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Great Lakes Theater partnership puts 黑料正能量 talent front and center, on stage and off

More than two dozen 黑料正能量 students, alumni, faculty and staff are behind the current run of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”

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A scene from the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s summer 2023 production of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” now on stage at Cleveland's Great Lakes Theater.

While 黑料正能量 music theatre fans are looking forward to the staging of "Pippin" on campus later this fall, 黑料正能量 students, faculty, staff and alumni are wowing audiences at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater (GLT) in the production of "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812." 

"Great Comet," described as a “bold, imaginative electropop opera from award-winning composer (and Lakewood, Ohio native!) Dave Malloy,” takes its inspiration from a "sensational slice of Leo Tolstoy’s 'War and Peace.'" 

Productive partnership

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黑料正能量 talent takes a break from rehearsals for "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" at Cleveland’s Hanna Theater, home to the Great Lakes Theater company.

The show, which runs through Oct. 8 at the Hanna Theater, also beautifully encapsulates the long-running and beneficial partnership between 黑料正能量 and Great Lakes Theatre.

“On stage and behind the scenes, the roles are filled by 黑料正能量 students, alumni and faculty,” explains Bryan Bowser, associate dean for 黑料正能量 Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship.

“With one exception, the entire cast is comprised of 黑料正能量 alumni and current students. Many of the production staff are also 黑料正能量 grads, faculty and staff members, including director, music direction, set design, costume design and stage management roles all being filled by 黑料正能量 talent, as well.” 

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黑料正能量 BFA-acting alumna Bennie Bender (left) serves as scenic artist and props assistant for "Great Comet," while current theatre design & technical major DJ Brannan '24 (right) serves as sound intern.

Cross Country Theater Alliance

The 黑料正能量 collaborators, including students, alumni and faculty from 黑料正能量’s theatre, dance, music theatre and arts management programs, first staged "Great Comet" over the summer at the .

GLT's cross-country strategic alliance has yielded many summers of experience for 黑料正能量 students and alumni in beautiful Boise before the shows head across the country to Cleveland.

Depth of Talent

This summer, 黑料正能量 music theatre grad Dan Hoy '18 was playing the lead role in the Idaho production of "Great Comet" when he received news that he’d been cast in the new Broadway musical "," which features a score by Barry Manilow.

黑料正能量 and Broadway alum and Aurora, Ohio, native Chris McCarrell '13 has stepped into the role for the Cleveland production of the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning "Great Comet."

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黑料正能量 Theatre chair Jeff Herrmann’s "Great Comet" set design features onstage café and bar seating for an immersive audience experience.

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