New production shots are out for Keen Company's world premiere of the Adam Gwon musical All the World's a Stage, which began performances March 25 ahead of an April 15 opening night. Performances will continue through May 10. Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein is directing, his final production before his 12-year tenure leading the Off-Broadway company comes to an end with the completion of this current season.
Get a first look at the world premiere in the gallery below.
The cast includes Eliza Pagelle in her NYC stage debut as Sam, Jon-Michael Reese (A Strange Loop) as Michael, Matt Rodin (Company) as Ricky, and Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill) as Dede. Casting is by Geoff Joselson.
See production photos in the gallery below.
Company of All The World's A Stage
Eliza Pagelle in All The World's A Stage
Matt Rodin, Elizabeth Stanley, and Eliza Pagelle in All The World's A Stage
Matt Rodin, Eliza Pagelle, Jon-Michael Reese, and Elizabeth Stanley in All The World's A Stage
Eliza Pagelle and Jon-Michael Reese in All The World's A Stage
Elizabeth Stanley, Eliza Pagelle, Matt Rodin, Jon-Michael Reese in All The World's A Stage
Elizabeth Stanley, Matt Rodin, and Eliza Pagelle in All The World's A Stage
Jon-Michael Reese in All The World's A Stage
Matt Rodin and Eliza Pagelle in All The World's A Stage
The musical, a Keen Company commission, follows a small-town math teacher coaching a misfit student for the 1996 State Thespian Convention whose carefully compartmentalized life starts to fray thanks to a devout school secretary.
The production features music direction by Andrea Grody, movement by Patrick McCollum, orchestrations by Michael Starobin, scenic design by Steven C. Kemp, costume design by Jennifer Paar, lighting design by David Lander, sound design by Megumi Katayama, and prop design by Thomas Jenkeleit.
鈥淚鈥檓 overjoyed to work with this incredible cast, and tell this story, inspired by the teachers who changed my life," Gwon said in an earlier statement. "This show is what I wish I鈥檇 had as a teenager, and what I discovered I need right now: a story about the courage to be seen, and the transformative power of seeing others in return. I鈥檓 grateful to Keen Company for assembling this team and giving us the chance to share it.鈥�
鈥淭o say I am thrilled to premiere Adam Gwon鈥檚 new work is an understatement," added Silverstein. "Ever since producing and directing Keen鈥檚 first-ever intimate musical, Sondheim鈥檚 Marry Me a Little, in 2012, I have dreamed of commissioning and premiering a new intimate musical, and throughout the years that dream began to include doing so with the incredibly gifted Adam Gwon. Adam has written a beautiful, timely, and emotionally impactful new musical that is not only truly Keen but is a gift to theatres far outside of New York City, and its themes of showing up as your authentic self is particularly personal to me. We have assembled an extraordinary team to bring it to life, and I cannot wait to invite audiences in to witness this brand-new musical together!"
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