[NEohioPAL] Seeking MUSIC DIRECTOR for Lakeland's FREAKY FRIDAY

[Martin Friedman]

*Lakeland Theatre*

* is seeking a*



*MUSIC DIRECTOR*

*for*

*Freaky Friday*



Book by

*Bridget Carpenter*

 Music by

*Tom Kitt*

Lyrics by

*Brian Yorkey*





Directed by *Martin Friedman*

Sound Designed by *Eric Simna *

 Lighting Designed by *Adam Ditzel  *





*The Play:*

I saw this play at its initial tryout at the Signature Theatre in
Washington DC (actually Shirlington, Va.) two years ago with my family. I
was bowled over by the changes to this wonderful book and film. Instead of
an almost slap-stick story about a mother and daughter exchanging minds and
coming to grips with the change of bodies; the new musical instead takes on
something more important; body shaming and the trials and tribulations of
being a high school student.  I found the story down-right profound and the
music wonderful.

AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, no longer is this a book and movie about a
homogeneous family and the school they attend but rather it is about the
real world and it features a cast of TRUE DIVERSITY.

Based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers features a book by Bridget
Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits,
"Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt
and Brian Yorkey - the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of *Next to Normal*
and *If/Then*.



*The MUSIC DIRECTOR:* The MUSIC DIRECTOR will be responsible for
collaborating with the director, conducting auditions, assisting in casting
the show, teaching the music to the actors, hiring, rehearsing and
conducting the orchestra and perhaps playing all performances







*The Plot:*

“When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies,
they have just one day to put things right again. *Freaky Friday*, a new
musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney
films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an
American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and
Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance,
and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and
daughter.”











































*Production and Rehearsal Dates:*

*Freaky Friday **will open on Friday, February 1 and run through Sunday,
February and run through Sunday February 17, 2019. There will be nine (9)
shows; that is THREE (3) weeks of performances.  Rehearsals will begin in
early December, late November and will be based upon your schedules. *



For more information please feel free to contact me, Martin Friedman at
martinfriedman98 at gmail.com or at 216/233-5441.
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