Photo Flash: First Look at Rag Lady Productions' THE GEEZE AND ME
What if there was a musical - simultaneously serious and hilarious - that explores the wild ride of life's later years, addressing the good, the bad and the ugly of aging? Rag Lady Productions presents the World Premiere of THE GEEZE AND ME, a new musical featuring a troupe of baby boomers who sing, dance, and hobble their way through issues of retirement,mobility, and more. The show will play the Tenth Avenue Arts Center downtown San Diego, March 31st through April 29th. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
With Original Music by Hedges Capers and Book written by Hedges Capers and Nancy Locke Capers. Produced and Directed by Nancy Locke Capers. Musical Direction by Will (B.J.) Robinson of KPBS's Spectrum, Choreography by Joanne Lovejoy, Sound and Video by Joe Huppert, Costume Design by Max Cadillac, Lighting Design by Cynthia Bloodgood, Script Consultants Dilip Jeste, M.D., and Danielle K. Glorioso, L.C.S.W., in consultation with UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging, PR/Media by Susan J. Farese, SJF Communications, Casting by Samuel Warren & Associates, 'Invisible People' portrait by Neil Shigley, with Brendan Hill as Assistant Director and Beonica Bullard as Stage Manager.
The cast featurEs Devlin (Kay), Hedges Capers (David, Soapboxer and Beat Poet), Kent Brisby (Bob), Byron LaDue (Howard), Gabriela Nelson (Sherry), Jesse MacKinnon (Dwight), Lorraine Devon Wilke (Helen), Lolly Boroff (Mrs. Dingler), Susan Benninghoff (Miranda), Kiera Mersky (Bobbi & Margo), Lauren Preski (Margret), Erin Vanderhyde (Homeless), Susie Singer Carter (Science & Ginger), and Scotty Billion (Undertaker).
THE GEEZE & ME is a funny, irreverent, and poignant show about surviving aging. This timely show features a comedic troupe of eccentric players who team up to wrangle aspects of aging from an expert. An eclectic blend of songs ranging from pop to blues to corner street doo-wop, accompanied by electric choreography and state of the art projections. The perils and benefits of growing older are reflected in the concerns of this diverse group of people. Think "Hair," after it's gone...THIS IS THE DAWNING OF THE AGE OF BEWARE OF US!
General admission tickets are $30 (Group tickets $20 for 10 or more): www.sdartstix.com/the-geeze-and-me or www.thegeezeandme.com. Please Note: Mature content.
Hedges Capers
Jesse MacKinnon (front) with Gabriela Nelson, Byron La Due, Lorraine Devon Wilke
Gabriela Nelson, Devlin, Lorraine Devon Wilke
Devlin, Gabriela Nelson, Lorraine Devon Wilke, Susan Benninghoff
Jesse MacKinnon, Lorraine Devon Wilke, Hedges Capers
Susan Benninghoff, Devlin, Gabriela Nelson, Lorraine Devon Wilke
Gabriela Nelson, Byron La Due, Devlin, Jesse MacKinnon, Lorraine Devon Wilke, Hedges Capers, Susan Benninghoff
Lorraine Devon Wilke (front) with Byron La Due, Jesse MacKinnon, Hedges Capers, Susan Benninghoff, Devlin, Gabriela Nelson
Devlin and Lorraine Devon Wilke
Hedges Capers and Byron La Due
(front) Lorraine Devon Wilke, Erin Vanderhyde; (middle) Kiera Mersky, Susan Benninghoff, Byron La Due, Jesse MacKinnon, Devlin, Gabriela Nelson; (Back) Hedges Capers, Lauren Preski, Lolly Boroff
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