Razor Creek: a folk rock, sci-fi musical

Title	Razor Creek: a folk rock, sci-fi musical
Book and Lyrics	K.T. Peterson
Music	K.T. Peterson & Paige Scott
Director & Choreographer	Michael C. Flores
Music Director	Mark Bruckner
Stage Manager	Chloe Ancell
Category	Production, MacVey Theatre
First Rehearsal	March 29
Load In/Tech /Dress	May 1-2
Performances	May 3
Roles to be cast	Age (Presentation)	Gender (Presentation)	Description
KET KETTERIDGE	20s/Flexible	F/GNC	The cool kid in town, or the "hot one” Vocal: Mezzo, Belt
WILLA CONNORS	20s/Flexible	F/GNC	Ket’s nemesis, religious, smart Vocal: Mezzo, Belt
BOOK LADY	Flexible	F/GNC	Horseback-riding librarian, out-of-towner Vocal: Mezzo, Belt
JACOB/CANARY	20s/Flexible	M/GNC	A rock god, miner/ Caregiver to his niece & nephew Vocal: Baritone
MAEBELLE KETTERIDGE	Flexible	F/GNC	Ket’s mother, bedridden, unflappable Vocal: Soprano
PREACHER	Flexible	M/GNC	A good dude. Vocal: Baritone
ENSEMBLE 1 / GIRL, ELENEAOR ROOSEVELT & OTHERS	Flexible	GNC
ENSEMBLE 2 / BOY & OTHERS	Flexible	GNC
ENSEMBLE 3 / JOHN, JOJO, BOSSMAN SOLOIST & OTHERS	Flexible	GNC
ENSEMBLE 4 / BIG BOOTY, BANKER, & OTHERS	Flexible	GNC
Synopsis	Razor Creek is a rock concert in coal-mining country, Kentucky. It is 1935, and residents get on best they can; fighting the devil, cracking jokes, staying alive, but when Razor Creek experiences an out of the ordinary hardship, like the disappearance of a beloved invalid woman in town, residents look for something more tangible to blame--her own daughter. Was it murder? Was she possessed? Or something else altogether? Razor Creek is a folk-rock, sci-fi musical about overcoming generational trauma and finding something to sing about...in tight pants.
Notices
Important Dates/Holidays	3/24 *Purim, 3/24 Palm Sunday, 3/25 Holi Phagwa,* 3/25 *Lailat al Bara,** 3/27 Nuzul Quran, 3/29 Good Friday,* 3/31 Easter, 4/4 Qing Ming Jie, 4/6 Laylat al-Qadr, 4/9 Ougadi/Ugaadi, 4/10 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan),** 4/17 Ram Navami, 4/21 Mahavir Jayanti, 4/22-4/30 Passover, 4/24 Theravada (New Year),* 5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/3 Good Friday (Orthodox)

Callbacks for

Razor Creek: a folk-rock, sci-fi musical

For Tuesday, March 5^th, 6:30p-10:30p

Location: PAX 154

*Please note these callbacks will be run by Mark Bruckner & Mary Beth Easley with Michael C. Flores participating on zoom. They may also be recorded for Michael to view later.

ROLES FOR CALLBACKS

KET

Alice Conroy

Holland Larned

Nicolette Mayer

Kiley Kennedy

Roxy Glave

WILLA

Samantha Mayer

Katie Gucik

Niyati Deshpande

Ella Sirna

Hannah Anderson

BOOK LADY

Brody Ohm

Kiley Kennedy

John Stinson

Roxy Glave

Holland Larned

Jason Vernon

MAEBELLE

McKenzie Lofgren

Hannah Anderson

John Stinson

Anna Gordon

Bella Hohenadel

CANARY

Luis Avalos

Andrew Wilkes

Tony Nguyen

Brody Ohm

PREACHER

Andrew Wilkes

Aidan Seville

Brody Ohm

Joey Lepire

Samantha Mayer

GIRL

Nicolette Mayer

Hannah Lipski

Abby Weiss

Anna Gordon

BOY

Jason Vernon

Tony Nguyen

Charlie Duffy

Charlie Schmelzer

ENSEMBLE

Ethan Hooten

Lanie Petersen

Tessa Ramsden

Charlie Schmelzer

Bella Hohenadel

Hannah Lipski

Lion Rocca

John Stinson

Aidan Seville

CALLBACKS: Music Sides Schedule

Time Frame: 6:30 – 8:20 PM

PLEASE NOTE: You are encouraged to listen to the demo & look over the sheet music for their respective song(s) that they are being asked to prepare for callbacks.

WHEN	WHAT	WHO
6:30 – 6:45 PM	LAND OF TOMORROW	Boy, Girl, & Ensemble
6:45 – 7:10 PM	CUT HER LOOSE	Preacher
7:10 – 7:30 PM	JOYBELLES PART 1	Maebelle
7:30 – 7:45 PM	LADIES FIRST	Book Lady
7:46 – 8:00 PM	BOSS MAN	Canary
8:00 – 8:30 PM	WILLA & KET	Queen of Razor Creek + Wither Away

Music: Side Information

Ket -- Queen Razor Creek
Willa -- Wither Away
Book Lady -- Ladies First
Maebelle -- Joybelles Part 1
Canary -- Boss Man
Preacher -- Cut Her Loose
Boy, Girl, + Ensemble -- Land of Tomorrow

Music: Side CUT Information

“Land of Tomorrow” Cut = mm. 12 – 74
“Cut Her Loose” Cut = m. 1 – 98. I plan to transpose this up to Key of G
“Wither Away” + mm. 34 – 74
“Joybelles Part 1” = All
“Ladies First” (Book Lady Song) = mm. 9 – 37
“Boss Man” = mm. 1 – 27
“Queen of Razor Creek” (measures aren’t numbered), but will sing from mmm. 1 to first declaration of “Queen of Razor Creek!”

Link to Music: Demos

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ZTggAwQdESJWT2gqaxA28JZy9DqL21X?usp=drive_link

Link to Music: Sheet Music (no cuts) PLEASE SEE THE CUT LIST BELOW

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b0E8-sqzl5847P-mopPb4IwsYVhPqohT

CALLBACKS Acting Sides Schedule

Time Frame: 8:30 – 10:30 PM

Please Note: these are the Call Times. You will be released as we go throughout the night.

CALLED	WHAT	WHO
8:30 PM	Side 2	Book Lady, Girl, Boy
8:45 PM	Side 6	Canary, Willa, Book Lady
9:15 PM	Side 3	Canary, Ket, Preacher
9:40 PM	Side 4	Ket & Maebelle
10:00 PM	Side 5	Ket & Willa

Acting Side Information:

Link to Acting Sides:

https://iowa-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/mcflores_uiowa_edu/EpGV7YFNWINChAwQO4e-HUoBcbBlmlsvXMK_QcQt_Oxalw?e=CBZeCQ