Presenting…

November 3, 2008 on 12:52 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

At last! It is my and Marc’s profound pleasure to introduce to you THE NEW NATIONAL TOURING CAST OF “CALCULUS: THE MUSICAL!”

You will be entertained this year by Ms. Sarah Stephens and Mr. Dan Davidson of Cincinnati, OH. Both Marc and I have had our mathematical socks rocked off by their talent and brains. You are going to love them.

They spent an intensive week with Marc doing nothing but learning Calculus all day long. While they both have strong math backgrounds, we all consider it important that they receive in-depth training in the subject. They pored over every element of the script and each lyric of the songs. At the end of each day Marc could not stop raving about their aptitude for the material, the thoughtful questions and observations they would pose, and their striking enthusiasm for the complexities of the project.

On Tuesday October 28th Marc and I gave our final performance at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. We were joined on stage by Sarah and Dan to introduce them and send them off with our best wishes.

On Thursday we wrapped up shooting all the new videos for the new production. I can’t wait to see them! Laura Franzini’s costuming is inspired and the performances by Kirk, Babs, Courtney, Alana and Dexter as the “Five Sizes of Numbers” are hilarious and endearing beyond words.

Sarah and Dan along with Eric Vosmeier (director) are working hard on giving the staging of the newly updated script its final touches before they hit the road on November 10! It has been a surreal experience working with these guys on updating, improving, and reshaping the material in which Marc and I have invested so much of our lives these past years into something new, yet true to the original spirit. The script is truly a stronger one thanks to these new collaborators. It’s immensely rewarding and equally (if not more) terrifying to see the show take on a new life of its own.

Please join us in welcoming Sarah and Dan and wishing them good luck!