The debut production of
The Jack of Tarts
a bittersweet musical
opens
January 31, 2008
at
La MaMa E.T.C.
74 A East Fourth Street, First Floor Theatre
between Second Avenue and Bowery
and runs through February 17, 2007
Thursday - Sunday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, Tickets $18
Book by Chris Tanner and Eric Wallach
Music by Paul Johnson
Set design by Garry Hayes Costume design by Becky Hubert
Lighting design by Paul Jepson Video design by Erick Paiva Nouchi
Dramaturgy by Sally Fisher Stage Management by Gonzalo Cosmelli
Directed by Eric Wallach
The Jack of Tarts - a bittersweet musical is set in a kingdom by the sea known as Tartannia where life is centered around the consumption of pleasurable tarts. Amidst the devastated land of Tartannia the Queen of Tarts (Lance Cruce) and her castle still stands. The Jack of Tarts (Chris Tanner) has been bred to inherit the throne but a terrorist named Agnes (Michael Lynch) is blowing the house of cards down. Julie Atlas Muz plays Annabel Lee the brazen hemophiliac turned martyr.
With music by New Orleans-native Paul Johnson, The Jack of Tarts is a musical that offers a southern spin on an East Village-born fairy tale that reflects the world around us in outrageous color. Born out of a collaboration between artists Chris Tanner and Eric Wallach this American musical is looking to hit the scene with aplomb. The Jack of Tarts is ripe and ready for the revolution generation, for audiences who are awake, alive and ready to dance.
For more information, videos and music samples, check out the land of Tartannia online at www.myspace.com/thejackoftarts.
Featuring
Chris Tanner as the Jack of Tarts and Lance Cruce as the Queen of Tarts
Photography and imaging by Jeffery Price
Make-up and wig design by Zsamira Ronquillo
Costumes by Becky Hubbert
