A new musical comes to The Pear!




Photos courtesy of Lawrence Dillon and Ruby Chan-Frey.
Now streaming thru June 18!
Did you miss our staged reading of Aristos - the new worldwide musical sensation?
On-demand streaming is now available through June 18! Simply purchase your ticket(s) and use the information emailed to you to view from the comfort of your home!
Synopsis
Sung through a tender pop/rock score with classical sensibilities, Aristos is a plaintive love story, a sharp reimagining of a classic, and an ode to the many kinds of transformative loss that occur through a relationship and a lifetime.
Everyone knows this about Patroclus and Achilles: where one goes, the other goes with him. In the drowsy summer light of childhood, the young prince and budding hero grew up and learned to love. Now, they are men, grasping for glory in the bloody Trojan War. However, their world has changed irrevocably. Both know that Achilles is Aristos Achaion, the Best of the Greeks; both know that in exchange for his fame, Achilles is doomed to die. Anguished by Achilles’ choice and watching as it tears their relationship apart, Patroclus seeks out an unlikely advisor. And, on the eve of a devastating battle, he makes a reckless, brilliant decision that changes the lives of both his loved ones and his reluctant allies, turning the tide of the war for good.
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Learn more about Aristos at AristosMusical.com
Read the California Classical Association Review.
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Rating
Suitable for teens and above. Contains themes of military violence, colonialism, and misogyny.
Production Team
Director: Reed Flores
Stage Manager: Christopher Morton
Cast
Eriette Atanante as Patroclus
Cat Bigelow as Odysseus
Carmela Catoc as Pyrrhus/Automedon
Sydney Cook as Briseis
Lauren DePass as Achilles
J.L. Hall on Stage Directions
Melanie Kibbler as Thetis/Agamemnon
Joel Ochoa as Phoenix/Priam
Andrew Mo as Talthybius
Olga Molina as Iphis
Dom Refuerzo as Diomede
Wallace Yan as Jax