Stu for Silverton

07/18/2018

Gearing up for our workshop retreat at Christopher Newport University!

Two weeks from today, our team is assembling at CNU's Ferguson Center for the Arts to further develop the script with our newest cast members.

Seen here - our STU producers recently met up with the CNU team and Q Magazine in preparation for our upcoming residency.

Bruce Bronstein, Executive Director, Ferguson Center for the Arts
Diana DiMenna, STU Lead Producer
Justin Ayars, President & CEO, Q Media
Andrew Russell, STU Director/Producer
Lori Jacobs, Director of Marketing, Ferguson Center for the Arts
Alicia Brown, Director of Scheduling, Conferences and Events at CNU

For more info on CNU or the Ferguson Center: cnu.edu & fergusoncenter.org

07/11/2018

Allow us to introduce... our incredible Arranger & Music Supervisor, Will Reynolds.



Will has been collaborating with Breedlove on STU FOR SILVERTON since the developmental Intiman production in 2013. Beyond his work as an arranger, Will's writing/composing credits include THE GREENWOOD TREE (NYMF, Stratford Festival), RADIOACTIVE (Goodspeed Writer's Colony, Rhinebeck Retreat, O'Neil Finalist), POEMS & MOON SONGS (with the song "Tavern" featured on Audra McDonald's latest album, GO BACK HOME), and THE VIOLET HOUR (adaptation of the play by Richard Greenberg, a commission by the Utah Festival Opera.) A musical theater hyphenate, Will's work as an actor include DADDY LONG LEGS Off-B'way, the NY revival of Sondheim's PASSION at Classic Stage, and the North American tour of MAMMA MIA! Currently on staff at Pace University School of Performing Arts and Malloy College/CAP 21. Carnegie Mellon graduate.

www.willreynoldsonline.com

06/29/2018

The Audition Team in LA

And that’s a wrap! We met and heard from so many talented trans performers. Thank you to all the incredible actors/singers for coming out! 💜



From L to R
Diana DiMenna - lead producer
Breedlove - composer/lyricist
Benton Whitley - casting
Peter Duchan - author
Will Reynolds - arranger/music supervisor
Josie Kearns - gender consultant
Andrew Russell - director and photographer of this photo :)

06/25/2018

Allow us to introduce... our multi-talented Composer & Lyricist, Breedlove



CURRENTLY CASTING trans and non-binary performers for title role. LA Auditions this Wednesday, June 27 at Screenland Studios. Email [email protected] with a headshot, resume and short video singing to schedule an appointment.

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Breedlove has been a fixture in the downtown NYC music and nightlife scene for more than a decade. His collaborators include Lady Gaga, Lady Starlight, Darian Darling, Justin Tranter and Annaleigh Ashford. He recently served as opening act on the European leg of Lady Gaga's ArtRave tour and was chief ambassador of Gaga's Born This Way Foundation on The Born This Way Ball. Breedlove has been back in the studio with his musical partner Chew Fu recording the follow up to their debut album, "Magic Monday," called "Tragic Tuesday". Breedlove and Chew Fu present a live version of their upcoming album on the first Tuesday of every month at Arlene's Grocery on the Lower East Side of New York City. In addition to his performing and writing, Breedlove is the makeup supervisor for the Broadway musical Wicked. He was born and raised in San Francisco and is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College.

06/22/2018

Congrats to Miss Peppermint on this amazing shout out by TimeOut NY: "Through her performance, Peppermint will introduce audiences to new perceptions of gender and spread a tale of tolerance."

It's refreshing to see a light being cast on shows with trans performers. We are thrilled to be a part of a growing chorus of them!

Peppermint stars in Head Over Heels - The New Musical while Ty Defoe & our very own Kate Bornstein are featured in Young Jean Lee's play Straight White Men. (Kate is Creative Consultant here at STU!) Look forward to seeing more articles like these. 🤓🙌

Transgender performers Peppermint, Kate Bornstein and Ty Defoe make simultaneous Broadway debuts in Head Over Heels and Straight White Men

06/20/2018

The Audition Team in . Had a great first day! Thank you to all the actors for coming out. 💜

Next week we’re in for more auditions! WEDNESDAY JUNE 27

Seeking trans and non-binary performers for the title role of Stu. Paid gig. Check out http://tiny.cc/StuBreakdown for a full casting breakdown.



