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Enjoy the Show!

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Image by Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita

The Cast

The Creative Team

Director
Music Director

Stage Manager
Asst. Stage Manager/Dramaturg

Violence & Intimacy Director & Choreographer
Assistant Director

Lighting & Sound Design
Scenic Design
Props & Costumes

Hair, Make-Up, & Wig Design
Stage Crew
Special Effects Design
Firearms Consultant

Associate Producer
Lighting Consultant and Additional Lighting Equipment
Board Operator

Piano
Key2
Guitar
Drums
Piano Sub

Kari Boutcher
Elias Condakes
Paige Degiralomo
Ben Cantor Adams
Sydney T. Grant

Michael Gravante
Michael Jay
Bradley Boutcher & Josh Telepman
Josh Telepman

Jamie Cook
Kleanthis Zymaris
Faith Brodi
Kevin Dibble

Tom Marsh
Jeremy Behrle

Jack Zendzian

Elias Condakes
Jakob Michaels
Doug Telepman
Etan Cohn
Matt Putnam

A Note from the Director

When I first saw The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals in 2018, I fell in love with the comedy, the catchy songs, and the quirky characters. There were parts of it that made me laugh, and cheer, and other parts that made my stomach churn. The moments that gave me hope for humanity also showed me how close the edge we really are.

 

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all got along, walked around with a song in our hearts and a smile on our faces? What if overnight the world became peaceful and just? It sounds like a dream, but think of the implications.

This is the beauty of fascism, living in harmony and working together for world peace… at any cost. But is forced happiness really worth the loss of individual agency? 

 

Since 2018, the world has become a very different place. This show’s themes of anti-fascism and forced idealism only hit harder since events like the pandemic and the backlash to health and safety standards, the insurrection, and the current presidential administration that threatens our own individuality and self expression. Each of these gained power not by an individual rising to the top, but by many individuals coming together in agreement. Fascism doesn’t work because it’s scary, it works because it’s enticing. Be careful what you fall for, because the moment you get carried away is the moment you give up. 

 

Even after all of this, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals gives me hope because we aren’t under the same threat as our friends in Hatchetfield. It serves as a reminder of what makes us human, our flaws. It taught me that at the end of the day, being crabby to a customer or blowing off a coworker is proof that we are able to think for ourselves. 

 

In the dark times when it feels like conformity is demanded of us, we find strength in our shared humanity and in our individuality. In our co-workers, neighbors, teachers and friends, and the love we have for one another. We must use our agency to embrace each other as we are, and do our best to create the world we want to see.

 

I hope you enjoy Yorick Ensemble’s production of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals as much as we enjoyed creating it. This is for you. 

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Special Thanks

Susan Black & Rich O’Neal

Nikki Ready

St. John’s Episcopal Church

BCA Staff

Merle & Daniel Weiss

Toni Telepman

World's a Stage Players

Brendan Chetwynd

Rachel Hall

Points of Inspiration

A few pieces of media that helped bring this piece to life... we'll let the work speak for itself.

The Muppet Show

Groundhog Day

Grey Gardens the Musical

Back to the Future

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Undertale

Pippin

Fences

Lawrence the Band

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Metal Gear Solid

Little Shop of Horrors

The Producers

The Radio City Rockettes

Office Space

Geography

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to acknowledge that the city of Boston is located on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Naumkeag, Massachusett, and Pawtucket People. We thank them for their hospitality and stewardship of this land.

Support Our Friends

At the Concord Players

Directed by Michelle Leibowitz
Music Direction by Kathryn Denney


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February 14–March 1

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