A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY is a world premiere song cycle receiving a concert performance at Keegan on the weekend of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A chamber piece written to be an emotional re-telling of the day – no politics or conspiracies, just musical stories, vignettes, and personal moments in chronological order – it brings all the human dimensions of this shared event to bright life.
Proceeds from this event will benefit Northern Virginia Family Services, a local organization that was responsible for managing the 9/11 Pentagon attack’s primary long-term response plan, providing trauma recovery services to survivors of the attack and offering general care to those affected in the DMV.
Friday-Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 3:00 pm
All tickets available Pay What You Can, with proceeds benefiting Northern Virginia Family Services, a local organization that was responsible for managing the 9/11 Pentagon attack's primary long-term response plan, providing trauma recovery services to survivors of the attack and offering general care to those affected in the DMV.
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Ingrid Bork, she/her (Eight) is thrilled to be making her Keegan Theatre debut! Previous favorite shows include: Adventure Theatre MTC: Freckleface Strawberry, Ken Ludwig’s 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and Knuffle Bunny. The Puppet Co: Jennie the Cat A Halloween Adventure (Helen Hayes Nomination). Imagination Stage: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Rorschach Theatre: Klecksography 2025. Ingrid is on the Artistic Council at The Puppet Co and she is co-creator of Ingrid&Mollie whose original characters Jennie the Cat and Fizz the Fox regularly adventure with children ages 1-5. Love to Max. @ingridgenevieve
Ricky, he/him (Seven) is so happy to be back at Keegan! His previous work includes Merrily We Roll Along, Big Fish, Parade, American Idiot, Dogfight, as well as the director of Shakespeare in Love and Legally Blonde. ACTING: Little Women, Familiar Melody, The Wedding Singer, Urinetown (NextStop Theatre); Girlfriend, Crazy for You (Signature Theatre); Flowers Stink, Elephant and Piggie (Kennedy Center); The Moors (Faction of Fools); Audrey, Sondheim Revue, The Christmas Angel (Creative Cauldron) DIRECTING: Footloose, Once Upon a Mattress Jr, Addams Family Jr, Spongebob Jr (NextStop Theatre); 2018 Helen Hayes Awards; Assistant Director: Crazy for You, La Cage Aux Folles (Signature Theatre); Flowers Stink (Kennedy Center). PLAYWRITING: Desiderium, Still Alive, SuperPup. Ricky proudly holds a Musical Theatre degree from James Madison University. Endless love and thanks go to his beautiful wife Emily and 1-year-old daughter Mia.
Emily Levey, she/her (Six) Keegan Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along, Unnecessary Farce, Forbidden Fruit (Boiler Room Cabaret Series), Hair, Dancing at Lughnasa, Rent. Regional credits include Adventure Theatre: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, Go Dog, Go!; Imagination Stage: Busytown; Kennedy Center Family Theater: Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred); NextStop Theatre Co: Boeing, Boeing, Kiss Me, Kate, The 39 Steps; Rorschach Theatre: The Toxic Avenger; Signature Theatre: Chess, The Happy Time, Merrily We Roll Along; Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Reefer Madness; Theater J: Stars of David. Emily can also be seen performing with Capitol Fools (formerly the Capitol Steps). Her favorite role is mommy to two wild divas. Education: NYU, Tisch School of the Arts.
Duane Richards II, he/him (Playwright & One) is thrilled to be making his professional writing debut at Keegan, where he previously worked as an actor - Merrily We Roll Along (Joe Josephson), Shakespeare in Love (Christopher Marlowe), Hands on a Hardbody (Chris) - and as a director - From Gumbo to Mumbo and Push the Button. Duane is currently pursuing his MFA in Musical Theatre Writing at NYU.
Jasmine Richardson-Rushin, she/her (Four) is so excited to be making her professional theatre debut in this production. Jasmine is a trained vocalist whose credits include performances at Carnegie Hall, Atlas Theatre, and - her alma mater - the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Outside of performing, Jasmine is a licensed attorney, devoted wife, and mother of two beautiful girls.
