AMERICAN DREAMS - A New Musical - Was Democracy Just a Dream?
Schedule
Thu Jul 18 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Bruns Amphitheater, California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA, USA | Orinda, CA
About this Event
The American Dream. It used to mean a job, a house, a car, a spouse, 2.5 kids, and a .4 dog. But what does it mean now? For Gabriel Pearce, a Black man tired of liberal failures, on the day after the presidential election it means victory! Giving up on progressivism wasn’t easy, but casting his vote for a Conservative who promises to be grateful could mean a dream come true. However, for his daughter Paine - a teacher at a university caught between protesting students and threats to funding - it’s a nightmare! Or was the lost election just a dream? Or will A.I. catch fire, like Paine’s boyfriend Oliver sees in his nightmares?
Do androids dream of electronic voting? Can we create the utopia of justice activist student Emma hopes for, or is the present just a dream within a dream within a dream? But whether you’re asleep or Woke what some see as nightmares others see as… American Dreams.
<h4>AMERICAN DREAMS - A New Musical</h4><h4>Was Democracy Just a Dream?</h4><h4>Written by: Michael Gene Sullivan</h4><h4>Music and Lyrics: Daniel Savio</h4><h4>Director: Velina Brown</h4><h4>Music Director: Dred Scott</h4><h4>The show runs 80 min. – no intermission.</h4><h4>AMERICAN DREAMS - A New Musical features a four-person cast that includes veteran SF Mime Troupe collective members: Andre Amarotico* (Oliver, Harold); Michael Gene Sullivan* (Gabriel Pearse, Chancellor Quisling); and features Lizzie Calogero* (Meliae Higgins, Emma); Mikki Johnson (Paine Pearse).</h4><h4>
</h4><h4>SFMT Band: Caroline Chung (Bass); Daniel Savio (Keyboards); and Dred Scott (Drums, Percussion, additional keyboards).</h4><h4>
</h4><h4>Bios: sfmt.org/press-bios</h4><h4>*The Actors and Stage Manager employed in this production are members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.</h4>
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Bruns Amphitheater, California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA, USA, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 20.00
