Join us for the first outing of The Year That Never Was: a Trash Day Special, a new musical in progress. Michael R. Jackson (Book/Lyrics) and Rachel J. Peters (Music) reunite to showcase a world where Trash Day supplants Christmas as Ur-Holiday, following the presentational format of 1970s/1980s TV variety holiday specials and encompassing three additional obscure American holidays: Lazy Day, Emo Day, and Respect Your Cat Day, dreamed up and written by their students. When everything and everyone is disposable/replaceable, co-hosts Chevy, Legs, Moonbeam, and Patrick figure out what and how to celebrate. This concert reading features performers Liz Lark Brown, Derrick Cobey, John Alejandro Jeffords, and Amelia Watkins. Julie Kramer directs; Sean Patrick Cameron is musical director. The team ultimately seeks to develop the work further into a long-running variety show with a rotating repertoire of invented holidays.
Admission & Details
The concert reading is free and open to Princeton University students, faculty and staff. No tickets required.
Directions
Get directions to the Godfrey Kerr Theater Studio, located on the second level of the Wallace Dance Building at the Lewis Arts complex.
Accessibility
The Kerr Studio is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues & Studios section for access details for each of our individual locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu.
