PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
THE VINYL CAFÉ
BASED ON THE VINYL CAFÉ STORIES BY STUART MCLEAN
WITH SONGS BY COLLEEN DAUNCEY & AKIVA ROMER-SEGAL
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY GEORGINA ESCOBAR
The Citadel is thrilled to announce we have commissioned a musical adaptation of The Vinyl Café by Stuart Mclean. Envisioned as a large-scale holiday musical for the whole family, featuring Dave and Morley and many of Stuart McLean’s beloved characters. The musical will include McLean’s most popular holiday stories, such as: “Dave Cooks the Turkey” and “Rashida, Amir and the Great Gift-Giving”. The musical adaptation is written by Georgina Escobar, with music and lyrics by Colleen Dauncey and Akiva Romer-Segal. Developed in partnership with Jess Milton, producer of The Vinyl Café radio show.
TRUTHFULLY, JACKIE
BY ANDREA SCOTT
Commissioned by the Citadel this past year, Truthfully, Jackie is a fantastic new play by Andrea Scott that explores an icon that exists in a myth-like bubble: JACKIE ROBINSON. In her own words: “I want to pop that bubble. I’m not American, but what I bring to Truthfully, Jackie, about the first Black man to break the colour line in America, is that I’m not a white male fan. I’m a Black woman who can bring authenticity to his story in the face of racism, while looking at the mythology around a hero who was also just a man.”