St. Lawrence College’s Music Theatre Performance Program Presents The Next Big Thing November 22 to 24

Brockville – St. Lawrence College’s Music Theatre – Performance program presents The Next Big Thing, November 22-24 at Thousand Islands Playhouse’s Firehall Theatre in Gananoque. Enjoy exclusive previews of two new musicals by Canada’s most exciting writers.

The Next Big Thing is an exclusive preview of musicals-in-progress by Canada’s most exciting writers. This stand-and-sing presentation will feature the talented second and third-year students of SLC’s Music Theatre – Performance program in two brand-new, thrilling musicals: Take Me Back and Iris (Says Goodbye). Be the first to say you saw The Next Big Thing!

Tickets are only $25 or under 30 $20 and can be purchased through Thousand Islands Playhouse Box Office.

Take Me Back by Amir Haidar and Kevin Wong is directed by Julie Tomaino and conducted by Athena So.

An institute has implemented a new technology where one lucky participant every five years gets to go back into their past and change one decision they regret. Jess, who walked out on her wedding ten years ago, makes it her mission to be the next person chosen for this experiment so that she can fix the mistake that has filled the last decade of her life with regret. Hilarity and disaster ensue.

Iris (Says Goodbye) by Margot Greve and Ben Kopp, directed by Margot Greve with Music Direction by Erin Puttee

Iris is dead. She’s been selected to return to earth and live another lifetime. But first, she has to decide what life she would like to return to, choosing based on the final moments only. In Iris (Says Goodbye), we witness every possible way her death can play out through individual musical acts. Ten of a possible thirty acts are selected at random and performed in the order of their selection, making for a randomized performance each night. From car crashes to suffocation, and hypothermia to cannibalism, Iris (Says Goodbye) is a unique musical theatre experience.

Please note: these productions contain strong language and mature themes, including discussing death and grief.

Showtimes

• November 22, 7:30 pm
• November 23, 2 pm
• November 23, 7:30 pm
• November 24, 2 pm