SET IN 1974
This ALL-ORIGINAL MUSICAL HISTORY PLAY
presents the UNBELIEVABLE TRUE CRIME MYSTERY of the political kidnapping
of 19-year-old Patty Hearst — her radical transformation from an innocent victim into a revolutionary outlaw — and her impossible journey back.
SPEAKS TO THE URGENCY OF "NOW"
HOW MUCH OF OUR PERSONAL
& POLITICAL IDENTITY
IS SHAPED BY FORCES BEYOND OUR OWN FREE WILL
THE DISINTEGRATION
OF
OUR SHARED REALITY
IDEOLOGICAL HIJACKING
BRAINWASHING
INDOCTRINATION & MIND CONTROL
HOW ALL CONFLICTS
– INTERNAL, INTERPERSONAL & POLITICAL –
ARE ALL BATTLES OF COMPETING VERSIONS OF REALITY
WE ALL HAVE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE US
AND
ONE OF THEM IS A FUCKING LIAR
COMPARABLES
+
THE GRITTY INDIE-ROCK VIBE of Hedwig
THE PART-VERBATIM DOCU-THEATER of Come From Away
THE HEARTBREAKING FAMILY DRAMA of Next To Normal
THE TRIAL BY MEDIA SPECTACLE & OUTLAW CHIC of Chicago
+
THE WALL-TO-WALL METATHEATER of A Chorus Line
With FLASHES OF DARK HUMOR & MAGICAL REALISM
All Artfully Enfolded into an EMOTIONALLY RIVETING TRUE STORY
FIVE HISTORICAL CHARACTERS
SWIPE / CLICK TO ENLARGE
FEATURED + ENSEMBLE CHARACTERS
FEATURED + ENSEMBLE ROLES
SWIPE / CLICK TO ENLARGE
A FRESH NEW SOUND
The YOUNGER Characters:
All-original early-70s-inspired INDIE / ALT FOLK & ROCK SONGS
The OLDER Characters:
Dip into MUSICAL THEATER MOTIFS / generational contrast
THE CONTAINER SCORE:
21st Century ELECTRONIC / AMBIENT MUSIC + VERBATIM TEXT
AUDIO COLLAGE — a dynamic, shimmering sonic soundscape
that ties everything together
STRATEGIC SOCIAL IMPACT
HONORING
Those Harmed By — Child Abuse — Domestic Violence
Military Combat — Extremist Religious + Political Cults
— Human / Sex Trafficking —
INSPIRING
Hope & Healing — While Modeling Survivorship
WHAT SMALL PIECE OF YOURSELF
WOULD YOU GIVE UP
TO SAVE
THE WHOLE OF YOURSELF
LET'S PUT THE ART BACK INTO THE HEALING ARTS
THE PLAY'S VALUE & STAKES BEYOND THE STAGE
ILLUMINATING
The Heartbreaking Compromises Trauma Survivors Make
When They're Coerced into Betraying Their Own Moral Limits
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A SINGULAR VISION & AESTHETIC
PRESSURE-TESTED AT EVERY STAGE BY :
A team of specialists — award-winning director and dramaturgs, an internationally recognized complex-trauma expert, and a Broadway-credentialed music director & arranger
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INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOPED
SLATE DIVERSIFICATION
FOLLOWING THE 1990s INDEPENDENT FILM MODEL
IMAGINARY GIRL has been rigorously
DEVELOPED OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL PIPELINE
Enabling it to
DELIVER A COHESIVE SINGULAR VISION
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INVESTMENT READY
IMAGINARY GIRL
IS AN
INDIE DARK HORSE
WITH HIGH-RETURN POTENTIAL
LONG-TERM LICENSING POTENTIAL
PERFECT FOR COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES
w/ Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum
Its ensemble-driven story easily scales cast size from 10 to 25 or more
The 5-piece rock band expands with modular orchestration
EXCEPTIONAL BROAD CURRICULAR FIT:
Journalism / Media Studies - Political Science - Psychology / Sociology / Law History + Law Ethics / Social Justice / Criminal Justice / Women's Studies / American Political History / Media Arts / Interactive Design
OPTIONAL IMMERSIVE COMPONENT
GEN-Z + OTHERS ARE HUNGRY FOR IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
WHERE IS THEATER GOING
WHAT IS THEATER CAPABLE OF
WHAT ARE THE NEW POSSIBILITIES
DAUGHTER. SOLDIER. AMERICAN. VICTIM. SISTER. CITIZEN.
5 D M E D I A L A B
SYNTHESIZING : INSTINCT VISION VOICE EMOTION + MEANING
IMAGINARY GIRL: The Occupation of Patty Hearst © Leonard Dolivio Cetrangolo / 5DMEDIALAB, LLC All graphic design / web design / photo-montage / photo-illustration: LDC / 5DMEDIALAB
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