Studio 18 Productions Presents BONNIE & CYLDE in August

Presented at 12th Ave Arts this August, Bonnie & Clyde come back to life in this thrilling musical with music by Frank Wildhorn. This classic tale of passion and crime during the Great Depression is set to a rockabilly, blues and gospel score. Bonnie & Clyde's premiere took place in 2009 at the La Jolla Playhouse, followed by a Broadway opening in 2011. After a short but well-received four week run, the production was nominated for three Outer Critics Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, both including Best New Musical, as well as two nominations for the 2012 Tony® Awards. Performed by an incredibly talented cast of local Seattle actors, this show is a wild ride you won't want to miss.

Produced by Alia Collins-Friedrichs, with direction and choreography by Matthew Lang and music direction by Travis Frank, this will be Studio 18's inaugural production and the Northwest Premiere.

August 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th and 13th at 8pm (with an additional Saturday matinee on the 13th at 2pm)

Tickets 15 student/senior, 20 with TPS membership, 25 general

Studio 18 strives to provide a safe place for the development of aspiring artists. We are committed to professionalism and to fully representing the diversity of the Seattle artistic community. Studio 18 aims to create theatre that conscientiously questions the human condition, while making musical theatre accessible for a broader audience.

Alia Collins-Friedrichs - Producing Artistic Director

Alia will attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in the fall, studying Applied Theatre and Community Drama. She has worked at the 5th Avenue Theatre for the past three seasons and been an active member of the Twelfth Night Productions community for years. Alia has enjoyed performing from an early age but found that producing is where she hopes to pursue a career.

Matt Lang - Managing Artistic Director

Matt has been working in Seattle theatre in many aspects for the past 12 years. He studied Musical Theatre at both Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts. Most commonly, Matt is to be found on stage as an actor, where he has appeared at theaters such as: Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, ArtsWest, and SecondStory Repertory. Matt often works as an educator in theatre teaching dance, acting, gymnastics, and voice to children. Matt is making his directorial debut with Studio 18's production of Bonnie and Clyde after working in the field under Steve Tomkins and Jerry Dixon at Village Theatre.

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