The West Coast premiere of Lust ‘n Rust, The Trailer Park Musical, written by Frank Haney, Carol Kimball & Dave Stratton and directed byT homas Colby opens Friday, April 1, 2011at the Lyric Theatre. The cast features (in alphabetical order) Becky Birdsong, Sal Cecere, Joyanna Crouse, Scott Dean, Ward Edmondson, Josh Evans, Terra Taylor Knudson, Leann Lamb, and Derek Long.
“Across the heartland of America, small towns face the profound hardship of multinational corporations closing factories and moving work out of the country. Often these factories are the driving force of the local economies. While there’s a tendency to view these occurrences as simply the workings of faceless corporations, they are in fact choices made and acted upon by people: executives pouring over spreadsheets and middle-managers charged with the dirty work of firing hardworking loyal employees.
"Lust ‘n Rust, The Trailer Park Musical starts as the story of Steve, a corporate manager from New Jerseywho is transferred by his company to a small Southern Illinoistown to run the local Agribig food processing plant. He moves into the Redbud Mobile Estates and meets the quirky characters that live in the trailer park . . . the story is also about Connie, Steve’s neighbor in the park, who is in the process of splitting up with her husband. Connie’s relationship with Steve complicates matters, and their lives are further complicated when Steve gets a difficult assignment ... one that could have a disastrous impact on the local economy.”
The show includes 14 original alternative-country songs arranged for multi-part vocal harmonies and a country band.
Lust ‘n Rust, The Trailer Park Musical opens 8 p.m.Friday, April 1 and performs 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through April 30 with 7 p.m.Sunday performances on April 17 and 24. Call 626-695-8283 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/144372, www.Goldstar.com.
The Lyric Theatre is located at 520 N. La Brea Avenuein Los Angeles. Street parking is available.
Send questions, comments and suggestions to columbuscommunications@yahoo.com.
For more information: www.LyricTheatreLA.com.
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