First Drafts

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First Drafts is a series of musicals that reimagine, reconstitute, and reanimate the Western “musical theatre canon” in a way that acknowledges the truth of where we are now and where we hope to go. First Drafts is grounded in an urgency to make space for stories that must be told now and must continue to be prioritized in our art form.

Each installment of the initiative supports three teams of writers/composers to generate 30 minutes of a new musical to be developed with and performed by Sheridan’s fourth-year students. This writing development program perfectly encapsulates Sheridan’s dual interest in training exceptional musical theatre performers, and using our resources to create an engine for producing a more diverse canon of work, one that speaks to the issues we’re facing presently, and represents the stories of the next generation.



Small Gods the Musical
An ode to the creative joy that is found in Queerness. Small Gods the Musical is a coming-of-age musical about a group of teenagers working in a mall while exploring first love, grappling with next steps, and following their dreams.

Written by Makram Ayache
Composed by Landon Doak
Director: Makram Ayache
Music Director: Avery-Jean Brennan
Stage Manager: Kasie Rayner


18 Palace Road
Have you ever had a mentor who changed your life? Carly’s music teacher, Marge, is a source of comfort and strength until the unthinkable happens. A story of love, connection and processing grief through music.

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Shreya Jha
Director: Raha Javanfar
Music Director: Athena So
Stage Manager: Kelsey Jensen


Piper
A town plagued by rats hires a musically-inclined exterminator to enchant them away. An adaptation of The Tale of the Pied Piper, this new musical empowers younger audiences to follow their hearts to the people, spaces and places that make them feel the safest, and encourages older audiences to let them.

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Shreya Jha
Director: Raha Javanfar
Music Director: Athena So
Stage Manager: Kelsey Jensen

Publication Date

10-9-2024

Production Year

2024

Theatre Location

Factory Theatre

Cast

Small Gods the Musical Diego Teran (he/him): Rust
Aiden Lin (he/him): Thor
Ethan Berkeley-Garcia (he/they): Thor
Jaden Kim (she/her): Gladiator
Sid Malcolm: Gladiator
Grace Waddell (she/they): Mercury
Evans Matheson Niog (he/they): Nathan
Kendall Ackland (she/her) Djinni
Emma Vandermeulen (she/her)Djinni
Anna Sturgeon (she/her): Ifrit
Helena Shields-Ballantyne: Ifrit
Jason Wolff (he/they/she): Sophus
Evelyn Hecht (she/her: Litzy
Taylor Flinders (she/her): Angela

18 Palace Road
Sasha Khan (sje/her): Carly
Erin Jennelle Teodoro (she/her): Young Carly
Tia Ferlizza (she/her): Lana
Isabella Couto (she/her) Marge
Henri Gionet: Professor
Lara Angela Roda (she/her): Greek Chorus
Michaela Jinyoung Jang (she/her): Greek Chorus
Valeria Aceves (she/her): Greek Chorus
Taj Crozier (he/him): Childhood Ensemble
Maya Katz (she/her): Childhood Ensemble
Kiki Nicole (she/her): Childhood Ensemble
Senn Gelanis (she/her): Student Ensemble
Lindsey Kelly (she/her): Student Ensemble
Ariana Serra Bonifaz(she/her): Student Ensemble
Zalyzza Govia (she/her): Mom
Tyler Everley (he/him): Dad

Piper
Stephanie Brandt (she/her): Gram
Crystal Casera (she/they): Bex
Mickey McKinnon (all/they: Bill Bob/Dutch
Sydney Brown (she/her): Mayor Kern
Madison Arnason (she/her): Susan
Benjamin Cameron: (he/him) Brawny
Amisa Sobhani (she/her): Piper
Maria Munoz (she/her): Cindy/Whiskers
Ally Brannan (she/her): Skeeter/Sniffer
Emma Golden (she/her): Dixie Mae/Biscuit
Julia Raza: Buck/Friskers
Emma Reynolds(she/her): Jo
Talia Bowell(she/her): Ralph
Daniela Bauer(she/her): Velma
Jeanette Vannieu (she/her): Mabel
Julia Schwartz (she/her): Mae Cockingtail

Keywords

Small Gods the Musical, 18 Palace Road, Piper, Theatre Sheridan

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Disciplines

Theatre and Performance Studies

Faculty

Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design

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SOURCE Citation

Sheridan, Theatre, "First Drafts" (2024). Theatre Sheridan Productions. 209.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/faad_visu_uniq_theatre/209

Original Citation

Ayache, M., Javanfar, R., Sauder, F. (2024). First Drafts. [Theatre Performance]. Toronto: Theatre Sheridan.