Full-length musical.
8 women, 4 men.
September 11, 2014 would have been Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold’s 33rd birthday and the Tumblr community of his fans, known as Columbiners, spent the day thinking of him. The mourning was interrupted when Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane escaped from prison that evening, throwing the true crime community into a frenzy. REB+VoDKa+ME follows a girl through the events of that day, her own eighteenth birthday, exploring the quest for community and understanding of the misunderstood.
Winner of the 2018 Discovery Grant from Opera America, sponsored by the Virginia B Toulmin Foundation. REB+VoDKa+ME was created with director Benjamin Kamine in the 2015-2016 Civilians’ R&D Group and the Musical Theatre Factory's writers group, and further developed at the 2016 Johnny Mercer Colony at Goodspeed Musicals and the 2017 Yale Institute for Music Theatre.
8 women, 4 men.
September 11, 2014 would have been Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold’s 33rd birthday and the Tumblr community of his fans, known as Columbiners, spent the day thinking of him. The mourning was interrupted when Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane escaped from prison that evening, throwing the true crime community into a frenzy. REB+VoDKa+ME follows a girl through the events of that day, her own eighteenth birthday, exploring the quest for community and understanding of the misunderstood.
Winner of the 2018 Discovery Grant from Opera America, sponsored by the Virginia B Toulmin Foundation. REB+VoDKa+ME was created with director Benjamin Kamine in the 2015-2016 Civilians’ R&D Group and the Musical Theatre Factory's writers group, and further developed at the 2016 Johnny Mercer Colony at Goodspeed Musicals and the 2017 Yale Institute for Music Theatre.
2017 Tisch New Musical Theatre Workshop (photos by Sub/Urban Photography)
Development History
- 2019 Reading, The Civilians / OPERA America
Annie Tippe, Director / Rich Silverstein, Music Director
Featuring Renée Albulario, Delaney Amatrudo, Matthew Berzon, Mackenzie Dade, Manoel Felciano, Sam Heldt, MinJi Kim, Lily Lester, David Merino, Elexis Morton, Jeanna Phillips, Tatiana Wechsler - 2017 Workshop, Tisch New Musical Theatre Workshop, New York University
Benjamin Kamine, director / Rich Silverstein, music director
Featuring Jack Brinsmaid, Jackie Colquitt, Jessica Fisher, Holly Gould, Angelina Kelly, Adam Lawrence, Lily Lester, Allison Lian, Sam Paley, Angela Pardini-Gomez, Katie Rodgers, Daniel Saulle - 2017 Staged Excerpt, Musical Theatre Factory's 4x15
Benjamin Kamine, director / Rich Silverstein, music director
Featuring Delaney Amatrudo, Robert Ariza, Sam Heldt, Elexis Morton, Libby Servais, Johnny Shea, Nicole Sumlin - 2016 Sharing, The Civilians’ R&D Group FINDINGS Series
Benjamin Kamine, director / Rich Silverstein, music director
Featuring Ally Bonino, Hanako Greensmith, Sam Heldt, Kelsey Lake, Evan Maltby, Lauren Marcus, Elexis Morton, Matthew Oster, Allison Jill Posner, Libby Servais, Rich Silverstein, Emily Walton