Pasquale

1987 · Triopia High School

Pasquale was the 1987 all-school production at Triopia High School — an original full-length musical written by Ken Bradbury, who as the school's drama teacher and director staged it for the stage. It was a departure from past Triopia shows, sweeping across a span that ran from ancient history into the future. The show ended with the destruction of the entire world: a huge bomb floated over the audience's heads as Teresa Rigor tap danced into oblivion.

The title is listed among the original works under "AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING FULL-LENGTH MUSICALS" on Ken's resume, and falls between 1986's Flight of the Jackal and 1988's Roar in both the Triopia theatre-history narrative and Ken's own chronological plays list.

Cast

Scott Williams — lead, who changed costumes five times within ten minutes while still onstage
Teresa Rigor — tap danced into oblivion in the finale

Production Notes

The story marked a departure from past Triopia shows, covering a period that reached from ancient history into the future. In a memorable bit of stagecraft, lead actor Scott Williams changed costumes five times within ten minutes while remaining onstage the entire time. The finale destroyed the whole world in the form of a huge bomb floating over the audience's heads as Teresa Rigor tap danced into oblivion.

Longtime musical director David Shaffer and the crew took the stage in this show to sing their own song. Julia Carriger joined the costume team during this year's production.