Productions
2021
2021 SOSU Department of Music Presents: Petronilla
Libretto by Zackry Childers
Music by Kent Jeong-Eun Kim
Directed by Dr. Jeremy Blackwood
Pianist Sunny Yun
Costume Design by Kathleen Hardgrove
Photography by Tony Goza
Produced by Dr. Jeremy Blackwood & Riley Risso Coker
Cast: Lauren Gibson, Dr. Stella Yoon, Kincaid Roden, Katie Thomas, Stacie Hicks
“A day in the home of Lady Alice Kyteler and Petronilla de Meath is as ordinary as one would expect from a for a practicing witch—until the zealous Bishop of Ossory comes knocking at the door.”
2020
Winterfest: Jack & Jill
Book & Lyrics by Zackry Childers
Music by Patrick Thompson
Directed by Pauls Macs
Music Direction by Patrick Thompson
Cast: Jamie Dillon Grossman, Noah Dunton, Kelly Plescia, Josh Shapiro
“Frustrated with their small cottage and strict parents, Jack and Jill run away from home; wishing for a life free of rules and full of adventure. But, when they stumble upon a wishing well in the darkest part of the forest, they quickly realize they should be careful what they wish for...”
2019
Theatre Now New York’s Sound Bites 6.0: Jack & Jill
Book & Lyrics by Zackry Childers
Music by Patrick Thompson
Directed by Pauls Macs
Music Direction by David Lancelle
Stage Managed by Gregory Jackson
Cast: Jonathan Christopher, Katie Emerson, Kennedy Kanagawa, and Susan O'Dea
“Frustrated with their small cottage and strict parents, Jack and Jill run away from home; wishing for a life free of rules and full of adventure. But, when they stumble upon a wishing well in the darkest part of the forest, they quickly realize they should be careful what they wish for...”
NYU Steinhardt’s Opera Now, Three to See: Petronilla
Libretto by Zackry Childers
Music by Kent Jeong-Eun Kim
Directed by Sam Helfrich
Music Direction by Ji Young Lee
Set Design by Andrew Moerdyk & Kelvin Pater
Costume Design by Matthew Lott
Lighting Design by Eric Norbury
Produced by Randall Eng & Garth Bardsley
Cast: Annie Dillon, Nyla Watson, Connor Lidell
“A day in the home of Lady Alice Kyteler and Petronilla de Meath is as ordinary as one would expect from a for a practicing witch—until the zealous Bishop of Ossory comes knocking at the door.”
2018
AOP & NYU’s The Dinner Party Operas: Petronilla
Libretto by Zackry Childers
Music by Kent Jeong-Eun Kim
Directed by Pauls Macs
Music Direction by Mila Henry
Set Design by Zoe Hurwitz
Lighting Design by Bailey Rosa
Photography by Steven Pisano
Produced by Randall Eng & Sam Helfrich
“A day in the home of Lady Alice Kyteler and Petronilla de Meath is as ordinary as one would expect from a for a practicing witch—until the zealous Bishop of Ossory comes knocking at the door.”
2017
Common Man Musicals—You Can Alway Come Home
The Saga of Kellyanne Conway
Lyrics by Zackry Childers
Music by Jacinth Greywoode
Inauguration Day
Lyrics by Zackry Childers
Music by Austin Nuckols
Produced by Common Man Musicals
Featuring Manda Leigh Blunt
With Joan Cusick, Russ Cusick, Kimbirdlee Fadner, Ruthy Froch, Thomas Slater, Matthew Stoke, Erica Wilpon,
Jonathan Fadner (piano/guitar), Minhui Lee (piano)
Featuring Thomas Slater
Jonathan Fadner (piano/guitar), Minhui Lee (piano), Manda Leigh Blunt (drums)