Joe's Garage The Musical (Part 3)

Performed and filmed 1999/04/16, Cosmosis Productions performed Frank Zappa's "Joe's Garage" as a live stage adaptation. The show featured a 7-piece band (feat. Ike Willis as a special guest), 6 modern dancers, a full cast of 10, a larger-than-life Scrutinizer, projections featuring character and digital animation, and quadraphonic sound design. Produced at the University of Michigan, it tapped the fertile talents of over 50 students from virtually every department of the University. Integrating live and pre-produced video, character and computer animation, installation art, dance musical theater and the rock band The Element (with a guest appearance by Ike Willis). Shot with 6 DV cameras, the show has been edited and put on DVD. Cosmosis Productions "Joe's Garage" was the world premier stage adaptation of Frank Zappa's 1979 concept album by the same name. The show explored a censored world of Orwellian "Total Criminalization." Following the exploits of an average teenager named Joe, the audience was led through an odyssey of socially and politically charged scenarios. Religious cults, sexual fetishists, Catholic schoolgirls, rock and roll critics, the record industry, government propaganda and corrupt politicians all became the objects of Zappa's satire. NOTE: "Mary Don't Go" (lyrics: Joe Grossman [director of the show], music: Jordan Shapiro [musical director of the show]). Jordan Shapiro was later hired by touring Zappa tribute Project/Object for keyboard duties from 2000-2002. Seeded by wugglypoo at zappateers http://zappateers.com January 10th 2006 Act I: Total Criminalization Central Scrutinizer Joe's Garage Catholic Girls Crew Slut Wet T-Shirt Nite Toad-o Line Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up Act II Token Of My Extreme Stick It Out Sy Borg Outside Now He Used To Cut The Grass Packard Goose Watermelon in Easter Hay Green Rosetta Keep It Greasy CREDITS: Director: Joe Grossman Music Director: Jordan Shapiro Production Manager: Lee Selig Choreographer: Heather Berkin Art Directors: Stephanie Erdel and Geoff Bell Video Scrutinization: dje Imepersonators: Joe - Michael Rubenstone Mary - Cian Coey Central Scrutinizer/Father Riley: Chris Sederstrom Larry - Bryan Gibson Master Portion Controller - Rachel Hoffman Sy Borg/Jan - Jristen Mahon Mark - Jess Chestnut L. Ron Hoover - Eric Roth Lucille - Liz Riga Dancers: Michael Phillips Nicole Palczynski Anne Sverner Colin Mysliwiec Mrs. Borg - Stephanie Erdel Officer - Joel Heeres The "Element Orchestra": Brian Lipson - trumpet, keyboards Dann Friedman - saxophone Dan Bennet - saxophone Jordan Shapiro - guitar, keyboards Evan Greene - guitar Dave Bronson - bass Jeremy Bronson - drums (Featuring Special Guest: Ike Willis) Unlawful Designers: Erin Krell - Lighting Design Justin Burleson - Motion Lighting Design Beck Young - Costume Design Ian Deutsch - Live Video Jeremy Samkowiak - Program/Cover Art Design Pat Callahan - Properties Master Audio Terorists: Matt Gill - Lead Sound Design Nate Cartier - Lead Engineer Nate Proulx - Lead Engineer Ben Yonas - Equipment Manager Eric Bernstein, Mike Chiaburu, Adam Dempse, Rick Kowal, Chris Peck, Matt Schloss