NEW DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MUSICAL “HERE THERE BE DRAGONS” TO PLAY THIS SUMMER

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LEVEL UP & GAIN INSPIRATION THIS SUMMER

“HERE THERE BE DRAGONS
A NEW MUSICAL QUEST”

INSPIRED BY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

LANDS OFF-BROADWAY
JUNE 16 – JULY 17, 2022
AT THE PLAYERS THEATRE

BOOK & LYRICS BY CHASE O’NEILL
MUSIC BY THEO TERIS
DIRECTED BY AUSTIN HARLESON

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New York, NY (February 11, 2022) – Announced today is the world premiere of Here There Be Dragons – A New Musical Quest, inspired by the classic tabletop fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Featuring book and lyrics by Chase O’Neill, music by Theo Teris, orchestrations by Scott Wasserman (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen), and direction by Austin Harleson, Here There Be Dragons is set to premiere at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street) with performances beginning Thursday, June 16, and set to run through Sunday July 17, 2022.

The night before their college graduation, a tight-knit group of Dungeons and Dragons players embark on their final quest. They must contend with their anxieties, fears, and obstacles, manifested as fantasy monsters and locales, to discover what their futures may hold. This musical quest will take audiences on a journey through the trepidation and excitement of growing up, holding on to what's dear, and moving forward in life without our "swords". 

"In college I met my best friends, playing seemingly endless sessions of the 3.5 edition of Dungeons & Dragons. We still play together to this day. Theo and I wrote this show because of the impact our friends from college, and even high school, had on both of us. This show is about the strength it takes to choose one's friends and the struggles that must be overcome to make lasting connections. We're thrilled to share this story, as the enduring nature of friendship is something we herald as essential to life. There's a world to explore, best have your party by your side to face it. Now, roll for initiative!" said writer Chase O'Neill.

Additional information, including complete cast and creative team, will be announced shortly.

Here There Be Dragons will play the following schedule: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7pm; and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets begin at $47 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1089995.

For more information, please visit TerisAndONeill.com/HereThereBeDragons.


BIOGRAPHIES

AUSTIN HARLESON (Director) is an actor/director from Lubbock, TX. He holds an MFA in Theatre Performance and Pedagogy from Texas Tech University and a BA in Musical Theatre from West Texas A&M University. Austin is currently a member of the theatre faculty at Reinhardt University, and has also taught at Tabor College and West Texas A&M. He worked with the American Shakespeare Center for two summers, where he developed a passion for Early Modern staging conditions and how they can be uniquely utilized to engage in actor-audience relationships. Austin’s research interests include Fitzmaurice Voicework, best practices in stage intimacy, and the application/awareness of sociolinguistic stereotypes in character development. Outside of his time on stage or in the classroom, Austin finds great joy in Corgis, retro video games, electric guitars, and tabletop roleplaying games.

CHASE O’NEILL (Book & Lyrics) is a musical theatre writer and playwright currently residing in NYC. He has an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Recent writing credits: Here There Be Dragons (Tabor College Workshop), The Woods Listen (Human Pincushion Productions), Schooled & Lettered (Ludicrous Displays Theatre Company), and Fizg & Doi (NYU Reading). Recent directing credits in NYC include Willa: A Folk-Rock Campfire Story (Ars Nova / ANT Fest). He was also a National Semifinalist for the KCACTF 10 Minute Play Award in 2016. Chase spends his time playing Dungeons & Dragons, watching classic monster movies, and looking for the nearest renaissance faire.

THEO TERIS (Music) is a composer for film and theatre originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University studying under Nancy Galbraith, and a MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Theo has produced music for major recording artists such as Glasses Malone and has worked on a track which featured artists Kendrick Lamar and Killer Mike. He was the score editor for Composer Nico Muhly for BBC One’s “Howards End” and most recently scored a feature documentary titled Betrayal of a Nation. In 2020, he produced a short documentary about autism titled Peter’s Pond which was selected at the Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival. Theo is a lover of baseball and supports the MLB’s D-student, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

SCOTT WASSERMAN (Orchestrations). Broadway: Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 as Ableton Programmer, Diana as Electronic Music Designer, Escape to Margaritaville, Annie and Leap of Faith. Regional/Off-Broadway: Bhangin’ It, Kiss My Aztec, Invisible Thread, Becoming Nancy, Gun and Powder, Blackbeard, Carnegie Hall, and Radio City Music Hall. Film, Television & Radio: 21 Chump Street, “Fosse/Verdon”, The Greatest Showman, The 71st Tony Awards, and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”. Podcast: Song Salad. Albums: Johnny and the Devil’s Box, and Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream. BFA Carnegie Mellon, 2010.

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