SCKBSTD
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SCKBSTD is a musical
with music and lyrics by Bruce Hornsby
, Chip deMatteo and a book by Clay McLeod Chapman. The story is about what happens to a family when a mysterious stranger arrives in a small town bringing fear and paranoia in his wake.
). Fear and paranoia grow when a child goes missing. In the end an unbearable loss brings a family and a town back together.
The musical's quirky title spelling is a variation on "sick bastard." The show's logo is a vanity license plate.
SCKBSTD includes 19 original songs by three-time Grammy Award
winner (and 13-time nominee) Bruce Hornsby, who has sold 11 million records. Songs from SCKBSTD were featured on Hornsby's 2009 CD Levitate
.
in Norfolk, VA on January 21, 2011 and ran until February 6, 2011. It was produced by Virginia Stage Company (Chris Hanna, artistic director
; Keith Stava, managing director), in association with co-producers David Riemer & Mike Rafael for Spiral Staircase LLC, as part of VSC's "American Soil" series.
(a Tony Award
winner for directing Urinetown
), Kimberly Grigsby (musical supervisor of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
, Spring Awakening
), Jodie Moore (musical director), Jerome Robbins
' Broadway
Tony winner Scott Wise
(choreographer), Robert Wierzel
(lighting designer
), Narelle Sissons (set designer), Darrel Maloney (projection design), Jennifer Caprio (costume design
) and Jessica Paz (sound design
).
One track, "Face to Face", was cut from the final play.
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...
with music and lyrics by Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and...
, Chip deMatteo and a book by Clay McLeod Chapman. The story is about what happens to a family when a mysterious stranger arrives in a small town bringing fear and paranoia in his wake.
Background
A stranger comes to a small town with a terrible secret. His presence has unintended consequences for a doctor (Marcus Lovett) and his wife (Jill PaiceJill Paice
Jill Paice is an American Broadway and theatre actress. Paice attended Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio, graduating in 1998. She then attended Baldwin-Wallace College, graduating with a bachelor of music in 2002...
). Fear and paranoia grow when a child goes missing. In the end an unbearable loss brings a family and a town back together.
The musical's quirky title spelling is a variation on "sick bastard." The show's logo is a vanity license plate.
SCKBSTD includes 19 original songs by three-time Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner (and 13-time nominee) Bruce Hornsby, who has sold 11 million records. Songs from SCKBSTD were featured on Hornsby's 2009 CD Levitate
Levitate (Bruce Hornsby album)
Bruce Hornsby's tenth studio album is titled Levitate. This is Hornsby's third studio album with his current band, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers. This album marks Hornsby's first release with Verve Music....
.
Virginia Stage Company (2011)
The world premiere of SCKBSTD took place at the Wells TheatreWells Theatre
The Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue located in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It currently houses the which has called the Wells Theatre home for the past 33 years. The Wells Theatre is owned and operated by the City of Norfolk and is part of The Seven Venues.On August 26, 1913, the Wells...
in Norfolk, VA on January 21, 2011 and ran until February 6, 2011. It was produced by Virginia Stage Company (Chris Hanna, artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
; Keith Stava, managing director), in association with co-producers David Riemer & Mike Rafael for Spiral Staircase LLC, as part of VSC's "American Soil" series.
Creative Team
The creative team for the VSC production includes John RandoJohn Rando
John Rando is an American stage director, winning the Tony Award for his direction of the musical Urinetown in 2002.-Stage productions:* 1994 Broken Glass * 2000 The Dinner Party* 2001 A Thousand Clowns...
(a Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winner for directing Urinetown
Urinetown
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics...
), Kimberly Grigsby (musical supervisor of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002...
, Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
), Jodie Moore (musical director), Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally directed films and directed/produced for television. His work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater...
' Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
Tony winner Scott Wise
Scott Wise
-Life and career:Although a life-trained dancer, Wise first became seriously interested in dance as a career while studying to become an accountant. He performed with the Joffrey II, then moved into musical theater in the early 1980s after auditioning for A Chorus Line "as a dare more than...
(choreographer), Robert Wierzel
Robert Wierzel
Robert Wierzel is an American lighting designer.Mr. Wierzel is well known for his work in the American regional theatre, with national and international opera companies, museum installations, and dance. For twenty-three years he has been a collaborator with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance...
(lighting designer
Lighting designer
The role of the lighting designer within theatre is to work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create an overall 'look' for the show in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety and cost...
), Narelle Sissons (set designer), Darrel Maloney (projection design), Jennifer Caprio (costume design
Costume design
Costume design is the fabrication of apparel for the overall appearance of a character or performer. This usually involves researching, designing and building the actual items from conception. Costumes may be for a theater or cinema performance but may not be limited to such...
