{"id":11641,"date":"2020-05-11T10:18:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/next-to-normal-deaf-austin-theatre-ground-floor-theatre-austin-texas-2019\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:18:09","slug":"next-to-normal-deaf-austin-theatre-ground-floor-theatre-austin-texas-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/featured\/next-to-normal-deaf-austin-theatre-ground-floor-theatre-austin-texas-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Next to Normal, Deaf Austin Theatre &amp; Ground Floor Theatre, Austin Texas 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tKBzXAyPG7c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>OMG! I saw this amazing show in Austin last month!!! SHHH!!! Made this video of clips to share with you all\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Info from their website&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Next To Normal  explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>Dad&#8217;s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. <\/p>\n<p>Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family&#8217;s story with love, sympathy and heart<\/p>\n<p>Ground Floor Theatre has teamed up with Deaf Austin Theatre for this production of Tom Kitt &#038; Brian Yorkey\u2019s Pulitzer prize winning show and will be fully deaf inclusive. Each character will be played by 2 cast members \u2013 one deaf, one hearing.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Next to Normal<br \/>\nDecember 5 &#8211; 21, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Music by Tom Kitt<br \/>\nBook and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey<\/p>\n<p>Director<br \/>\nLisa Scheps &#038; Brian Cheslik<\/p>\n<p>Musical Director<br \/>\nAdam Roberts &#038; Dr Ellie Jarret Shattles<\/p>\n<p>Choreographer<br \/>\nKelsey Oliver<\/p>\n<p>Cast<br \/>\nDiana&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Megg Rose<\/p>\n<p>                                      Kerry McGinnis<\/p>\n<p>Gabe&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Riley Wesson<\/p>\n<p>Dan&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Jim Lindsay<\/p>\n<p>                                      Seth Washington<\/p>\n<p>Natalie&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Sandra Mae Frank<\/p>\n<p>                                      Maryanna Tollemache<\/p>\n<p>Henry&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Daniel Ponce<\/p>\n<p>                                      Tarique Sylvester<\/p>\n<p>Dr Madden&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Kirk Kelso<\/p>\n<p>                                     JoAnn Benfield<\/p>\n<p>\u200bScenic Design<br \/>\nZac Crofford<\/p>\n<p>Lighting Design<br \/>\nAmber Whatley<\/p>\n<p>Costume &#038; Prop Design<br \/>\nPatti Neff-Tiven<\/p>\n<p>Sound Design<br \/>\nJeff Miller<\/p>\n<p>Graphic Design<br \/>\nDrew Riley<\/p>\n<p>Production Stage Manager<br \/>\nKelsey Moringy<\/p>\n<p>Stage Manager<br \/>\nDanielle Grisko<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Next to Normal, Deaf Austin Theatre &#038; Ground Floor Theatre, Austin Texas 2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Next+to+Normal%2C+Deaf+Austin+Theatre+%26+Ground+Floor+Theatre%2C+Austin+Texas+2019&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Next to Normal, Deaf Austin Theatre & Ground Floor Theatre, Austin Texas 2019 - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663f8528720a41278cfa055a91205d18&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinchronicle.com%2Fdaily%2Fscreens%2F2024-04-11%2Faustins-aaron-motens-trip-from-batboy-to-fallout%2F&amp;c=15917890134733424437&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to Fallout\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before he was cast in the big-budget adaptation of the Bethesda Software smash hit Fallout series, Moten was a regular on the Austin theatre scene ... an audition for the next installment of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663f8528720a41278cfa055a91205d18&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftexas%2Farticle%2Fut-austin-protest-faculty-palestine-19421364.php&amp;c=16926484495328115159&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT Austin faculty condemn police response, arrests during pro-Palestine student protest\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some faculty at the University of Texas at Austin condemned the administration ... at times pinning students and a journalist to the ground during an event that largely consisted of students ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663f8528720a41278cfa055a91205d18&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Faps-column-austin-hs-theater-021800178.html&amp;c=11701316816532262439&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAPS Column: Austin HS Theater presents 'The Alibis'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This weekend, Austin High School Theater is staging their third production since returning to the stage last year. 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