THE ALBUM PROJECT: JAGGED LITTLE PILL, Nearly Naked Theatre, September 6th - 14th, 2014

conceived by Kate Sullivan Gibbens & Jonah Platt

directed by Kate Sullivan Gibbens

orchestrations by Jonah Platt

music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard

THE QUINTESSENTIAL ALBUM OF THE 90s... ONSTAGE!

Simultaneous with its World Premiere in Los Angeles, Nearly Naked Theatre brings The Album Project: JAGGED LITTLE PILL to Arizona for a limited engagement of only 8 performances, at the same time as it plays to rave reviews in L.A. Find yourself mesmerized as you take an impressionist journey through Alanis Morissette's most iconic album (which sold 33 million copies worldwide and won four of its six Grammy nominations). Eight talented performers weave an avant-garde cabaret experience using Jagged Little Pill in its entirety, including the hit songs: You Learn, Hand in my Pocket, Ironic and of course, You Oughta Know! The Album Project: JAGGED LITTLE PILL is recommended for mature teens and adults.

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Caitlin Ary and Nathan Parrett

Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Conceived by Kate Sullivan Gibbens & Jonah Platt
Directed by Kate Sullivan Gibbens
Orchestrations by Jonah Platt

Cast:
Mary Jane: Caitlin Ary
Mr. Nice Guy: Casey Hayden
Doctor: Nathan Parrett
Rebel: Kate Sullivan Gibbens
Mother Teresa: Tyler Olshansky
Chicken Shit: Michael Noah Levine
Klepto: Michelle Raitzin
Princess: Rebecca Dowdy

Photo: Laura Durant

VALHALLA, Nearly Naked Theatre, November 8 - 29, 2014

by Paul Rudnick

directed by Damon Dering

A COMEDY OF OPERATIC-- ERR-- EPIC PROPORTIONS!

The fourth entry in our Returning Hit series, Paul Rudnick's Valhalla intertwines the lives of Bavarian King Ludwig II and American James Avery, as the two travel their separate paths to discover the true nature of beauty;  Ludwig in 1880s Bavaria and James in 1940s Texas. Along the way they meet the Handsomest High School Quarterback, the Prettiest Girl in Dainsville, the Swan Knight Lohengrin and Princess Sophie, the loneliest humpback in Europe, as the two men in different eras pursue their lives with operatic passion.Valhalla explores the questions of beauty and madness, and confronts the price to be paid for wanting, and getting, everything you dream of.  Valhalla was a sleeper-hit for n2t in 2005, and returns with an all-new cast and direction by Damon Dering.  Recommended for mature audiences.

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Director: Damon Dering
Assistant Director: Kenneth Anthony
Stage Manager: Joanne Gregg
Scenic Design: Eric Beeck
Lighting Design: Clare Burnett
Sound Design: Will Snider (based on original design by Mark Bennett)
Costume Design: Damon Dering

Cast:
King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Vinny Chavez
James Avery: Cole Brackney
Margaret Avery, Queen Marie Natalie Kippelbaum: Susan St. John
Sally Mortimer, Princess Sophie, Princess Priscilla: Portia Beacham
Henry Lee Stafford, Helmut, Opera Singer: Jacob Gentile
Prince Otto, Johannes Pfeiffer, Sergeant: Pat Russel

DEBBIE DOES DALLAS: THE MUSICAL, Nearly Naked Theatre, January 10-31, 2015

adapted by Erika Schmidt -- music by Andrew Sherman

directed by Damon Dering

WHEN PEOPLE THINK "DEBBIE DOES DALLAS", THEY THINK "MUSICAL THEATRE", RIGHT?

The most important theatrical event of the twenty-first century! Or not. Debbie Does Dallas is a modern morality tale told as a comic musical of tragic proportions in the language of the rodeo-porno-football circus. Based on the 1970s "blue movie" of the same name, the story follows Debbie Benton, an all-American, small-town sweetheart on her coming-of-age quest to realize her dream... to become a Texas Cowboys Cheerleader! The only thing standing in her way is the bus fare to Dallas and the inequity of her minimum wage job. So Debbie and her friends form Teen Services! A small company willing to take on BIG jobs. Debbie Does Dallas manages to have it all: beauty, brains and a great sense of humor! 

Recommended for hopelessly immature adults!

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THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL, Nearly Naked Theatre, April 11 - 25, 2015

by Clive Barker

directed by Damon Dering

PLEASED TO MEET YOU... HOPE YOU GUESS MY NAME

An early work from the master of fantasy and horror, Clive Barker, the creator of Hellraiser. A wide-ranging, Brechtian-like epic that finds the Lord of Lies petitioning for re-admittance into Heaven by denying involvement in the horrors of humanity. The History of the Devil is told with dark truths about our own history, powerful and unusual imagery and even a wry sense of humor. It asks us to imagine if teh wickedness of humanity is our own fault, and if anyone can find some sympathy... for the Devil.  The History of the Devil is intended for mature audiences only.

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ANGELS IN AMERICA, Nearly Naked Theatre, June 6 - 20, 2015

by Tony Kushner

directed by Damon Dering

PREPARE THE WAY... THE MESSENGER IS COME

Tony Kushner's epic and sweeping political drama that captured the imaginations of an entire generation of theatre-goers and the Tony Award for Best Play. Angels in America is perhaps the greatest play of the 20th Century. In its scope and imagination, it defines the collapse of a moral universe during the Reagan years in an unforgettable way, transcending its specific time in the richness of its portrait of an America Lost, perhaps to be regained. The New York Times hailed it as "A vast, miraculous play... provocative, witty and deeply upsetting... a searching and radical rethinking of American political drama." Recommended for mature audiences.

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