Triangle

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off its 2015/2016 season with the World Premiere of Triangle, a new musical with music by Curtis Moore, lyrics by Thomas Mizer, and book by Moore, Mizer, and Joshua Scher, originally developed at the company’s 2012 New Works Festival. In an inspiring journey through time, a high-tech scientist learns that his New York lab was once the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and discovers his mysterious connection to several of its Jewish immigrant victims. In this compelling contemporary musical, parallel romances unfold a century apart, interweaving two star-crossed couples willing to risk everything they have, and believe, for love. Triangle will be directed by Meredith McDonough, with performances July 8 – August 2 (press opening July 11) at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. For tickets ($19-$74) and information the public may visit www.TheatreWorks.org or call (650) 463-1960.

Triangle was originally developed at the 2012 New Works Festival and has since gone on to be presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 24th Annual Festival of New Musicals in October of 2012 and workshopped at Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City.

Thomas Mizer (Book and Lyrics) has written lyrics and collaborated on the book for musicals including The Legend of Stagecoach Mary (National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival), The House of the Seven Gables (ASCAP Workshop), and The Bus to Buenos Aires (Ensemble Studio Theatre). He received a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant and has twice been an artist-in-residence at the National Music Theater Conference.

Curtis Moore (Music and Book) recently composed the music for Nora Ephron’s play Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks. He is a composer, songwriter, and musician whose work can be heard on Broadway and international stages, TV, film, and new media. His work has been performed at Playwrights Horizons, The Old Vic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Public Theater, and Lincoln Center. His new stage musical Venice, written with Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, premiered as a joint production between The Center Theater Group in Los Angeles and The Kansas City Rep, and was presented in a sold out-extended run at the Public Theater in New York in 2013.

Joshua Scher (Book) wrote the play The Footage, which recently had its Australian debut at The Stooged Theater (it enjoyed its World Premiere in 2008 at The Flea Theater). In between these two, his work Marvel was included in Roundabout Theater’s New Voices Program, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.

The Triangle cast features both TheatreWorks favorites and newcomers including Laura D’Andre, Ross Lekites, Megan McGinnis, Zachary Prince, Sharon Rietkerk, and Rolf Saxon.

Laura D’Andre (Theresa/Dr. Z) starred in the Broadway National Tours of Grease and Hair and has been seen regionally at Ogunquit Playhouse, Musical Theatre West, and Farmers Alley Theatre, among others.

Ross Lekites (Brian) starred in the Broadway National Tours of Kinky Boots (Richard), West Side Story (Tony), and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph). He has also been seen regionally in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, with Riverside Theatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, and Music Theatre of Louisville, among many others.

Megan McGinnis (Sarah/Jenni) starred in leading roles on Broadway including in Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Little Women (Beth), and the revival of Les Miserables (Eponine). She has also starred in the national tours of Daddy Long Legs, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, and James Joyce’s The Dead, and regionally with companies including the Pasadena Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and St. Louis MUNY. TheatreWorks audiences will remember her from her role in Daddy Long Legs in the 2009/2010 season.

Zachary Prince (Ben/Vincenzo) has been seen on Broadway in Honeymoon in Vegas, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Baby It’s You, and in the national tour of Jersey Boys. He has performed with companies across the US including Theatre Raleigh, Portland Center Stage, and Kansas City Rep, among many more.

Sharon Rietkerk (Cynthia/Chaya) has been seen in many Bay Area theatre productions including Little Me (42nd Street Moon), The Sound of Music (Berkeley Playhouse), A Minister’s Wife (San Jose Rep), Rumors (Center REPertory), and many others. TheatreWorks’ audiences will remember Rietkerk from Marry Me a Little, Little Women, and The Secret Garden.

Rolf Saxon (Howard/Boss/Isaac) has been seen on the big screen in Mission: Impossible, Entrapment, and Saving Private Ryan, on stage in many productions on London’s West End and regionally in the UK, and locally in Aurora Theatre Company’s After the Revolution and TheatreWorks’ productions of Time Stands Still, and The Chosen.

Meredith McDonough (Director) was the TheatreWorks Director of New Works for three festivals before moving on to become the Associate Artistic Director of Actors Theatre of Louisville. At TheatreWorks, she directed Now Circa Then and Opus, and spearheaded many new works that found their way to the TheatreWorks mainstage and other productions across the country.

With some 100,000 patrons per year, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has captured a national reputation for artistic innovation and integrity, often presenting Bay Area theatregoers with their first look at acclaimed musicals, comedies, and dramas, directed by award-winning local and guest directors, and performed by professional actors cast locally and from across the country. A home for artists developing new works, it was at TheatreWorks that Memphis, the 2010 Tony Award-winning musical that played on Broadway for three years before embarking on a 19 month national tour, was first workshopped and received its world premiere. It is currently enjoying an extended run on London’s West End, where it recently captured two Olivier Awards.

Previews: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 – Friday, July 10, 2015
Press Opening: Saturday, July 11, 2015
Closes: Sunday, August 2, 2015

Previews: 8:00 PM
Tuesdays: 7:30 PM
Wednesdays: 2:00PM, 7:30PM
Thursdays and Fridays: 8:00 PM
Saturdays: 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Sundays: 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM