Roosevelt High School |
Opening Act Theatre Company |
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PRESENTS |
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FAILURE: A LOVE STORY |
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by |
Philip Dawkins |
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Scenography by |
Directed by |
Music Direction by |
Derek Lane |
Jo Strom Lane |
Claire Robertson-Preis |
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Runtime is 120 minutes with one 15-min. intermission.
International Thespian Festival 2023
This production is being adjudicated for Main Stage consideration for the International Thespian Festival in June 2023 at Indiana University in Bloomington. With permission from the publisher, we are allowed to film one performance for the sole purpose of uploading the video into the adjudication platform OpenWater for the Main Stage judges to adjudicate. This recording is not available on any public site nor is it available for anyone else to view. Recording of this performance is strictly prohibited outside of this prearranged, permitted, and required portion of our application. We will not know until after March 1 if we are one of only five potential shows across the country chosen to present this show at ITF '23. Whether or not we we are selected, we are proud of this production, celebrate all troupes who have submitted shows this year, and also congratulate all shows selected to main stage as we look forward to seeing them this summer when we attend ITF.
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TURN OFF DEVICES
Please turn off all cell phones or other noise making devices so they won’t disturb the audience, performers, or crew. Yes, leaving phones on silent is considered disturbing so please turn them completely off. Thank you.
TRIGGER WARNINGS (SPOILER ALERT)
Although the play is light-hearted and musical, it deals with love and loss in ways that some may find challenging. Over 850 deaths occur in this play. Triggers include drowning, head trauma, major car accident, infant death by stillbirth, post-partum depression, implied suicide ideation, loss of parents, children and animals, and euthanasia.