bare: a pop opera

 BARE: A POP OPERA Thursday's: February 19, 26 @ 7:30 PM Friday's and Saturday's: February 20, 21, 27, 28 @ 7:00 PM Sunday's: February 22 and March 1 @ 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM $22 General/ $18 DCAC Members Book by JON HARTMERE and DAMON INTRABARTOLO Music by DAMON INTRABARTOLO Lyrics by JON HARTMERE Directed, Produced, Choreographed, and Designed By: Derek Critzer Musical Direction By: Brandon Heishman “Bare: a pop opera”, is a moving story about teens searching to find themselves, no matter what environments may oppress their individualities, and the consequences that can be involved when people are forced to be who they are not. Like Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award­ winning­hit “Doubt”, “bare” challenges religion and the values it instills. In their senior year at St. Cecelia’s Catholic High School, several students seek to identify themselves and express their true personas despite their faiths and the social stigmas that surround them. Main characters Peter and Jason struggle to come to terms with opposing ideals of their own homosexual relationship in the views of their personal connections, but more importantly in the face of the Catholic Church, which ultimately serves as the play’s main antagonist. Meanwhile, other students are desperate to calm the tempests of their own situations—from rejection, to lost loves, to loneliness and confusion, “bare” seeks to exemplify all those who break the mold and do not fit the conventional standards of society. Tickets: ​
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