) and Jessica Paz (sound design
Sound design
Sound design is the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking, television production, theatre, sound recording and reproduction, live performance, sound art, post-production and video game software...
).
Musical numbers
- "The Low Country"
- "Big Fish"
- "Holy Trinity"
- "Who Takes Care of Mom?"
- "Black Rats of London"
- "Simple Prayer"
- "The Don of Dons"
- "Where's the Bat?"
- "Invisible"
- "Continents Drift"
- "Paperboy"
- "If the World Only Knew"
- "Neighborhood Watch"
- "Michael/Raphael"
- "Simple Prayer" reprise
- "Soon Enough"
- "Here We Are Again"
- "Quasar"
One track, "Face to Face", was cut from the final play.
Characters
| Character | Virginia Stage company cast | May 2010 reading cast | June 2009 reading cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| William | Bill Parry | John Cullum John Cullum John Cullum is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including On the Twentieth Century and Shenandoah , winning the Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each... |
John Cullum |
| Jill | Brynn Wiliams | Brynn Wiliams | Brynn Wiliams |
| Tim | Charles Franklin | Dalton Harrod | Bubba Weiler |
| Fedex guy | Eugene Barry-Hill | James Moye | Darius de Haas Darius de Haas Darius de Haas is an American stage actor and singer.He was born in Chicago and raised in a musical family—his father is bassist Eddie de Haas and his mother Geraldine was one of the Bey sisters of the musical trio Andy and The Bey Sisters... |
| Susan | Garrett Long | Anastasia Barzee Anastasia Barzee Anastasia Barzee is a celebrated Broadway, Film and Television actress. She is a graduate of Frost School of Music at Miami University. Along with fellow Miami grads, the Grammy Award nominated Matt Pierson and Grammy Winner Gil Goldstein she has recorded a solo album, The Dimming of the Day, of... |
Anastasia Barzee |
| Sally | Jayne Paterson | Becky Ann Baker Becky Ann Baker Becky Ann Baker is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on NBC's Emmy Award-winning Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Baker was born Becky Gelke in Fort Knox, Kentucky... |
Anne Nathan |
| Afton | Jill Paice Jill Paice Jill Paice is an American Broadway and theatre actress. Paice attended Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio, graduating in 1998. She then attended Baldwin-Wallace College, graduating with a bachelor of music in 2002... |
Jill Paice | Sarah Berry |
| UPS guy | Karl Warden | Joey Sorge | Louis Hobson |
| Postman | Ken Cavett | Riley Costello Riley Costello (actor) "Riley Costello" is an American actor. Riley Currently resides in New York, New York.-Career:Costello began his career at a young age in the San Francisco bay area becoming involved in several community theatre productions.... |
Riley Costello |
| Sheriff Rogers | Kevin Mambo Kevin Mambo Kevin Mambo is a Zimbabwean/Canadian actor.He is best known for his role on the CBS Daytime serial Guiding Light in the role of Marcus Williams which won him two Daytime Emmys in the younger actor category.-Career:... |
William Parry | John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums... |
| Jim | Marcus Lovett | J. Robert Spencer J. Robert Spencer Robert John Spencer is an American actor and singer, who was nominated for a Tony Award for his work in the Broadway musical Next to Normal.... |
Will Swenson Will Swenson William Swenson is an American actor, writer and film director best known for his work in musical theatre. He also has developed a film career, primarily in Mormon cinema... |
| Paperboy | Riley Costello | Riley Costello | Riley Costello |
| Norm | Robert Cuccioli Robert Cuccioli Robert Cuccioli is an American actor and singer born in Hempstead, New York. He is best known for originating the lead dual title roles in the musical Jekyll and Hyde, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Joseph Jefferson Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk... |
Tom Wopat Tom Wopat Tom Wopat is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Luke Duke in the long-running 1979 television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with John Schneider. He also played Jeff, one of Cybill Shepherd's ex-husbands in the TV series Cybill.-Life and career:Wopat was born in Lodi,... |
Shuler Hensley Shuler Hensley -Early life:Hensley was born in Atlanta, Georgia. The youngest of three children, Hensley grew up in Marietta, Georgia. His father, Sam P. Hensley, Jr., is a former Georgia Tech football star, retired civil engineer and former state senator. His mother, Iris Antley Hensley, was a ballerina and the... |
| Jenny | Rosa Curry | Natalie Venetia Belcon Natalie Venetia Belcon Natalie Venetia Belcon is a Trinidad-born American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of former child television star Gary Coleman in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q... |
Tracee Beazer |
| Teacher | Rosa Curry | Natalie Venetia Belcon | Tracee Beazer |