When it first hit the Kelowna stage in 2015 it wowed local crowds and now it91裸聊视频檚 back to do it again.
Okanagan-written RAFT a Rock Opera is taking over the Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Rotary Centre for the Arts from Sept. 13 to 16, 2017.
91裸聊视频淚t is homegrown and wonderful. The cast is phenomenal. I got involved again because I fell in love with it,91裸聊视频� said Christine Daley, production/stage manager for the show, who also worked on the original production.
91裸聊视频淲e feel so many people missed out on this wonderful opportunity two years ago. We had to do it again.91裸聊视频�
The musical is the brainchild of Randall Robinson and Pat Brown.
It is being called an 91裸聊视频榚pic rock musical91裸聊视频� that chronicles one of the worst naval disasters in French history.
Through the incompetence of her arrogant captain, the Medusa reportedly ran aground in 1816. At that time there were not enough life boats so 151 sailors were set adrift on a makeshift raft.
91裸聊视频淐ondemned, as it would turn out, to unthinkable depravity and suffering,91裸聊视频� reads the musical91裸聊视频檚 description.
Two years later an eccentric French painter, Theodore Gericault, read a factual account of this tragedy and painted Le Radeau De La Meduse91裸聊视频�The Raft of the Medusa, a painting that became an icon of French Romanticism.
The rock opera tells the story of the tragedy through Gericault91裸聊视频檚 eyes.
Since its debut in 2015, it was taken to the O-Zone Theatre Festival in Salmon Arm where it won trophies for best musical ensemble, best musical direction (Robinson) and best costume design (Anne Ramey).
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91裸聊视频淭he adjudicator in Salmon Arm said this was the 91裸聊视频榥ext Canadian rock opera91裸聊视频�, that it is going to just rock the world, so to speak,91裸聊视频� said Daley.
91裸聊视频淚f I were to see this on Broadway I would equate it with something like RENT, it has a great story and the music just tells the story. It is a rock opera, it91裸聊视频檚 an opera. If you loved RENT or The Phantom of the Opera or Les Mis茅rables, this can run parallel, it is just unknown. The music is worthy of recognition.91裸聊视频�
Eventually the show91裸聊视频檚 creators hope the rock opera gains traction outside of the Okanagan and lands on even bigger stages.
Neville Bowman has reprised his role as the tortured artist, Theodore Gericault. and two other cast members from the original production have taken on new lead Roles91裸聊视频擯enticton91裸聊视频檚 Dustin McGifford as Henry Savigny and Penticton91裸聊视频檚 Annie Scott as Alexandrine De Saint Martin.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been involved with musical theatre for 40 years and it rocked my world,91裸聊视频� added Daley.
Tickets are $30 (adults) and $25 (students, seniors) and are available online now at or by phone at 250-717-5304.
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