June 8 - 18, 2017 | Chapel Off Chapel
“Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street is a beautiful fifteen-minute musical. It’s bite-sized but full of heart and Pursued by Bear have cast a great group of performers to bring it to life.
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Based on the real-life story of Opearation D Minus as reported on acclaimed NPR radio show This American Life.
A cautionary tale of high-school love infused with Lin-Manual Miranda's unique wit and distinct music-stylings. 21 Chump Street explores the moral ambiguity between a strict war on drugs and the unexpected realities of its enforcemnt.
Facing peer-pressure, undercover police officers and prom, Justin Laboy learns all too quickly how one istake in the name of love can plunge a life into ruin. Torn between two conflicting stories, 21 Chump Street explores the re-creation of a tale through narrative framing and begs the question of just who and what we can believe.
“The cast’s energetic and comical delivery of Miranda’s vibrant contemporary score is a joy to watch and pleasantly masks the bitter pill of the shows true purpose as a thought-provoking critique of the shortcomings in America’s ongoing and costly “war on drugs.””
Director: Byron Bache
Assistant Director: Clary Riven
Musical Director: Caleb Garfinkel
Justin Laboy: Jake Fehily
Naomi Rodriguez: Olivia Charalambous
Narrator: Lauren Edwards
Ensemble: Kai Mann-Robertson
Ensemble: Stephanie Marion Wood
Ensemble: Nicola Bowman
Production Photos: Fon Photography
Headshot Photos: Lissa + Laz
SX Design & Operation: Celine Khong
LX Design & Operation: Jason Crick
Stage Manager: Diane Pereira
Keys: Stephanie Lewendone-Lowe
Cello: Ellen Duhig
Violin: Sarah Nieuwkerk
Drums: Andy Rousch
Guitar: Caleb Garfinkel