Clockwise from top left
Anessa Marie - accompanist
Andrew Russell - director
Allie Carieri - casting
Benton Whitley - casting
Josie Kearns - gender consultant
Peter Duchan - author
Breedlove - composer/lyricist
Will Reynolds - arranger/music supervisor

06/18/2018

Allow us to introduce... Josephine (Josie) Kearns, our Gender Consultant.

We love having her on the team! Josie will be a key player at our upcoming workshop retreat. In early August we’ll welcome actors who will one day play Stu - and, together with Josie and the creative team, further develop the script.



CURRENTLY CASTING trans and non-binary performers for title role. NYC Auditions June 19/21 & LA Auditions June 27. Link in bio for details.

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Josephine Kearns is a Chicago-based dramaturg and a q***r transgender artist specializing in gender and sexuality. She most recently served as dramaturg and gender consultant for BOY at TimeLine Theatre Company, where she is an Associate Artist. Josephine is also a Program Coordinator with the gender program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, where she runs the nation's only mentorship program for trans youth and conducts education sessions on gender diversity around Chicago.

06/16/2018

***OFFICIAL CASTING NOTICE***

NYC Auditions - June 19/21
LA Auditions - June 27

Seeking trans and non-binary performers!

For the full casting breakdown:
http://tiny.cc/StuBreakdown
For inquiries and submissions: [email protected]

06/14/2018

Today we're throwin it back to our first trip to Silverton, City of the Falls. This was snapped in 2011!

When we created STU FOR SILVERTON seven years ago, it was always the dream to bring Stu’s story to the masses. And now that's happening.

We're currently casting trans and non-binary performers for the title role of Stu:
Tues June 19 10-4pm: NYC
Thur June 21 10-4pm: NYC
Wed June 27 10-4pm: LA

This is the first musical written to feature a trans performer in the lead. In August we're holding a two-week workshop retreat at Ferguson Center for the Arts in Virginia. There, we’ll welcome actors to the team who will one day play Stu - and together, further develop the script.

Paid gig and includes transportation, room/board.
Link in our bio for a full casting breakdown.
Inquiries & submissions: [email protected]

06/12/2018

Allow us to introduce... Peter Duchan, our beloved author who wrote the book STU FOR SILVERTON.

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Peter Duchan wrote the book of the musical Dogfight, which premiered at Second Stage (director, Joe Mantello). Dogfight won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and was nominated for five Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Off-Broadway Musical and Book of a Musical. The London production was nominated for two Evening Standard Awards, including Best Musical. On Broadway, Peter served as Script Consultant for the musical Waitress and Assistant Director for The Other Place (MTC). Film credits include co-writing the screenplays for the feature Breaking Upwards (IFC Films) and the short Unlocked (Tribeca Film Festival). Honors: Richard Rodgers Award, Dramatists Guild Fellowship. Graduate, Northwestern University.

06/06/2018

Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University provides a world-class facility for CNU’s theater and music programs. It has become an international force, presenting the finest cultural attractions in the world.

Which is why we're so excited to be hosting our two-week workshop retreat there this summer!

Located in Newport News, Virginia, the Ferguson Center features a 1,700-seat Diamonstein Concert Hall, 500-seat Peebles Theatre, 250-seat Studio Theatre, art galleries, art studios, workshops and rehearsal spaces.

We're currently casting trans and non-binary performers for the title role in STU FOR SILVERTON. During our time in Virginia, we will welcome them - and their opinions - into the fold.

This is a paid gig and includes transportation, room/board. Check out http://tiny.cc/StuBreakdown for a full casting breakdown.

And for more info on CNU or the Ferguson Center: www.cnu.edu & www.fergusoncenter.org

06/04/2018

Virginia is for Lovers ❤️

It’s also where we’re holding a two-week workshop retreat at the Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University.

Join us, Lovers! We will be developing the script and welcoming actors to our team who will one day play the role of Stu.

First rehearsal on/about July 31, 2018. Final performance on/about August 14, 2018.
Paid gig and includes transportation, room/board.

Check out http://tiny.cc/StuBreakdown
for a full casting breakdown. For inquiries and submissions email [email protected]