The Giver – A Musical

OCTA\'s New Works Playwright Competition 2019 Winner Workshop

Book adapted by Nathan Christensen with score by Scott Murphy
Directed by Ashton Botts | Music Directed by Cassie Pettigrew

Join us for the full-length stage reading of the 2019 New Works Playwright Competition winner. The NWPC Winner Workshop provides a unique opportunity for the winning playwright to workshop their production on the OCTA stage and get feedback from a live audience. Stay for a talkback with playwright Nathan Christensen on Saturday, July 13!

The Giver - A Musical (adapted from the young adult science fiction novel by Lois Lowry) is set in a world with no pain, sorrow, or conflict, but also without weather, color, or deep emotion of any kind. The story follows Jonas, a 12-year-old boy who is given the assignment of holding the collective memory of what life was like before Sameness, so that he can guide the community’s leaders with his wisdom. He is trained by the previous holder of that assignment—a mysterious man Jonas comes to call the Giver. As Jonas comes to understand both pain and love, the idea of supporting Sameness becomes increasingly intolerable, and he and the Giver decide the time has come to change everything.

Cast

The Giver – Doug Jones
Jonas – Steven Ansel James
Rosemary – Rachel Reese
Asher – Zach Kujath
Fiona – Mella Kays
Father – Michael Golliher
Mother – Halley Hale
Lily – Lauren Taylor
Speaker/Chief Elder – Casey McCord