Swamplandia! The Musical

Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Novel by Karen Russell

by Andrew Bezek & Benji Goldsmith

Poster of Swamplandia! The Musical

A Senior Project in Music for Benji Goldsmith. The production of this musical will be presented in part to fulfill the Music Department / Shen Curriculum Senior Project in Composition.Life isn’t so easy for the Bigtrees and their alligator-wrestling theme park “Swamplandia!” in Florida’s ten-thousand islands. Their mother and star wrestler, Hilola Bigtree, has died of cancer. A rival attraction, the World of Darkness, just opened in Loomis. And their father, Chief Bigtree himself, struggles to manage his debts. When brother Kiwi abandons his family for the mainland and sister Ossie runs away with a ghost, Ava, the youngest of the Bigtree clan, is the only one left to save the park. And she might succeed—she might win back “Swamplandia!” and rescue her sister from death’s door—if it weren’t for an unsuspecting Birdman, who promises to take her on a journey to the underworld.Music and Lyrics by Benji Goldsmith ‘14+1Book by Andrew Bezek ‘13Directed by Nailah Harper-Malveaux ‘16TICKETING NOTE: Don’t be dissuaded, sign up for the waitlist! It is extremely likely that you’ll get in!

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Performance Dates & Times

April 22, 2015 - 8:00pm

April 23, 2015 - 8:00pm

April 24, 2015 - 4:00pm

April 24, 2015 - 8:00pm

Location

Hopper Cabaret

Venue Accessibility: 
Building, main lobby, and facilities are accessible via an exterior-entry elevator just inside the Elm Street gate. Venue is accessible from the lobby via a wheelchair lift.

Performers

Ava Bigtree
Ossie Bigtree
Kiwi Bigtree
The Chief
Louis Thanksgiving
Hilola Bigtree/Mama Weeds
Vijay/Gus

Production Team

Choreographer
Costume Designer
Associate
Director
Lighting Designer
Music Composer
Musical Director
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Props Designer
Assistant
Set Designer
Set Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant
Stage Manager
Writer
Orchestrator