Generations, A Theatre Company To Present Re-imagined Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Generations, A Theatre Company's 5th Season features a re-imagining of one of the American Theatre's greatest masterpieces, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim -Libretto by Hugh Wheeler - based on the play by Christopher Bond. Since it first debuted on Broadway in 1979 this garish "musical thriller" has delighted audiences all over the world. Generations' Artistic Director George Brock promises that the show, produced in association with Rice University's Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts and opening July 5th, 2013 at Hamman Hall, will offer a different look at this timeless tale of obsession and revenge.

"I've always been curious about what happened after the story was finished in the same way I've always been curious as to what happens after Hamlet is finished," said Brock. "That was the jumping off point for this conceptualization." Set in the common room of a Victorian asylum and influenced by Peter Weiss' Marat/Sade, this "Todd" offers audiences a new staging that features the inmates of the fictional Asylum portraying the characters in the story. "So what we get is a play within a play which allows the audience to step back and look at this sordid tale from a completely different point of view," Brock said.

Generations, A Theatre Company was founded in 2008 with the intention of bringing theatre professionals together with aspiring theatre artists to create a synergy that provides invaluable training for the apprentices. Working in association with Rice University's Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts the company has produced Regional Premieres (Spring Awakening & Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as well as re-imagined classics (Our Town & Bat Boy).

Contact: George Brock 832.326.1045
generationstheatre@gmail.com

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Libretto: Hugh Wheeler
Dates:
July 5th – July 28th, 2013
Thursdays at 7:30pm
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 3:00pm
Location: Hamman Hall – Rice University
Entrance 21 off Rice Blvd
Tickets: Regular: $25 Student/Senior: $15
Website: www.generationsatc.org
Phone: 832.326.1045

CAST
Sweeney Todd Kregg Dailey*
Mrs. Lovett Kristin Warren**
Johanna Stephanie Styles*
Anthony Forrest Surles*
Judge Turpin Michael Tapley**
Beadle Bamford Tyce Green*
Beggar Woman Ally McGehee*
Pirelli Grant Brown*
Tobias Michael Bevin

ENSEMBLE
Arielle Murphy*
Jennifer Laporte
Jessie Brownie
Anne Cape*
Alyssa Arizpe
Hayley Talkington
Mark Hauptfleisch
Mark Jamal
Henry Herbert
Graham Baker
* Professional Cast
** Member of Actors Equity Association

PRODUCTION STAFF
Direction George Brock
Musical Direction Jack Beetle
Stage Manager Jessica Kelly
Set/Prop Design Jodi Bobrovsky
Lighting Design/Technical Direction Matt Schlief
Costume Design Paige Willson
Sound Design Andrew Harper

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