Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 season features the world premiere of a new musical, The Unfortunates, with book, music, and lyrics by Casey Hurt and 3 Blind Mice – a team that includes Cornish alum Ramiz Monsef (TH ‘02).
The play, opening in March 2013, has been workshopped over the last two years at the festival, where Ramiz has been a member of the acting company for five seasons.
According to the OSF press release, “The original musical follows a group of condemned soldiers in an enemy prison who sing the “St. James Infirmary Blues” to steel themselves against their fates. The song transports them into a dark dream world inspired by American folklore, as well as the history and evolution of American musical styles, from gospel to Americana, blues to hip hop. Visually, The Unfortunates lives in a comic book world reminiscent of old Charles Fleischer animation, Erik Powell’s comic book The Goon, and the stop motion films of Tim Burton.”
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Photo: Ramiz Monsef, courtesy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
