Insignificant Others is an original musical

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 by San Francisco composer and lyricist L. Jay Kuo. This romantic comedy follows the stories of five friends—Margaret, Jeannine, Kristen, Jordan and Luke—who move to San Francisco from the Midwest.

ISO’s Development

ISO began as a staged reading in May 2005 in San Francisco. In October 2005, ISO received a Theatre Bay Area CA$H grant. The show then moved to the New Conservatory Theatre Center

New Conservatory Theatre Center

The New Conservatory Theatre Center is a not-for-profit theatre company located in San Francisco, California. NCTC showcases an eight-show Pride Season, an In-Concert/Cabaret Series, Family Theatre performances, YouthAware Touring Educational Theatre, and an Emerging Artists program. NCTC also...

, playing during July 2006. ISO was awarded Best Original Musical Script by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle for 2006. ISO opened February 16, 2008 at PIER 39

Pier 39

Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, an interpretive center for the Marine Mammal Center, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of...

 in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf.

External links

• SF Weekly Review, September 9, 2007.