Audiences in Nanaimo will get to see The Last Five Years before the production moves to the North Island Zone theatre festival.
Dramarama theatre company stages the play Monday and Tuesday (May 7-8) at Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University.
The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by Jason Robert Brown that chronicles the five-year relationship of Cathy, played by Lauren Bush, and Jamie, played by Jesse Cooper.
Cathy’s perspective happens in reverse-chronological order, starting at the end of the marriage, while Jamie’s point of view begins when they meet. Their stories intersect in the middle, at their wedding.
Bush is a graduate of Abilene Christian University and performed internationally in Memphis, Tenn., Toronto and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Idaho, where she sang a duet with Bobby McFerrin.
Locally, she performs with her own group, the Lauren Bush Trio, and currently teaches music at Cilaire Elementary School.
Cooper graduated from University of Victoria, playing the title character in Jesus Christ Superstar in Centennial Theatre in Vancouver, as well as Cable in South Pacific with Bard to Broadway.
In February he played the role of Tom in Western Edge Theatre’s production of Glass Menagerie and in March directed Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog at VIU.
The Last Five Years starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation, suggested $20.
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