Working (2012 Edition)
Adapted by: Nina Faso, Stephen Schwartz
Additional contributions by: Gordon Greenberg
Music by: Criag Carnelia, James Taylor, Mary Rodgers, Micki Grant, Stephen Schwartz, Susan Birkenhead, Lin-Manuel Miranda
From the book by Studs Terkel
Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the waitress, the millworker, and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more. This new version of Working allows the audience to get a rare glimpse of the actors and technicians, working to put on a show. This raw adaptation only enhances the realistic and relatable nature of how people's relationships to their work ultimately reveal essential aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. Finally, the working people of America have a voice and we hear America sing it loud and proud.
Produced with special arrangement from Musical Theatre International. www.mtishows.com
Auditions December 15, 16 at 7pm