This summer’s production of Big Fish will feature the talents of more than 70 local student and adult actors and marks the Epiphany Players Drama Ministry’s 26th summer musical.
“Every summer, we are in awe of the talented performers who audition and ultimately become our cast for the show,” said Megan Wean Sears, director and choreographer. “And this year is no exception. We’re thrilled to share the music, magic and storytelling of Big Fish with our audience.”
View the cast list here.
Performance dates:
Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Daffodils cast)
Friday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. (Dragons cast)
Saturday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. (Dragons cast)
Sunday, July 17 at 2:30 p.m. (Daffodils cast)
Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. (Dragons cast)
Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. (Daffodils cast)
Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. (Daffodils cast)
Sunday, July 24 at 2:30 p.m. (Dragons cast)
Performances will be held at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Ave. in Centerville. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Thursday, June 16. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for students and seniors; $5 for children 5 and under; and $25 for premium front row seating.
Big Fish is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and a new book by esteemed screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest… and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.
Overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft, Big Fish is an extraordinary new musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre – for an experience that’s richer, funnier and BIGGER than life itself.
The Epiphany Players Drama Ministry supports a charity every summer through a portion of the musical’s proceeds. This summer, the selected charity is The Storybook Project, a ministry built around the simple idea that incarcerated parents should have the opportunity to read to the children they love. Volunteers from Epiphany record these parents reading a children’s book of their choosing, along with a personal message of love for the child. The books and CDs are then mailed to the children so they can hear their mother’s or father’s voice and know that they are loved and missed. Epiphany volunteers have been visiting prisoners since 2001 and have sent over 10,000 recordings and books.
