For roughly a decade, I was on staff for Teen Way Off Broadway. We put on a one-act musical with about twenty-five high schoolers comprising the cast and crew. We do auditions Monday morning and perform for one thousand people Friday evening.
As a facilitating adult, I have stage managed, choreographed, and since 2018, co-directed and co-written along with Lindsay Bennett-Jacobs.
This all happens as part of SUUSI, an all ages summer camp.
To close out our tenure on TWOB staff, Lindsay and I had fun with time travel jokes while honoring the work of SUUSI Historian Bill Gupton, author of Remember the Feeling.
Our first year back in person was a challenge, with a very small cast and crew, most of whom had never worked with us in person. But the show must go on, and our small but mighty cast put on a lovely tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, featuring music from several of his shows.
We finally took on Hamilton.
We scrapped our existing script outline after in-person SUUSI was canceled, and scrambled to write a script that would resonate with the moment and could be produced as a prerecorded video.
An ode to SUUSI Nature Staff and SUUSI friendships inspired by The Princess Bride.
It’s a Wonderful Life provided a jumping off point to express our appreciation for everyone who makes SUUSI happen.