Bedroom Pop

Bedroom Pop Thursday, July 23rd (9:30pm), Friday, July 24th (7pm), and Saturday July 25th (3pm) JOANNA - Alaina Anderson EMILY - Anya van Hoogstraten STELLA - Sammi Pohly KATE - Malia Munley Book, Music, and Lyrics - Abby Rooney Music Director - Brooke Sanders Director - Bibiana Torres Producer - Beth Slade Stage Manager - Serena Alexander Script Consultant - Nina Kissinger Lighting Designer - Sam Bessler Sound Designer - Padra Crisafulli Music Producer/Ableton Programmer - Henry Roseman Guitarist - Nick Potocki Joanna is a songwriter struggling to find her voice in noisy New York, where bedrooms are small, walls are thin, and patience wears even thinner as she tries to “make it” as an artist—whatever that means. She turns to her best friends for support and inspiration: Emily, a high-powered lawyer whose five-year plan has spectacularly derailed; Stella, a glamorous fitness instructor with trust issues; and Kate, a self-sacrificing third-grade teacher reckoning with a complicated past. Facts, fiction, and feelings start to blur as Joanna draws on their experiences in her songwriting, all while avoiding her own emotional excavation. A story about friendship, the sanctity of our private spaces, and the fine line between life and art, BEDROOM POP is an indie-pop-rock song cycle featuring the music we make when we think no one’s listening. Content Warnings: Discussion of abusive relationships and disordered eating; depiction of smoking/drug use; strong language, including sexual language; brief mention of suicidal ideation.