Bat Boy - Outcry Theatre

Outcry Theatre presented
Bat Boy: The Musical
at the Studio Theatre in the
Addison Theatre Centre
October 6–15, 2017

A half boy/half bat creature has been discovered in a cave in West Virginia, and the Parker family must decide what to do with it. Will Meredith Parker follow her instincts and treat the creature like a son? Or should veterinarian Dr. Parker just put it down? The Parkers’ decision to raise the Bat Boy as their own sets the family on a collision course with their narrow-minded and frightened neighbors, and the developing relationship between Bat Boy and their daughter Shelley threatens to tear their whole world apart. Both hysterical and heartbreaking, Bat Boy: The Musical explores what it feels like to be an outcast and what it means to be human.

CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
INFO/REVIEWS
PRESS PHOTOS
PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Bat Boy
Andy Stratton
Shelley Parker
Caitlin Kresta
Meredith Parker
Jenna Caire
Dr. Thomas Parker
Jason Johnson-Spinos
Sheriff Reynolds
Quinn Angel
Rick Taylor/Lorraine/Mr. Dillon
Logan Beutel
Ron Taylor/Pan
Bryce Lederer
Ruthie Taylor/Maggie
Courtney Mentzel
Mrs. Taylor/Roy/Clem
Ellen Eberhardt
Rev. Billy Hightower/Ned/Institute Man
Gustavo Pérez Diaz
Bud/Daisy/Doctor
Ian Lawson

Director
Becca Johnson-Spinos
Music Director
Marina Pogosyan
Stage Manager
Rachel Svatos
Scenic Designer
Bradley Gray
Costume/Puppet Designer
Gabrielle Grafrath
Lighting Designer
Jimilee Rempe
Projection/Sound Designer
Jason Johnson-Spinos
Stage Crew
Brayden Soffa, Harrison Polen, Ella Warner

BAND
Keyboard
Marina Pogosyan
Guitar
Jason Bucklin
Bass
Brianne Sargent
Drums
Chris Holmes

Performance Dates
Friday, October 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 7, 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, October 8, 2pm
Friday, October 13, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 14, 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, October 15, 2pm

Performance Location
Addison Theatre Centre
Studio Theatre
15650 Addison Rd.
Addison, TX 75001

Awards
The Column Awards 2018 - Best Musical nominee
The Column Best in DFW Theater 2017 - named Best Musical and Best Actor - Andy Stratton by critic Chris Hauge

Reviews
“It takes a special kind of dementia, to take a creepy, somewhat cynical, depraved yet heartfelt piece like Bat Boy the Musical, and do justice to it on the stage. Outcry Theatre has that marvelous, intelligent, yet rare dementia.” “In terms of pure energy and commitment, this production of Bat Boy: The Musical will be a show I will remember for a long time. I thank the cast, the crew, and the band for their complete dedication in telling a compelling story and for providing a wonderful night’s entertainment.”
-Chris Hauge, John Garcia's The Column
“Outcry Theatre has staged Bat Boy: The Musical, with its layers of satire, deliciously distasteful content, humanity, and (so repugnant it’s ridiculous) transgression, and transmogrified it into an insanely improbable evening of comic delight.”
-Christopher Stephen Soden, Sharp Critic