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Bat Boy: The Musical

Story & Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming / Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe


Synopsis: Based on a story in The Weekly World News, Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.

Cast

Edgar/Bat Boy Malik Ali
Meredith Parker Alexa Teebo
Dr. Parker Kyle Golden
Shelley Parker Jordan Quinn
Sheriff Reynolds Michael McCoy
Mrs. Taylor Ruben Diaz
Rick Taylor Will Patrick
Reverend Hightower Marquez Linder
Ron Taylor Chris Frazier
Ruthie Taylor Amy Fenicle
Lorraine/Ensemble Taryn Bagdasarian
Maggie/Ensemble Toni Bonaccorso
Daisy/Ensmble Erin Finnegan
Mr. Dillon/Ensemble Andrew Terwilliger
Bud/Ensemble Sean Taylor
Clem/Ensemble Alexander Squires
Ned/Ensemble Ryan Shepard
Roy/Ensemble Garrett Poladian
Pan/Meredith's Father/Ensemble Juan Aguas
Young Meredith/Meredith's Mother/Ensemble Amanda Cook
A Doctor/Ensemble Ashlee Ballew
Institute Woman/Ensemble Rachel Lewis

Band

Conductor/Piano Ed Varela
Keyboard 2 Victor Andzulis
Drums Sharod Bozeman
Guitar Chris Holbrook
Bass Guitar John Callahan

 

Production Staff

Director/Choreographer Kris Danford
Music Director Ed Varela
Co-Choreographer Nikki Hartung
Scenic Design Keegan Stull
Costume Design Lisa Eash
Lighting Design B.J. Wilkinson
Sound Design/Technical Director Phillip Brulotte
Stage Manager Cayman Arnold Bone
Assistant Musical Director Sydney True
Assistant Lighting Designer Jessica Abney
Assistant Technical Director Zach Kuhl
Assistant Stage Manager Lauren Kopanski
Stage Run Crew Adam Aultman
Fly Operator Melissa Moore
Master Electrician Aileen Cleaver
Assistant Master Electrician Johnny Marks
Light Board Operator Shannon Williams
Spotlight Operators Alex Csaszar
  Amber Persilver
Sound Board Operator Frankie Mariano
Backstage Sound/Mics Tony Dickup
Props Coordinator Heather Edelman
Props Assistant Kayleigh Campo
Props Run Crew Larissa Gonzalez
Wardrobe Supervisor Jordan Irvine
Makeup Artist Kristen Taylor
Dressers Shanaya Dixon
  Annastasia Fiala-Gapp
Scene Shop Crew Michael Baker
  Jim Eisman
  Maygan Eldridge
  Emily Merritt
  Sean Taylor
  Sam Yelverton
Paint Crew Juan Aguas
  Thompson Chestnutt
  Alex Cihanowic
  Laura Ippolito
  Dominic Johnson
  Ashleigh-Dawn Krigh-Fleming
Costume Shop Crew Nicole Castro
  Victoria Dann
  Annastasia Fiala-Gapp
  Shannon Hemmings
  Tekiria Kelly
  Josh Kolapo
  Cassie Martinez
  Pilar Rehert
  Ashley Sileo
  Kearney Starr
  Alexa Teebo
  Daniel Williams
  Nethaneel Williams
Lighting Crew Jason Choate
  Ruben Diaz
Props Crew Erin Finnegan
  Pilar Rehert
  Matty Schnitker
Scene Shop Student Staff Eric Chapman
  Zach Kuhl
  Robin Lawshe
  Jenna Luchkiw
  Johnny Marks
Costume Shop Student Staff Jac Corday
  Lisa Eash
  Kaitlyn Kerwood
  Marquez Linder
  Kristen Taylor
  Mary Tempesta
Student Staff Electricians Jessica Abney
  Aileen Cleaver
Box Office Staff Matthew Dailey
  Ashleigh Dawn Kriegh-Fleming
  Jonathan Maisel
  Nathan Smith