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NORMAN! Producer Showcase Planned for Late 2021
MAY 2021
MINNEAPOLIS: The creative team developing NORMAN!, a musical theater parody of the classic Hitchcock film Psycho, has announced that they expect to perform a showcase for producers in November 2021. Rehearsals and private readings of the show have been underway since April 2021 to enable the creative team to make adjustments to fine tune the production.
The creative team behind NORMAN! includes writer David Smith, composer Kelly Krebs, stage director Eric Morris, and music director Sonja Thompson.
NORMAN! is a musical theater parody of the classic Hitchcock film Psycho that explores all aspects of the bizarre relationship between Norman Bates and his Mother. Smith and Krebs began work on the show in 2018 in connection with their participation in the Nautilus Music-Theater’s Composer-Librettist Studio in St. Paul under the direction of Ben Krywosz.
Sonja Thompson Joins Creative Team for NORMAN! as Music Director
FEBRUARY 2021
MINNEAPOLIS: Writer David Smith and Composer Kelly Krebs announced today that Sonja Thompson has joined the creative team developing NORMAN!, their musical theater parody of the Hitchcock film Psycho. Thompson has been a teacher and performer for many years and recently retired from the faculty of the Music Department at Augsburg University. She has extensive background in all musical forms and is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music.
NORMAN! is a musical theater parody of the classic Hitchcock film Psycho that explores all aspects of the bizarre relationship between Norman Bates and his Mother. Smith and Krebs began work on the show in 2018 in connection with their participation in the Nautilus Music-Theater’s Composer-Librettist Studio in St. Paul under the direction of Ben Krywosz.
Eric Morris Joins Creative Team for NORMAN! as Stage Director
NOVEMBER 2020
MINNEAPOLIS: Writer David Smith and Composer Kelly Krebs announced today that Eric Morris has joined the creative team developing NORMAN!, their musical theater parody of the classic Hitchcock film Psycho. Morris has been a director and performer for many years in the Twin Cities and throughout the Midwest. He is currently also Producing Artistic Director at Old Log Theater in Excelsior, Minnesota. Morris has an extensive background in musical theater and in directing fast-paced comedies and farces.
NORMAN! is a musical theater parody of the classic Hitchcock film Psycho that explores all aspects of the bizarre relationship between Norman Bates and his Mother. Smith and Krebs began work on the show in 2018 in connection with their participation in the Nautilus Music-Theater’s Composer-Librettist Studio in St. Paul under the direction of Ben Krywosz.