News: "Sheen, The Musical" Receives Rehearsal Space Residency Ending in Staged Readings and Launches Fundraiser
SEGREGATION BANNED AT RYDELL! American teens Dorothy and Lenny navigate friendship, romance, and the shift from crinolines to pencil skirts in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education and the integration of Rydell High. Sheen, The Musical brings all new music and a new luster to a classic tale of teen turmoil at the dawn of the 1960s. Sheen is the answer to Grease you never knew you needed but are damn sure glad you have!
In-the-know theater fans have been falling in love with Sheen, The Musical since an early collection of scenes and songs were presented at A.R.T./NY’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in June of 2023. Later iterations were presented as part of Brooklyn Comedy Collective’s WOOF! Residency in the fall of 2023. As fall turned to winter, Playful Substance offered Sheen space to workshop new scenes to complete the script. Sheen has since grown from a 30-minute show to a full 90-minute musical that is now preparing for a weeklong residency at the venerated HB Studio, August 19-25, 2024. The residency will culminate in staged readings of the full, never before seen work on August 24th and August 25th.
The core creative team for Sheen includes: Kaili Y. Turner (creator and book); Damany Mathis , RJ Williams, and Kaili Y. Turner (music team); Producers: Michele Baldwin and Xavier Rodney (producers); Myriam Moss (choreographer); and Amber Bloom (assistant choreographer).
Sheen is excited to be part of HB Studio Rehearsal Space Residency program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and many generous supporters. HB offers five one-week Rehearsal Space Residencies each year for the development of creative projects.
In preparation for the residency at HB Studio, Sheen’s production team has partnered with the ActNow Foundation and Playful Substance to launch an online fundraising campaign (July 26 - August 4th) that will provide artist pay and incidentals for the weeklong HB Studio Residency.
Donate to Support Sheen cast and crew by visiting the show's Zeffy page hosted by ActNow Foundation.
Two special staged readings of Sheen, The Musical, which will take place on August 24th at 7:00pm and August 25th at 2:30 pm at HB Studios (124 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014). Tickets can be accessed on HB Studio’s eventbrite page.
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