Dylan Toms (Five) Previous shows include: Round House Theatre: The Inheritance (Young Walter); Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences: FINN (Finn); Olney Theatre Center: Meredith Wilson's The Music Man; Signature Theatre: Assassins, She Loves Me, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd; Adventure Theatre MTC: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Peter et al, Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer), Charlotte's Web (Templeton), Freckleface Strawberry (Jake), Junie B Jones: The Musical (Sheldon), Frosty the Snowman (Officer Bump); Mill Mountain Theatre: Waitress (Ogie).
Hannah Verdi, she/her (Two) is so excited to be making her DC and Keegan debut! Featured on cast album and at NYC’s Joe’s Pub: Joey Contreras’ In Pieces (Alex); Scranton Shakespeare Festival: Snow White and the Seven Scrantonians (Snow White); Sargent Theatre: Dog Sees God (Van’s Sister) and more.
Carl L. Williams, he/him (Three) Previous shows include: Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds (ATMTC, National Tour, Ziggy); Through The Sunken Land (Nicodemus), Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical! (National Tour, Pigeon)(John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts); Ordinary Days (NextStop Theatre Company, Warren); The Color Purple (Harpo), Sister Act (Eddie)(Riverside Center For The Performing Arts); and Once On This Island (Creative Cauldron, Papa Ge).
Autumn Tustin, she/her (Director) Autumn is relatively new to DC and is excited for whatever creative pursuits await her this season! Past directing credits include: Silent Sky, MBU; The Durable Barfly, University of Idaho; Silent Sky, TNU; Sense and Sensibility, NNU; The Sound of Music (Asst. Dir.), NNU. Favorite acting credits include: New Canon Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry, Antonia - nominated best supporting actor BWW San Francisco/Bay Area); Nashville Shakespeare Festival: Antony and Cleopatra (Iris); K&E Theatre Group: Assassins (Squeaky Fromme); The Keeton Theatre: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins); Camerata Theatre Company (Seoul, South Korea): OKLAHOMA! (Ado Annie). Autumn also worked as the Intimacy Choreographer for Keegan’s Gruesome Playground Injuries and is the Director of Community Engagement at Keegan. Autumn’s play Devil May Care was selected for New Canon Theatre Company’s 2024 New Works Festival. (MFA, University of Idaho)
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Jacob Richter, he/him (Orchestrator & Co-Arranger) Previous shows include: Oberlin Student Theater Association: All in Your Mind (music, orchestration, music direction); Mostly Modern Festival: Apple a Day (music); Oberlin Musical Theater Association: The World is Only Magic (orchestration, music direction); Vino Theater: Bachelors of Fine Arts (music direction).
Hailey LaRoe, she/her (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be back at Keegan for this show! Hailey is a lighting and projection designer based in the DC area since 2018, and is currently pursuing an MFA at UMD. Recent Lighting designs; The Play That Goes Wrong, Apropos of Nothing, and Everything is Wonderful (Keegan Theatre), House of Bernarda Alba, Botiquin de Bolaros, Las Hermanas Palacios (HHA Winner) (Gala Hispanic Theatre), Cullud Wattah (HHA Nom) (Mosaic Theatre), Guards at the Taj, DROWNER, The Last 5 Years, Native Gardens (Nextstop Theatre), The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish (Synetic Theatre), Dragon Play, and Human Museum (Rorschach Theatre). Recent Projection designs include; El Ciclón (UMD), Trinity (Baltimore Center Stage), The Lightning Thief, Dragons Love Tacos, She Persisted (HHA Nom), Knuffle Bunny (HHA Nom) (Adventure Theatre), American Fast (HHA Nom), Poetry for the People (Theater Alliance). Enjoy the show! Haileylaroedesigns.com.
