STEUBENVILLE, OH— The Franciscan University Theatre Department will present an original musical production, Life In Color: A New Musical, written and directed by AmyLynn Miller this spring.

Burned by a past full of abandonment and weighty responsibility, a passionate young woman named Mona is determined to prove that she can make it on her own at art school. But when she is accused of art fraud and faces the demise of all her dreams, her brother Charlie and roommate Kathleen must help Mona see that imperfection and failure are just as vital to life as relationship and community. With a vibrant ensemble of singers and dancers, Life In Color: A New Musical is a powerful story that asks what we let ourselves be defined by.

Dates and times: April 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7 pm and April 7 and 14 at 2 pm

Location: Anathan Theatre, Ground Floor Egan Hall

Publicity Contact: Catherine Richthammer or AmyLynn Miller

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Ticket Prices: $8.00 adults, $5.00 students and seniors; Free for Religious and for Children 12 and under.

Director/Music Director: AmyLynn Miller

Produced by Franciscan University of Steubenville

Technical Director: Rose Keimig

Set design: AmyLynn Miller

Costume design: Monica Stoutz

Lighting design: Rose Keimig

Prop design: Ava Quaale

Choreographers: Brigita Ruta, Adalyhn Roberts

Stage Manager: Hannah Frank

CAST

Mona – Jessie Jasko

Kathleen – Hannah Tautkus

Charlie – Joe Blanton

Terry – Eddie Olivas

Etta von Flint – Eleanor Hodge

Professor Dalton – Ava Quaale

Dean Howard – Joshua Bidleman

Skylar/Chelsea – Catherine Richthammer

Shakespeare Actors – Summer Derwald, Grace McKeegan

Beatrice Actor – Adalyhn Roberts

Benedick Actor – Josh Bidleman

Ensemble – Josh Bidleman, Summer Derwald, Emma Noelle de la Cruz, Elizabeth Macdonald,

Grace McKeegan, MargaretClare Murphy, Ava Quaale, Catherine Richthammer, Adalyhn Roberts, Katherine Saliga