Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16 at 4:00 pm.
Come with a song (with sheet music or karaoke) and a monolog prepared!
Show dates: January 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25, 2026
Ride the Cyclone is a musical about six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir whose lives are tragically ended in a roller coaster accident. They awaken in a surreal limbo where an omniscient, mechanical fortune-telling machine called the Amazing Karnak gives them a chance to win a prize: the chance to return to life. To win, they must perform a song to explain why they deserve to be the one chosen to live again.
Characters:
THE AMAZING KARNAK
Male - 35-50
non-singing role; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine.
OCEAN O'CONNELL ROSENBERG
Female - 18-25
The leader of the group, relentlessly competitive, sometimes cruel, though she sees herself as a virtuous person; high Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range.
MISHA BACHINSKI
Male - 18-25
Adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager; he has a thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage; he is obsessed by Gansgsta Rap (an enormous fan of the auto-tune phenomena); there is a hidden, soulful romantic side; Baritenor with the ability to sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music as well as rap.
NOEL GRUBER
Male - 18-25
The only gay kid in Uranium; never had a relationship; obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death. Must be able to sing in the style of a French chanteuse.
RICKY POTTS
Male - 18-25
Begins the play wordless and on crutches; suffers from a degenerative disease that has left him speechless and mostly immobile; he discovers at the beginning of the play that in this strange purgatory, he has regained all of these abilities. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.
CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD
Female - 18-25
Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but there is a very deep self-loathing. Will do anything for Ocean's friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat; dubbed "the nicest girl in town," a title she secretly despises. Very likable comic actress; alto belt, with a rock range.
JANE DOE
Female - 18-25
She was decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body; even though she isn't headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll). She reacted in a literal way and largely without emotion, almost robot-like; the other contestants are totally freaked out by her. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range, and some grit and mean in the lower register.
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