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Gabrielle Busch, she/her (Assistant Director) graduated from High Point University with a B.A. in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Coming back to her hometown of D.C. she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as she can. Some projects that she has worked on at Keegan include N (Stage Manager), Yoga Play (Stage Manager), Elegies: A Song Cycle (Stage Manager), The Lifespan of a Fact (Stage Manager), Shakespeare In Love (Stage Manager), Merrily We Roll Along (Stage Manager/Assistant Director), Noises Off (Stage Manager), Falsettos (Stage Manager), Apropos of Nothing (Assistant Director), and Lizzie (Assistant Director).
Eileen Jones, she/her (Stage Manager) Previous shows include: Keegan Theater, ASM The Play That Goes Wrong; Avant Bard, SM Two Gentlemen of Killarney; Keegan Theater, ASM Lizzie; GW Shakespeare Company, SM Hamlet; GW Shakespeare Company, SM Romeo and Juliet.
Josh Sticklin, he/him (Technical Director) is a multi-hyphenate theater maker that brings that perspective to his creative work on all fronts. As a director, his Keegan credits include JOHN DOE, EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL, WOMAN IN BLACK, HAND TO GOD, GOOD PEOPLE, and AS YOU LIKE IT. As a designer, his credits include SEUSSICAL (Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Set Design) and every scenic design this season and in the 29th Season, including THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. As an actor, Sticklin has performed in 22 productions at Keegan including HAIR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RIOT, CUCHULLAIN, BASRA BOY, STONES IN HIS POCKETS, and AMERICAN IDIOT. Josh is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer Society and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and Political Science from American University.
Christopher Gagliardi he/him (Lead Electrics Technician) is an electrician and lighting designer in the DC area. Recent credits include: Dance Place: Flight! (Lighting Designer); Monumental Theatre Company: The Rocky Horror Show (Production Electrician); Forbidden Planet Productions (GWU): Anastasia (Lighting Designer), Alice by Heart (Lighting Designer), Legally Blonde (Lighting Designer), 19th Annual Cabaret (Production Electrician, Co-Lighting Designer), Next to Normal (Lighting Supervisor, Production Electrician). chrisgagliardi.com.
Jason Wilson, he/him (Bass) MUSICIAN CREDITS: Keegan Theater: American Idiot, Spring Awakening, Hands On A Hardbody, Chicago, Cabaret. DC AREA: Signature: Hair, Passing Strange, In The Heights; Olney: Hedwig & The Angry Inch, A.D. 16 (World Premiere), Kinky Boots; Round House: We’re Gonna Die; Kennedy Center: Let Freedom Ring MLK Celebration, Kennedy Center Honors. NATIONAL TOUR: Stirring The Waters. REGIONAL: Eldorado Casino (Reno, NV) & Lake Dillon Theatre (Silverthorne, CO): Rock Of Ages; The New York Musical Festival; The Lincoln Center Youth Debut Series. ACTING CREDITS: Woolly Mammoth: F#@king Up Everything (Broadway World Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical); Toby’s: Ragtime, The Buddy Holly Story; TV: Comic Book Men (AMC), Criminals At Work (BET), History’s Secrets (Nat Geo).
Brad Emmett (Guitar) is a multi-instrumentalist and longtime musical theater musician who has performed on guitar, bass, trombone, euphonium, and keyboards in pit orchestras throughout the Washington, D.C. area. Selected credits include Rent (guitar/keyboard), American Idiot (guitar), Chicago (trombone), Titanic (trombone), Next to Normal (bass), and Jesus Christ Superstar (guitar). When he’s not in the pit, Brad performs regularly as a solo singer and guitarist throughout the region. He is especially excited to be part of the debut of a brand new musical and to help bring its music to life for the very first time.
Guido Vitullo, he/they (Drums) Previous shows include: NextStop Theater: Footloose and In the Heights (Pit orchestra: drums); Howard Theatre: Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's Holiday Show and Soul Divas (Drum set); DC Theatre Lab: Chicago: Teen Edition (Pit orchestra: drums). Bands Part of: Melting Virgo (Dark cabaret/protest rock), Twisted Flags (Rock Cover)
*The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.