PLAY to hear BONUS TRACK: "What Is Normal?" sung by Barbara Walsh, Adam Heller and Jeff Skowron.
what they're saying...
“Let’s wrap this one up and send it out where it can do the most good. The collective impact is devastating.”
“Normal," ultimately shows that any subject, if handled right, is grist for the musical mill…”
“Saying that nor'mal: is a musical about anorexia is a convenient shorthand, but Polly's condition can be exchanged with any crisis that challenges the functioning of a family unit.
SCHOOL TESTIMONIALS:
"There is no better feeling in the entire world than knowing you have changed someone’s life, and nor. mal: gave all of us this experience. Words don’t describe being a part of it. It was simply amazing."
~ Jessica Ryan, “Polly” in the first high school cast of nor.mal:
"As a wrestling coach and health educator for 16 years and having a very diverse background with a variety of different eating disorders I felt this hour and a half that I spent with my 7 year old son watching had the most powerful message possible… a creative and enjoyable way to present a tough topic to a tough audience."
~Louis Brown, Physical Education Teacher, Franklin High School
~ Jessica Ryan, “Polly” in the first high school cast of nor.mal:
"As a wrestling coach and health educator for 16 years and having a very diverse background with a variety of different eating disorders I felt this hour and a half that I spent with my 7 year old son watching had the most powerful message possible… a creative and enjoyable way to present a tough topic to a tough audience."
~Louis Brown, Physical Education Teacher, Franklin High School
is
- the story of a family dealing with a young girl's eating disorder
- an original rock musical which premiered in new york city in 2005
- winner of the 2002 jonathan larson award for excellence in musical theatre
- nor.mal: was originally developed at The New Group.
- The piece was further developed at The Lark Theatre where it received a Bare Bones production in 2002.
- nor.mal: was produced Off-Broadway in 2005 by Robyn Hussa at Transport Group Theatre Company under the direction of Jack Cummings III and starring Barbara Walsh.
- IS NEXT TO NORMAL THE NEW NORMAL?
- click on image below to hear the writers of nor.mal:
discuss the 12-yr collaboration process
click here to watch a brief video of the writers of nor.mal: sharing their 12-year collaborative journey
"I experienced the most powerful 75 minutes of my life. My eyes were wet, my heart was racing and I had been touched in so many ways by this performance. I enjoyed the music; I laughed at the humorous moments, but was totally amazed at both the message and the delivery."
~Parent of Greendale High School student.
~Parent of Greendale High School student.
