Katie Zaffrann and Chris Crawford Star in freeFall Theatre's JOHN & JEN, Opening Tonight

Opening tonight, May 3 at freeFall Theatre, the Bay area premiere of Andrew Lippa's john & jen will include a cast of Katie Zaffrann and Chris Crawford, Chris Brent Davis providing musical direction and Eric Davis directing.

Set against the background of a changing America between 1950 and 1990, john & jen is brimming with intelligence, wit, and beautiful melodies. This musical drama is a tender tale about Jen Tracy (Katie Zaffrann) and her relationships with the two Johns of her life: her younger brother, who was killed in Vietnam, and her son, his namesake, who is trying to find his own way in the world (both played by Chris Crawford). john & jen is a musical about connections, commitments, and the healing of the human heart and has been called "...the little show that packs a big punch" by The New Times (Syracuse, NY)

Composer Andrew Lippa is best known for his musical The Wild Party, (2000 Outer Critics Circle Award for best Off-Broadway musical, Drama Desk Award for best music). He also wrote the music and lyrics for three new songs for the Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and produced the cast recording for RCA Victor, for which he received a Grammy nomination. john & jen is beautifully scored for piano (Chris Brent Davis), cello (Melissa Grady), and percussion (Mark Younger) by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World).

john & jen runs tonight, May 3 through May 26, 2013. Tickets are $39 or $46, depending on seating, with discounts available for students, teachers, seniors and military. 30 minutes before each show there are a limited number of discount rush seats available for students and teachers with ID's, and industry artists (show an AEA ID or your name in a printed program). Rush tickets can only be obtained in person at the box office window. john & jen is sponsored by Sylvia Rusche.

For more information and tickets visit www.freefalltheatre.com or call (727) 498-5205.