Development History --

New York Theatre Barn

A concert of 8 songs from A History of Summer was presented at the D Lounge under the auspices of the New York Theatre Barn on June 10th, 2013. The concert featured Lisa Brescia (Mamma Mia, Ordinary Days), Elizabeth Hagstedt (Sweeney Todd), J.D. Daw, Leo Ash Evens (Jesus Christ Superstar), Quinn Van Antwerp (Jersey Boys), John Michael Dias (Jersey Boys), Dustin Sullivan, Natalie Charle Ellis (Forbidden Broadway) and Randy Redd (Million Dollar Quartet, Parade)

SummerWorks: Musical Works in Concert

Musical Works in Concert, part of Toronto's renowned SummerWorks festival, opened with a sold out, one night only concert presentation of A History of Summer at The Great Hall on Saturday, August 10th, 2013.

Direction by Mark Bellamy
Music Direction by Jonathan Monro
Produced by Musical Works in Concert, SummerWorks Festival
Curated by Tracy Michailidis

Starring:
Clint Butler, Nathan Carroll, Charles Davidson, William Doyle, Michael Esposito II, Kate Etienne, 
Sarah Gibbons, Devin Herbert, Blair Irwin, Ryan Kelly, David Lopez, Adrian Marchuk, Nora McLellan, 
Chad McNamara, Dale Miller, Ali Momen, Michael Daniel Murphy, John-Michael Scapin, 
Shelley Simester, Ari Weinberg, Adam White, Geoff Whynot, Aaron Wolfe
Stage Manager: Kai-Yuehn Chen
Assistant Stage Manager: Dustyn Wales
Associate Director: Tricia Lackey
Musical Works in Concert is an initiative founded in 2010 to provide a forum for Canadian writers and composers to help develop and present original music theatre. Musical Works in Concert will be going into its 4th season in 2013. The focus of these evenings is to showcase new pieces by artists working with both traditional and non-traditional musical theatre models. Any inquiries about the series can be made towards [email protected]

Find all the info you need here: SummerWorks

Pride Films & Plays: Workshop

June of 2016 in Chicago, Pride Films & Plays presented a special workshop of A History of Summer directed by David Zak and music directed by Robert Ollis at Theater Wit, 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday June 28 and 29. The cast for the workshop featured Liz Bollar, Tom Chiola, Olin Eargle, Edward Fraim, Dan Gold, David Kaplinsky, Royen Kent, Libby Lane, Ryan Lanning, Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Luke Meierdiercks, Rachel Page, Jordan Phelps, Kevin Webb, and Travis Austin Wright.