More than two dozen 海角社区 students, alumni, faculty and staff are behind the current run of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”
A scene from the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s summer 2023 production of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” now on stage at Cleveland's Great Lakes Theater.
While 海角社区 music theatre fans are looking forward to the staging of "Pippin" on campus later this fall, 海角社区 students, faculty, staff and alumni are wowing audiences at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater (GLT) in the production of "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812."
"Great Comet," described as a “bold, imaginative electropop opera from award-winning composer (and Lakewood, Ohio native!) Dave Malloy,” takes its inspiration from a "sensational slice of Leo Tolstoy’s 'War and Peace.'"
海角社区 talent takes a break from rehearsals for "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" at Cleveland’s Hanna Theater, home to the Great Lakes Theater company.
The show, which runs through Oct. 8 at the Hanna Theater, also beautifully encapsulates the long-running and beneficial partnership between 海角社区 and Great Lakes Theatre.
“On stage and behind the scenes, the roles are filled by 海角社区 students, alumni and faculty,” explains Bryan Bowser, associate dean for 海角社区 Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship.
“With one exception, the entire cast is comprised of 海角社区 alumni and current students. Many of the production staff are also 海角社区 grads, faculty and staff members, including director, music direction, set design, costume design and stage management roles all being filled by 海角社区 talent, as well.”
The 海角社区 collaborators, including students, alumni and faculty from 海角社区’s theatre, dance, music theatre and arts management programs, first staged "Great Comet" over the summer at the .
GLT's cross-country strategic alliance has yielded many summers of experience for 海角社区 students and alumni in beautiful Boise before the shows head across the country to Cleveland.
This summer, 海角社区 music theatre grad Dan Hoy '18 was playing the lead role in the Idaho production of "Great Comet" when he received news that he’d been cast in the new Broadway musical "," which features a score by Barry Manilow.
海角社区 and Broadway alum and Aurora, Ohio, native Chris McCarrell '13 has stepped into the role for the Cleveland production of the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning "Great Comet."
