Evil Dead:  The Musical...

Independent Artist Series
Past Production - July 2009
Book & Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt

Directed by Shad Scott
Musical Direction by Timber Venard
Choreography by Steven Hrubes

Evil Dead: The Musical is a hilarious gore-fest based on the cult classic film series Evil Dead by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi starring the B-movie king, Bruce Campbell.  Five college students make their way to an old abandoned cabin in the woods where they uncover an unholy presence and are one by one turned into evil deadite zombies and only one man—Ash—can stop it…hopefully.

Press and Photos:

Check out the June 5 entry from the Billings Gazette's 5:01 Blog here.

Read Cathy Ulrich's June 26, "5?+1," interview with Travis Bierwagen in the Billings Gazette here.

See photos and read Jaci Webb's July 24 article in the Billings Gazette's Enjoy here.

Cast:

Ash:  Daniel Zent
Cheryl:  Chaslee Schweitzer
Linda:  Tori Groben
Scotty:  Dan Nickerson
Shelly:  Kathleen Atkins
Ed:  Seth Hanser
Annie:  Tiffany Melia
Jake:  Kevin Schweigert
Candarian Demon Moose:  Gustavo Belotta
Prof. Knowby:  Timber Venard
Shadow #1:  Crystal Oring
Shadow #2:  Bobbi Kaye Kupfner
Shadow #3:  Elizabeth Allen
Shadow #4:  Travis Bierwagen

Production and Design:

Director:  Shad A. Scott
Musical Director:  Timber Venard
Choreographer:  Steven Hrubes
Stage Manager:  Mal Tift
Set Design:  Timber Venard, Steven Hrubes, Elizabeth Allen, Kevin Schweigert
Lights:  Steven Hrubes
Sound Design:  Daniel Zent
Sound Operator:  Jeremy Penning
Costumes:  Kevin Schweigert
Hair:  Kathleen Atkins
Props:  Travis Bierwagen, Gustavo Belotta
Fight Choreographer:  Jayme Green
Blood Effects:  Gustavo Belotta
Set Construction:  Timber Venard, Steven Hrubes, Elizabeth Allen, Kevin Schweigert, Chaslee Schweitzer, Tiffany Melia, Shad A. Scott, Seth Hanser, Daniel Zent, Jeremy Penning, Dan Nickerson, Crystal Oring, Bobbi Kaye Kupfner
Special Thanks:  Robert Brian Wood, Dina Brophy, Paul Jangula and everyone at Venture Theatre, Jaci Schweitzer, Trent Schweitzer, Skip Venard, Renee Sobering, Laurie Melia, MacKenzie Dill, Randy and Lynette Scott

Band:

Piano:  Timber Venard
Guitar:  Deryk Cunningham
Drums:  Luke Kestner 

Show Dates & Times:

July 24, 2009 - 8:00 (Friday)
July 25, 2009 - 8:00 (Saturday)

July 30, 2009 - 7:30 (Thursday)
July 31, 2009 - 8:00 (Friday)
Aug 1, 2009 - 8:00 (Saturday)

Show Location:

Venture's Blackbox Theatre: 2317 Montana Ave., Billings, MT