Jasper in Deadland

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Cast Size

4w, 5m
Duration

More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Fantasy
Target Audience

Adult

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Summary

Jasper is lost in the living world. When you’re failing classes, kicked off the swim team, and your family is on the skids, life can feel like it’s going to hell. Yet, in all the disappointment, Jasper has his best friend, Agnes. In one night of teenage passion, Jasper and Agnes consummate a years-long friendship. But in the morning Agnes is gone, telling Jasper to meet her at their cliff. When he arrives there’s no sign of his best friend, only a swirling vortex to another world in the water below. Jasper dives into Deadland.
Jasper in Deadland features a thrilling pop-rock score from Ryan Scott Oliver, with a compelling book by Hunter Foster.

History

Jasper in Deadland premiered in a production by the Prospect Theater Company in New York City in March 2014. The play then officially opened at 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA in April 2015. Both productions were directed by Brandon Ivie.

Cast Attributes

Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible)

Keywords

Performing Groups

High School/Secondary

Time Period Contemporary
Setting The living world and the five circles of Deadland
Features Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes
Additional Features Puppetry
Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes

Media

“An electrifying surge of theatrical energy!” – Entertainment Weekly

“Foster and Oliver unleash their cleverness in this playful, energetic and wide-ranging new musical” – The New York Times, Read More
“An electrifying surge of theatrical energy! Jasper In Deadland marks the arrival of Oliver as a major new voice in Musical Theatre” – Entertainment Weekly, Read More
“A Magnificent Musical! Jasper In Deadland is a journey of self-discovery that moved me in such a way that it brought tears to my eyes. Bravo for Deadland!” – New York Theatre Guide, Read More

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Videos

Hungry for Your Heart - 5th Avenue Theatre production
Living Dead - 5th Avenue Theatre production
Jasper in Deadland at 5th Avenue Theatre
Pasadena Musical Theatre Program performs "Living Dead"
Stroke by Stroke - 5th Avenue Theatre production
Stroke By Stroke - Jay Armstrong Johnson at 54 Below
Behind the Scenes at The 5th Avenue Theatre - Building Cerberus
Lifesong - Andi Alhadeff
Ryan Scott Oliver sings "Awful People" at 54 Below

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Photos

Image: 2015 5th Avenue Theatre Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

Image: 2015 5th Avenue Theatre Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

Image: 2015 5th Avenue Theatre Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

Image: 2015 5th Avenue Theatre Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

Music

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Musical Style Pop/Rock
Vocal DemandsDifficult
Orchestra Size Medium

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Authors

Hunter Foster

Hunter Foster is an Artistic Associate at Bucks County Playhouse, where he has directed Company, Ain't Misbehavin', The Buddy Holly Story, National Pastime, The Rocky Horror Show (2013, 2014 and 2016), Summer of '42 and It's a Wonderful Life. His other directing credits inclu ...

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Ryan Scott Oliver

Ryan Scott Oliver is a Lortel Award-nominated and Kleban Prize-, Rodgers Award-, and Larson Award-winning composer and lyricist. He was called “the future of Broadway… a major new voice in musical theatre” (Entertainment Weekly) and is “shaking up musical theatre with his dar ...

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Jasper in Deadland