Jasper in Deadland

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Jasper in Deadland

Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy  /  4f, 5m

Hunter Foster, Ryan Scott Oliver

This fresh, compelling pop-rock musical, inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, follows 16-year-old Jasper Jarvis as he travels through the afterlife on a mission to save his best friend, Agnes.

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

Jasper in Deadland

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4f, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
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Jasper in Deadland

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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.
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Performing Groups

JASPER
AGNES
VIRGIL
CERBERUS HEAD #1
CERBERUS HEAD #2
CERBERUS HEAD #3
MR. LETHE
LETHE'S GIRLS
GRETCHEN
PAPERBOY
INF. CITIZEN #1
IRMA
TABLOID GIRL #1
TABLOID GIRL #2 
JESSICA'S MOTHER
JESSICA
ABIGAIL ACRIMONE
DR. ESPINATO
OSIRIS
AMMUT
LITTLE LU
SISYPHUS
DAUGHTER OF DANAUS
BRUTUS
EURYDICE
PERSEPHONE

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The living world and the five circles of Deadland
  • Features Elaborate / High Volume Costumes, Fantasy 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

  • Stroke by Stroke - 5th Avenue Theatre production

  • Living Dead - 5th Avenue Theatre production

  • Jasper in Deadland at 5th Avenue Theatre

  • Hungry for Your Heart - 5th Avenue Theatre production

  • Ryan Scott Oliver sings "Awful People" at 54 Below

  • Stroke By Stroke - Jay Armstrong Johnson at 54 Below

  • Lifesong - Andi Alhadeff

  • Pasadena Musical Theatre Program performs "Living Dead"

  • Behind the Scenes at The 5th Avenue Theatre - Building Cerberus

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Music

Song Samples

Goodbye Jasper!
What is Life?
The Killing
Mark This!
Deadland Welcome / Tour Song / Jasper in Deadland
Jasper in Deadland (Lethe Style)
The Forgetting
Living Dead
Hungry for Your Heart
Stroke by Stroke
The Remembering
Memory: Something for Real
Beat and Broken Spirits
Awful People
Elysium
Lifesong
The Trade / The Swim
One More Day of Snow
  • Musical StylePop/Rock
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra SizeMedium

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15 Vocal Books
1 Piano-Conductor
1 Piano-Vocal
1 Guitar
1 Drums
1 Cello
1 Bass


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Authors

Hunter Foster

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
Ryan Scott Oliver is a 2011 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee, a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient and wrote the music and lyrics for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, Mrs. Sharp (2008 Richard Rodgers Award Winner, at Playwrights Horizons starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Grei ...
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