As some of you may know, Prof. Roger Bourland in the Music Department and Prof. Mel Shapiro in the Theater Department have been working very hard all year at collaborating on a new musical, “Homer in Cyberspace.” Funding for the production has been provided by a grant from Artsbridge here at UCLA. Information on dates and cast can be seen below. You can also read more about Homer on Professor Bourland’s blog at http://rogerbourland.com/blog/index.php?s=homer

Tickets for eight performances of HOMER IN CYBERSPACE are now on sale at Ticketmaster.

There are eight performances in the Macgowan Little Theater on the UCLA campus:

Homer In Cyberspace

Thu, 05/29/08, 8:00 PM
Fri, 05/30/08, 8:00 PM
Sat, 05/31/08, 2:00 PM
Sat, 05/31/08, 8:00 PM

Wed, 06/04/08, 8:00 PM
Thu, 06/05/08, 8:00 PM
Fri, 06/06/08, 8:00 PM
Sat, 06/07/08, 8:00 PM

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Macgowan Hall Little Theater
Directions:
Turn south on Hilgard from Sunset-make an immediate right into the campus. Parking structure #3 is directly ahead. Take the elevator to the bottom floor for underpass walkway to theater. Parking is $8.
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Here is the cast for the 2008 premiere:

Penelope:Grace Wall
O: Kevin Muster
Telly: Tony Silva
Admiral: Patrick Logothetti
Mother of all iGods: Hannah Florek
Chief of all iGods: Nathan Longdon
Hades: Daniel Becker
Bernie Klops: Adam Carr
La Belle Klops: Julie Morgentaler
Flypaper: Jessica Armstrong
Athena: Kaitlyn Daley
Persephone: Rachel Lee
Demeter: Parnia Ayari
Link: Sam Given

Ensemble: iGods, sailors, soldier, etc.
Women:
Nicolette Robinson
Jamison Lingle
Angelica Ritchie
Caitlyn Beitel

Men:
Joe Bettles
Jacob Silva
Mark Krey
Clay Stefanki
Mikey Hawley
Eric Anderson