35mm: A Musical Exhibition
September 25 - October 3
Music by Ryan Scott Oliver. Inspired by photography of Matthew Murphy.
35mm: A Musical Exhibition is a multimedia theatrical experience, exemplifying the power of collaborative art forms. Inspired by the photography of Matthew Murphy, American songwriter Ryan Scott Oliver composed a transformative musical theatre song cycle. With rock melodies and contemporary riffs, 35mm showcases snapshots of American life in the modern age. Art 4 is excited to bring this Regional premier to South Bend for a completely virtual, theatrical experience.
Streaming Dates: September 25 - October 3, 2020
Location: Streaming online only. With the purchase of a ticket, you will be given a viewing link and unique password. See “additional Info” below.
Additional Info: Art 4 is excited to bring you a completely virtual way to view local professional theatre from the safety of your own home. This pre-recorded production was filmed and produced Labor Day weekend and is now ready to be streamed directly to your iPad, iPhone, laptop, or smart TV. However, due to musical licensing rights, the production is only available during a 6-hour viewing window behind a password protection wall. Therefore, purchasing a virtual ticket will grant you access to watch Art 4's production of 35mm only within a 6-hour window. Your password, which will be sent to the email included on your ticket order, is unique to you and only corresponds to the ticketed date and time of your specific order. You cannot watch the performance before the designated start time listed above and your password will expire 6 hours after your ticketed start time begins.
Although we cannot be together for live performance at this time, we hope you sit forward, relax, and travel virtually with us through a guided, gallery-style experience called 35mm: A Musical Exhibition.
The Cast
Anna Blanchard….Voice 1
Hannah Efsits……..Voice 2
Michelle Miller…….Voice 3
Joe B Russo………..Voice 4
Jack Saunders…….Voice 5
Directed by Mark Albin and Music Directed by Dr. Aaron Albin
ANNA BLANCHARD
Anna Blanchard (Voice 1) is thrilled to be joining Art 4 on their first virtual production! Chicago credits include Spring Awakening (Marriott Theatre); America's Best Outcast Toy (Pride Arts); Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); Carrie the Musical, Heathers: The Musical (Stage Door Fine Arts). She would like to thank the incredible cast and team at Art 4 for making this an unforgettable experience!
HANNAH EFSITS
Hannah (Voice 2) is thrilled to be joining Art 4 again for 35MM: A Musical Exhibition! Located in Chicago, recent credits include Flight: A New Musical and Women of Soul (Black Ensemble Theater). Past Art 4 credits include [title of show] and Seaside Cabaret. Hannah would like to thank her upstairs neighbor, Sara Berry, who won’t read this but who put up with hearing a song about her rehearsed at top volume for the last month. God save the Queen.
MICHELLE MILLER
Michelle Miller (Voice 3) is so excited to be working on another production with Art 4! She was previously in Art 4's production of Songs for a New World back in February of 2020. Michelle has also recently worked with 574 Theatre, Elkhart Civic Theatre, and Bethel College. You may recognize her from roles such as Olive Ostrovsky - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Witch (voice) - Into the Woods, Atina - The Little Mermaid, and Gertrude - Seussical the Musical. She currently resides in Goshen and is the Employee Development Associate with First State Bank in Middlebury.
JOE B RUSSO
Joe (Voice 4) is excited to be gracing the Art 4 screen in 35mm. A freelance theatre artist and bartender born and raised in Fairbanks, AK, Joe has been involved in the South Bend performing arts scene since September 2016. Most recently, you may have seen him performing at Goshen Art House in Lot's Wife as God, with Art 4 in Ghost Quartet, Next to Normal as Henry, Seaside Cabaret as a vocalist, [title of show] as Hunter, or in South Bend Civic Theatre's As You Like It as Oliver. Joe would like to thank all the theatre artists bold and creative enough to imagine new ways to create art while we can't gather.
JACK SAUNDERS
Jack Saunders (Voice 5) is a recent graduate of Indiana University South Bend where he received his BFA in Theatre with a concentration in Musical Theatre Performance with a minor in Dance. He was living in Florida working as a performance apprentice at Riverside Theatre, but due to Covid is back in the Midwest. He would like to thank Art 4 for including him in this project, his family and friends both in the States and in the UK, his bff Taylor Jump, and everyone watching at home for continuing to support the arts in this crazy time.
