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Current Reading in Development

Nothing to See Here

Wishful Thinking

​In the summer of 1925, the struggling town of Dayton, Tennessee hosted a trial that claimed national headlines and divided the country — the Scopes Monkey Trial, the first major anti-Evolution court case. Nothing to See Here is the story of Frank Robinson, the man who built the trial as a publicity stunt to save his town, and May Robinson, his wife who longs to save her family and her
father’s church from falling apart in a seemingly Godless world. Of course, notorious reporter H.L. Mencken is there to spin their story — and to uncover what the truth behind the trial really is.

CREATIVE TEAM:
Book & Music by Brian Blaskie
Book & Lyrics by Laurie Hochman

Direction by Lana Sugarman
Music Direction by Butch Marshall

Performances on August 20-21 @7:30pm.

After years of life beating her down, and at the tail end of a bad marriage, Tallie is desperate for a new start. She picks a small town on a map at random and moves there, finding a job at an antique shop. But if Tallie thought she was at rock bottom before, she’s about to start digging. When she unwittingly unleashes an evil genie, she learns the hard way how much worse things can get. Because this genie wants freedom, and she wants Tallie to take her place. If this kind of evil gets loose, Tallie won’t be the only one who suffers. Friendly genies are just for kid’s movies, folks. Be careful what you wish for.

CREATIVE TEAM:
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jamie Elizabeth Maletz
Direction by Jailyn Harris
​Music Direction by Anney Jeandrevin 
​Orchestrations by Elspeth Collard


Performances on August 27-28 @7:30pm

Purchase Tickets

Pre-sale tickets available for $5.00. Seating is limited.
​No tickets will be sold at the door - all walk-ups will be pay-what-you-can (suggested donation of $5.00). 


Cast for Nothing to See Here

Robinson: Michael Glavan*
May Robinson: Olivia King
Clarence Darrow: Marc Moritz*
William Jennings Bryan: Mike Burke
Mencken: Jason Eno*
Scopes: Matt Gittins
Female Ensemble: Rosie Bresson
Male Ensemble/Man in the Monkey Suit/Howard Morgan: Logan Bailey
Male Ensemble/Judge Raulston/Pastor James: Stephen Bundy

Previous New Musical Works

The Anxiety Project - Workshop 
On The Line - Reading, Workshop, and Concert 

Cast for Wishful Thinking

TALLIE: ​Rosie Bresson
HARPER: Ally Massey
EVAN: Michael Glavan*
MARI: Emma Victoria Clark+
ONINA the Djinn: Caroline Turner
DEPRESSION PERSONIFIED/WALLA the Witch Doctor: Jason Eno*
ANXIETY PERSONIFIED/Ensemble: Xaverie Baker
BIGFOOT/Ensmble: Stephen Bundy
Ensemble: Matt Gittins+

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The University of Akron
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Akron, OH 44325

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Kolbe Hall 
The University of Akron
328 E Buchtel Ave. 
​Akron, OH 44325
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