Lightning Man

Event Date and Time:

July 24, 2008 – July 27, 2008
showtimes are 8:00PM nightly and also a 2:00 PM matinee on July 26

Location:

Black Box Theatre
113 Second Ave.

The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program Workshop Series presents "Lightning Man", loosely based on the life of Roy Sullivan who survived being struck by lightning seven times. The line between reality and fantasy blurs as lightning, represented by three women, challenges Roy as he fights against destiny."

The production teams, casts and crews of the two productions are all NYU students and recent alumni: Tisch departments represented include Dance, Graduate Acting, Graduate Design for Stage & Film,
Undergraduate Drama (Playwrights Horizons Theater School, Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, CAP21)as well as the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program (whose students are serving as stage managers and music directors for the productions.) Students from Steinhardt music performance programs are also participating.

Music and Book by Jeffrey Dennis Smith
Lyrics by Shoshana Greenberg &
Katya Stanislavskaya
Additional Lyrics by Janet Allard

Directed by Rob Heller
Musical Direction by Clive Chang

Admission is free.
SEATING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED
(40 seats per performance)