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BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL

Book by: Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming
Music & Lyrics by: Laurence O'Keefe

Based on events as chronicled in Weekly World News,  "Bat Boy: The Musial" is a musical comedy/horror show about a hybrid creature discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. Taken in by a local veterinarian, he is taught to act like a “normal” boy. All seems hopeful until Bat Boy falls in love with the veterinarian’s daughter and the narrow-mindedness of his neighbors forces him and his new love to flee back to the woods.

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Performances

September 4 - 28, 2003

Firehouse Theater Project
Richmond, Va

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Collaborators

Cast:
Bat Boy - Scott Wichmann
Meredith - Susan Sanford
Dr. Parker - Steve Perigard
Shelley - Emma Orelove
Sheriff - Scott Melton
Rick - Zak Resnick
Ruthie - Haley Fentriss
Rev. Hightower - Jon Morris
Pan - Jill Bari Steinberg
Maggie - Robin Harris

Creative Team:
Scenic Design - David McLain
Lighting Design - David McLain
Musical Direction - Bryan Harris

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Critical response

"There’s a mischievous beast at the heart of Bat Boy: The Musical."
- Style Weekly

"'Bat Boy' is oddly endearing"
- Richmond Times Dispatch

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