WEIRD! The Musical, based on the Weird! book series by Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy, is an energetic family musical with a powerful message. One story of bullying told from three different female character’s perspectives…one who is being bullied (Weird!), a bystander (Dare!), and the one using bullying behavior (Tough!). Created to perform for young audiences, families and kids will enjoy seeing the pages of the books come to life on stage with Luisa, Sam, Jayla and their friends learning where their power comes from and how to use it .
Audiences will love WEIRD! The Musical, with soaring music, fun choreography, bright colorful costumes and sets and scenes that will speak to issues students face every day.
Book & Lyrics by:
Shawn Forster
David Reckess
& Dani Ryan
Music by:
Shawn Forster
& Dani Ryan
Based on Free Spirit Publishing’s The Weird Series by Erin Frankel and Illustrated by Paula Heaphy
Learn more about the books here.
Production Team
Producer: Lura Lunkenheimer
Director: Shawn Forster
Assistant Director: Dani Ryan
Choreographer: Brett Bogardus
Scenic Design: Navroz Dabu
Art Design: Lee Spencer
Scenic Artists: Navroz Dabu, Lee Spencer, Lynette Spencer & Meredith Needham
Costume Design: CNY Costumes, Inc
Peaceful Schools Productions is thrilled to announce the World Premiere of
WEIRD! The Musical with the First Official Tour! now touring the Central NY area.
LUISA: Riley Mahan
SAM: Morgan Smith
JAYLA: Angela Stroman
THOMAS: Nicholas MacLane
EMILY: Gerry Wason
WILL: Hunter Powell
PAT: Kelsie Deyo
MR. C: Shawn Forster
LUISA’S MOM: Dani Ryan
ALEX/COACH: Casey Ryan
Contact us to bring Weird! The Musical on TOUR to your school!
Studio Cast Recording Cast
LUISA: Riley Mahan
SAM: Morgan Smith
JAYLA: Lindsey Turner
THOMAS: Josh Batstone
EMILY: Melody Waters
WILL: Conor Crowley
PAT: Kelsie Deyo
MR. C: Jody McBrayer
LUISA’S MOM: Natalie Weiss
COACH: Casey Ryan
ALEX: Hudson McNerney
ENSEMBLE: Carly Murray, Caroline Phillips & Hudson McNerney
WEIRD! The Musical, based on the Weird! book series by Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy, is an energetic family musical with a powerful message. Created to perform for young audiences, families will enjoy seeing the pages of the books come to life on stage with Luisa, Sam, Jayla and their friends learning where their power comes from and how to use it.
Audiences will love WEIRD! The Musical, with soaring music, opportunities for fun choreography and scenes that will speak to issues students face every day. With a small cast and minimal production requirements, this is the perfect show for touring, theatres with educational programs or school productions.
PS Productions Now On Demand! - Peaceful Schools Productions On Demand presents Weird! The Musical now streaming for schools! PS Productions is proud to announce its first ever VIRTUAL Arts-in-Education series for the 2020-2021 academic year. Due to the on-going health crisis in our world, we understand the hardships that educators are facing this academic year. And while the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow for us to tour to schools, we are thrilled to be bringing our productions straight to you and your students…virtually. Weird! The Musical, based on the books in The Weird! Series (Weird!, Tough!, and Dare!) by Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy, is ...Read More
Weird! Wins Best Original Script of the Decade - By Broadway World News Desk | Posted January 6, 2021 Congrats to the writing team of Weird! The Musical for winning Best Original Script of the Decade for CNY Regional BroadwayWorld’s 2020 Awards. The 2020 Broadway World Central New York Awards – which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! The public submitted the nominees and voted for their favorites. The 2020 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are presented by TodayTix. Community theatre productions, student productions, and college productions were all included! Eligibility was for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Voting ...Read More
Dot Marie Jones in Weird! The Musical at 54 Below - WEIRD! THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT – MARCH 22, 2020 Join us at Feinstein’s/54 Below for a joyous evening featuring the music of Weird The Musical! Enjoy a fun-filled concert version of the show based on the popular books, The Weird Series, which tells one story of bullying from three different perspectives, one who is being bullied, a bystander, and the one using bullying behavior. Created to perform for young audiences, families and kids will enjoy seeing the pages of the books come to life on stage with Luisa, Sam, Jayla, and their friends learning where their power comes from and how to use ...Read More
