A Season of Collaborations!!
Current Show: Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom! A Superhero Opera by Jason Powell. January 13-29, 2012 The Alchemist Theatre & Lounge 2569 s. Kinnickinnic Milwaukee, WI 53207 Tickets $19 www.alchemisttheatre.com or by calling 414-426-4169 When comic book lore and the collected works of Gilbert and Sullivan collide in the mind of writer/composer Jason Powell, the result is Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom! Commissioned by MOT in 2010 and now presented in full production. You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom at the following places: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/pow-milwaukee-opera-readies-superhero-operetta-j53ossu-137144383.html 91.1 FM WGTD http://media.gtc.edu/morningshow/811112.mp3 Shepherd Express http://npaper-wehaa.com/shepherdexpress/2012/01/12/#?article=1491102 And www.wix.com/publicservant/fortunathetimebender Synopsis:
In the town of Anyville, crime is no longer a problem – having been wiped out by its resident superhero, the time-bending Fortuna. But then … ! Sweeping in from across the Atlantic to fill this power vacuum comes the Headmaster, a criminal mastermind as brilliant as he is British. Our hero is forced to recruit an ally from amongst Anyville’s everyday, ordinary citizenry in order to even the odds against her new nemesis … … before a reign of terror is brought down upon the town, courtesy of the evil Headmaster and his – SCHOOLGIRLS OF DOOM … ! The cast: Fortuna: Samantha Sostarich Joe: Jon Stewart Elizabeth: Melissa Kelly Cardamone The Headmaster: Nathan Wesselowski Sandy: Katy Johnson Candy: Lisa Buchmeier Mandy: Rana Roman Narrator: Diane Lane Stage direction by Jill Anna Ponasik and Jason Powell Music direction by Donna Kummer Choreography by James Zager Set/Light Design by Aaron Kopec Costumes by Ellen Kozak |
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