THEATRE
Flying V Presents:
Vanishing Girl
January 28-29, 2023
Flying V will kick off our 2023 season with a week-long developmental workshop of the new coming-of-age musical Vanishing Girl.
Bright college student Luciana has always felt invisible. She leans on her one best friend, crushes on the girl at the comic shop from afar, and toils at writing alone. Suddenly, Luciana acquires electricity-related superpowers and finds that, like a battery, she’s slowly fading out. Can she figure out how to be seen before it’s too late?
Vanishing Girl is a powerful new musical by William Yanesh (music and lyrics) and Hope Villanueva (book) and directed by Eric Jordan Young about feeling invisible and learning you’re not.
The show has had preliminary readings and showcases at the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas.
TEAM
CREATIVE
Director – Eric Jordan Young
Bookwriter – Hope Villanueva
Music/Lyrics – William Yanesh
Production Support
Stage Manager – Rebecca Talisman
Rehearsal Accompanist – Lucia LaNave
Producers – Ricky Drummond, Jonny Perl
Administration and Marketing: Kelly Colburn, Katherine Offutt
Cast
Luciana – Julieta Gozalo
Mason – Carl L. Williams
Faima – Talya Sindel
Andre – Steve Lee
Farioz – Sunita Param
Shop Troll – Taylor Witt
Professor Vargas – Cheryl Campo
Reflections – Bianca Lipford, Justine “Icy” Morale, Sophie Schulman
Ensemble – Graciela Rey
WHERE
8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
WHEN
Saturday, January 28th – 7:00pm
Sunday, January 29th – 3:00pm
TICKETS
Pay What You Want
Suggested Donation $10
History
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HISTORY & ABOUT
Vanishing Girl has been in development for several years and has been well received at preliminary showcases with the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and the Composers Showcase of Las Vegas. This workshop will feature ten performers, including Rayanne Gonzales (recently seen in Daphne’s Dive at Signature Theatre), Bianca Lipford (Shakespeare in Love, Keegan Theatre) , Justine “Icy” Moral (Songs for a New World, Rep Stage), Meredith Richard (Working, Keegan Theatre), Harrison Smith (Elegies: A Song Cycle, Keegan Theatre), and Carl L. Williams (Once on this Island, Constellation Theatre Company), with additional cast members to be announced.
“While we’ve been able to hear the musical out loud in a staged reading format and on Zoom, this unique workshop experience will give us the opportunity to really dig into the music and fine-tune the story,” said Villanueva. “There are discoveries you can only make in person with your fellow artists. I’m excited for this next big step for Vanishing Girl and to share it with DC audiences!”
Hope Villanueva
Hope (she/her) resides in Washington, DC where she is an AEA Stage Manager by day. Her play, THE QoL MANDATE, was an O’Neill Conference 2021 Finalist. Her work has been developed by Kennedy Center Page to Stage, Next Act! New Play Summit, NextStop Theatre, Avant Bard, Ally Theatre Company, Black and Latino Playwrights’ Conference, Discovery New Play Festival, Kitchen Dog New Play Festival, and The Women’s Voices Theatre Festival. BRACKISH was produced at Wayward Artist in Los Angeles (2022) winning the Orange Curtain Award for Best Original Show that year. She has two short TYA pieces published by YouthPlays. Ms. Villanueva is the current literary manager for Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, and is represented by Ipex Artists Agency.
William Yanesh
Bill (he/him) is a DC-based composer, arranger, and music director. Compositions include music and lyrics for Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, and Caps for Sale at Adventure Theatre MTC, the latter of which toured nationally and played at the New Victory Theatre; songs for Little Thinkers Adventures podcast; and the choral work “The Astronomer,” featured on the Capital Hearings’ When The Night is New. His arrangements have been heard in Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC)’s Man of La Mancha; the world premieres of the TYA version of Big River, and the Kennedy Center’s Me…Jane. As a music director he has worked frequently at Ford’s Theater (Helen Hayes award for Outstanding Music Direction for Into the Woods), Arena Stage (DC), 1st Stage (VA), Round House Theatre (MD), and Signature Theatre (VA). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Carnegie Mellon University. williamyanesh.squarespace.com
Eric Jordan Young
Eric (he/him) is an accomplished Producer, Director, Choreographer, Entertainer, Playwright, and Songwriter with TV, Broadway (RAGTIME ‘98/’09, CHICAGO, SEUSSICAL, LOOK OF LOVE), Off-Broadway, Regional (NYSF, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Alliance Theater), National Tour (CHICAGO, RAGTIME, DREAMGIRLS), and Commercial credits. Las Vegas performances include COCKTAIL CABARET (Caesars Palace), ROCK OF AGES (Venetian/Rio), SHAKIN’ – Vegas Remixed with a Twist (Planet Hollywood), CHICAGO (Mandalay Bay), STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Las Vegas Hilton) and VEGAS! THE SHOW. Eric has performed with several Symphonies throughout the country including the Atlanta Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. His solo album ONCE IN A LIFETIME was produced by his company EnJoY! Productions and his one-man musical SAMMY & ME is the winner of the ArtVoice and Salt Awards. Mr. Young served as the Resident Director of BAZ (Venetian/Palazzo) and loves working as a Creative Director for original projects including RENEGADES at Caesars Palace and DRAG SUPPER CLUB. Eric is the Associate Director for the Norwegian Cruise Line production of FOOTLOOSE and the recent production of ROCK OF AGES in Hollywood, CA. Eric is currently teaching young artists at Long Island University in Brookville, NY.
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