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at Ferrell Studios Community Theatre
24-Hour Musical
The 24-Hour Musical is a staged production built from scratch in less than 24 hours. The cast finds out the title the night before the show, and so do you. From that moment, it's a race: learn the music, block the scenes, find the costumes, hold it together, and somehow get up on stage and do it.
What happens in between is a mix of chaos, adrenaline, genuine artistry, and the kind of camaraderie that only forms when everyone is slightly sleep-deprived and deeply committed to something ridiculous.
This is a pilot 24-hour project, something live, real, and completely and wonderfully unrepeatable.
Merrily We Roll Along
Franklin Shepard is a successful composer who’s lost touch with the people who mattered most, his writing partner Charley and longtime friend Mary. As their story rewinds over two decades, we see how artistic ambition, personal compromises, and fractured dreams slowly dismantled their bond, revealing the hopeful beginnings they left behind.
As Above, So Below
Childhood friends to lovers, Iphis and Ianthe are finally engaged to be married, but Iphis has a secret. They are an afab nonbinary lesbian, whose mother raised them as a boy to save Iphis from their femicidal father. Terrified of what will happen when their identity is discovered, Iphis seeks guidance from the Gods Artemis and Apollo. As Above So Below is a reverse engineered musical revue drawing inspiration from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Greek mythology, and the poetry of Sappho. This indie/folk/rock musical combines movement and song in a celebration of queer joy that questions the trope of tragic queer love stories.
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a groundbreaking rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater, adapted from the controversial 1891 play by Frank Wedekind. Set in a repressive 19th-century German society, the show follows a group of teenagers as they discover the complexities of their changing bodies, desires, and identities in a world that refuses to educate or support them. The story examines the tragic consequences of ignorance, censorship, and societal shame surrounding sex and mental health. With a powerful alternative rock score, Spring Awakening bridges the past and present, giving voice to young people silenced for generations.
Content Warning: Spring Awakening contains mature themes including sexual content, abuse, suicide, and strong language. Recommended for ages 18 and up. Viewer discretion is advised.