A Ripping Good Yarn

As I've been promising, in October the community theatre scene will catch fire, as lots of shows - now in rehearsal - will take the stage.

One of the most anticipated is the new musical Jack the Ripper, based on the famous - and unsolved - mass murders in Victorian-era London.

My pal Ryan Hardiman is in the show, and sent along this fantastic poster, and he writes:

"(I've) been very busy lately trying to absorb the difficult but incredibly beautiful score for Scarpelli and Kehde's new musical: Jack the Ripper."

UPDATE: Whoops, we had an error in the original dates listed in this post - hereby corrected and expanded with the cast information - and I'll post the corrected poster as soon as the Blogger program stops being glitchy.

UPDATE 2: Ah, there it is!

CYAC presents
Jack The Ripper

The premiere of a new musical by Scarpelli and Kehde

Thurs. - Sat. Oct. 2,3,4 at 8 p.m.,
Sunday, Oct 5 at 2 p.m.
Thurs.- Sat. Oct 9,10,11 at 8 p.m.

Capitol Center Theatre
123 Summers St. Charleston

Tickets Available at Door
$9.50 Adults, $5.50 Students and Seniors
Call (304) 342-6522 for Information

Music by Mark Scarpelli
Libretto by Dan Kehde

Jack: Ryan Hardiman
Jacks Mother: Tanya Dillon Page
John Seymour [newspaperman]: Donnie Smith
Harry the piano player: Greg Garner
Inspector Ried: Nick Tidquist
Inspector Abberline: Kevin Pauley
Mathilda: Liz McCormick
George Lusk: Nick Curnutte

Whores/Londoners
Mary Kelly: Melanie Larch
Martha Tabram: Marranda Major
Annie Chapman: Sam Oxley
Polly Nichols: Jennifer Davis
Elizabeth Stride: Maria Fioravante
Kate Eddowes: Penny Fioravante
Coroner Llewellyn: Josh Williams
Constable 1: Shawn Price
Alice... Alicia Lewis
Angel...Marranda Major
Whore Chorus: Shawn Price, Kirill Gura, Kaleb Harris, Alicia Lewis, Marranda
Major, Samantha Oxley, Maria Fioravante, Penny Fioravante
Vigilante/Drunk: Shawn Price
Doctor: Shawn Price
Phillip, suspect 3...Shawn Price
Man 1, 4: Josh Williams
Aaron Kosminski...Kirill Gura
Man 2, 5: Kirill Gura
Nurse: Penny Fioravante
Man 3, 6: Kaleb Harris
Whores/ Vigilantes: Shawn Price, Kirill Gura, Kaleb Harris, Alicia Lewis, Marranda Major, Samantha Oxley, Maria Fioravante, Penny Fioravante
Suspect 2...Kaleb Harris