A show that has been posted for a while on Alchemist Theatre�euro;�s website, Natalie Ryan And The Brian Thieves actually kind of sounds like an East Side garage band. That was, in face, what I assumed it was until I read the description listed on the website. The sci-fi drama in question features Natalie Ryan--a high school student working with particle physics on a science fair project. There�euro;�s a guy working with her on the project who has a crush on her. Naturally, things go wrong and the fourth dimension gets a bit inconsistent. There�euro;�s time travel. Natalie and her friend Sam find themselves facing extra-terrestrial brain thieves. This is probably kind of weird . . . the co-writers on the project are Vince Figueroa (who wrote 8-Bit Warrior) and Beth Lewinski (of comedy group Meanwhile and Radio WHT.)
Auditions for the show happened in late February for some of the roles. Evidently it�euro;�s a cast of 14. According to the show�euro;�s Facebook page, it won "Best Time Traveler in 2813." The show�euro;�s interests include: "Time Travel, Aliens and Buffets..." Cute.
As of Mid-March the production was working on �euro;�an Omicron Generator--could be dangerous if it were to blow up during a show,�euro;� the entry says, �euro;�But that's our problem, all you have to worry about is getting your tickets.�euro;� This should be fun.
The show's set designer and special effects coordinator is Pink Banana's Fjosh Redbeard, who has been working on, among other things, making, "a life-like brain that can talk."
Natalie Ryan and the Brain Thieves runs April 28th- May 14th at the Alchemist Theatre. Tickets can be ordered in advance online.
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