The Bridges of Madison County (MTI licensing preparation), King Kong (first US workshop), and Prince of Broadway (Umeda Arts Theater, Japan). He studied Music Theory and Composition at New York University.