KIRBY: The Musical is a brand new musical by Richard Gustin, based on a 2021 novel by Iris Iglarsh. It is a heart-warming ghost story and a tale of friendship, loss, and family secrets. Richard drops in to tell us how it's going in these early stages of development.
In this episode, we discuss:
And more!
Resources Mentioned
Kirby's Dilemma by Iris Iglarsh
Ubiquitous Players
Being Seen by Richard Gustin
World Premiere Wisconsin
Write On, Door County
Milwaukee Fringe Festival
About Our Guest
Richard Gustin is an emerging playwright whose plays include Being Seen, KIRBY: The Musical, Surviving the Cycle, Flat World, A Sparrow Falls, Leviathan, Mercy, Someone Like Me, Concentric Circles, Found Objects, Switch, CruciFiction and an original adaptation of Everyman.
Richard is a member of Dramatists Guild and Actors’ Equity Association. He has been seen in major roles at various regional theatres including: the Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Cleveland, Kansas City Rep, the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, the Ivanhoe in Chicago, and Milwaukee Rep.
Directing credits include The Dream of The Burning Boy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Godspell, How the World Began, Almost, Maine, Waiting for Godot, Antigone, The Miracle Worker, Rabbit Hole, Everyman, Wings, My Fair Lady, Master Harold. . .and the boys, Our Town, Lobby Hero, True West, Steel Magnolias, Proof, Doubt, Silent Sky, Surviving the Cycle, The Glass Menagerie, and many others.
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