Ordinary Teenage Superheroes - A New Musical

05/26/2021

Check it out! Our director/composer Angie Renich was interviewed by the Hult Center to talk about their stay-at-home talent shows, Ordinary Teenage Superheroes, the challenges of pursuing the arts during a pandemic, and more. Thanks, Hult Center!

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05/12/2021

It’s finally here! The OTS original cast recording is now available for purchase. WE ARE SO EXCITED!
Get your copy today! (Link in the comments.)

04/24/2021

It’s. Almost. Here.
🙌
The OTS Original Cast Recording is just a few weeks away from being released!
Watch this space for details on how to get your very own limited edition copy. 😍

03/28/2021

Meet Nakia
Role: Candace / Ms. Matty

Something interesting about your character: Candace is very high energy and very annoying but she thinks she is all that and a bag of chips—and doesn't understand why people don't like her. Ms. Matty is the 6th grade teacher. It’s her first year teaching so she is very passionate about her class—but she has a long way to go.

Current favorite musical:
My favorite musical is either Hamilton or Les Miserables. But I just recently watched Legally Blonde and kinda fell in love with it...

Something you love about Ordinary Teenage Superheroes: My favorite song in this show is Invisible. I get chills everytime the song comes on. I also loved coming up with Candace's character, especially since she is the exact opposite of me so I get to branch out and explore a more high energy character.

Fun fact about you or your character:
Candace's dream is to become Secretary of State, or the first female President. I am taking some inspiration from Elle Woods from Legally Blonde for Candace.

03/24/2021

Meet Ayden
Role: Simon

Favorite thing about Simon:
My favorite thing about Simon is that he is smart and of all the characters I personally relate to his disposition, the most.

Favorite musical:
My favorite musical is Aladdin. The songs are catchy.

Favorite thing about OTS:
I really enjoyed working with all the cast because they were friendly and encouraging. Hanging out to put the show together, was funny at times. This made it fun.

Fun fact:
In the play Simon was a good friend to the high schoolers because he would listen to their problems and try to help.

03/19/2021

They are almost here ...
OTS original cast recording CDs!
Currently in the final stages of mixing.
Stay tuned for release details.

03/10/2021

Meet Elianne
Role: Eloise

Favorite thing about her character:
Eloise is always able to see the silver lining in every situation.

Current favorite musical or song:
My favorite musical is Newsies. My favorite song from a musical is "Times Are Hard for Dreamers" from Amelie.

What she loves about OTS:
Even though we had to take an extended break in the middle of the year for the pandemic, when we came back, everyone was ready to pick up where we left off.

Fun fact:
A couple of days before filming we came up with the idea of adding a lift for Vince (played by my brother) and Eloise during the next to the last song. We weren't sure how it was going to go since we'd only tried it a couple of times, but it worked out great. And, If you watch carefully, you can see that Madison ducks "too soon" when my leg swings around, because her superpower is that she can see what's about to happen!

03/03/2021

Meet Peregrine
Role: Finn

Favorite thing about Finn: Finn is quiet, but passionate. Even when talking in sign, he’s choosy about when to speak. I tend to put on a very extroverted face around people, but I think being Finn let me be a bit more of myself!

Favorite Musical: Hamilton is always gonna be on the top for me... but for just music in general indie is always good.

Favorite OTS thing: Me and Ellie (Avery) have so many inside jokes from both the rehearsals and the performances... detective popcorn would be proud 😉

Fun fact: I didn’t actually speak ASL until I got this role... I had to learn the language as I learned the lines!

02/22/2021

We can’t let our directors get away from having their moment in the spotlight! Shoutout to Nicole and Angie for all their hard work and the love they’ve put into this show ❤️

02/09/2021

Meet Isabel
Role: Liz

Favorite thing about Liz:
I love how Liz is always looking out for people and noticing someone that others might not see.

Current favorite musical or song from musical:
I’ve been listening to Waitress the Musical a lot recently!

Something you enjoy about OTS:
I’ve really enjoyed working together with my friends and castmates.

Fun fact:
Liz gets a new pair of glasses each year! They always look exactly the same. 😉

02/04/2021

Meet Emery
Role: Violet

Something interesting about Violet:
She's a little shy, but towards the ending she gets really excited and throws herself out there so that she can run more with the rest of the people.

A favorite musical and a favorite song: I like the new Annie. I love all The Descendents songs. They're just really fun, especially the Queen of Mean.

Something she loves about being in OTS: I like being able to learn all the choreography and then singing the songs and putting it all together. It was really fun to do it with a bunch of other people who also love doing all of this stuff. It's just all so amazing and fun!