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Zanna Don't - The Reboot!

The Off-Broadway hit gets a glow-up!

Book, Music, and Lyrics: Tim Acito

Additional Book and Lyrics: Alexander Dinelaris

Oct 11 - 13

House of Independents

572 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

90 minutes - No intermission 

"Zanna Don’t – the Reboot!" is a complete overhaul of the 2003 Off-Broadway hit which lovingly flips the script on American history. Tim Acito, Zanna's creator, is directing this production for Theater Q Asbury. 

Shamelessly stoopid and unexpectedly poignant, the story follows a group of high school seniors who will stop at nothing to make their small Midwestern town more inclusive, whether that’s through staging synchronized mechanical bull-riding ballets, technodisco military numbers, or slapnasty chess cheers.

When the community is thrown into chaos after two students discover they don’t fit the norm, it’s up to their classmate Zanna – the magical, imperfect, gender non-conforming superhero-in-training – to figure out how to simultaneously honor and expand the town’s cherished notions of patriotism, family values, and love.

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Cast

CAST

Creatives

CREATIVES

Book, Music, Lyrics, Direction: Tim Acito
Costume Design: Noa Smidt
Lighting Design: Erin M. O'Brien
Sound Design: Mike Russo
Lighting Technician: Joe Esposito

Production Stage Manager: Julia Norton
Casting: Wojcik Casting

Scott Wojcik
Holly Buczek CSA
Cassandra Maguire

Photography: David Kenas
Graphic Design/Art Director:
Sandy Van Damme

Website Design/Development: Div Developers
Artistic Director: John Pantozzi

Special Thanks:

Susan Murphy, Barbara Kenas, Jane Leonard, Susan Cinquegrana, Cynthia Tobia

MEDIA

MEDIA

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NJARTS.NET:
Asbury Park LGBTQ+ theater company will focus on new and unfamiliar works in first season

“Zanna Don’t — The Reboot” creator Tim Acito, seated, with Theater Q executive artistic director John Pantozzi, third from left, and “Zanna Don’t” cast and crew members.

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New Jersey Stage:
Theater Q Asbury to Debut in October with "Zanna Don't - The Reboot!"

 

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Theater Q Asbury, New Jersey's new LGBTQ+ focused theater company, will make its debut this October with Zanna Don't – The Reboot! running from October 10-13, 2024 at the House of Independents in Asbury Park.

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Asbury Park Press:
Watch us share our stories': New LGBTQ+ theater troupe, Theater Q, debuts in Asbury Park

Artists say inspiration can strike at any time, and John Pantozzi was getting a haircut at Talking Heads Barbershop in Asbury Park when an idea came to him.

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Tri City News:
Zanna Don't - The Reboot!, is a whimsical and bold musical that flips the heteronormative world on its head, imagining a so­ciety where being queer is the standard.

Asbury Park has long held a place in the hearts of many as a hub for culture, music, and most 1mportantly, community. As the city experiences rapid growth and change, it's essential to preserve its rich history of embracing diversity

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Treat yourself with tickets to “Hamilton,” at the Richard Rodgers Theatre; “Suffs” at the Music Box Theatre; “Oh, Mary!” at the Lyceum Theatre; "Ghost of John McCain" at SoHo Playhouse; “What The Constitution Means To Me” through Oct. 13 at George Street Playhouse; or “Zanna Don’t – the Reboot” at Theatre Q from Oct. 11-13.

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