The Z Theater 2024
Zeiders American Dream Theater ("The Z") produced a developmental workshop production of RATHSKELLER as part of their New Play Series. This was the show’s first fully staged production with a live 5 piece band, exquisitely directed by Patrick Mullins and starring Steve Pacek. This production played 12 performances and received a great review by The Virginian Pilot calling it “a hot purgatorial rock musical” with a “radically ambiguous stand on justice and mercy” and encouraged audiences to “chug down this ambitious, well-mixed elixir of a play.”
Pictured: Steve Pacek, Kristy Glass, Kai Brittani, Janae Thompson, Alexandra Shephard, Jessi DiPette, Kathy Hinson, James Manno, Alexandra Fleshman, Micah Aaron Cook, Raymond Dimaano, Moriah Leeward
The SheAtlanta Festival 2023
Did you know that in the last decade, only 8% of Broadway scores were written by women?
We want to change that. And so does SheATL.
SheATL is a theater festival in Atlanta, Georgia that exists to uplift, amplify, and promote new and upcoming female theater writers. And our show was chosen to be part of their 2023 season. We believe women need to see their stories on stage - written from a female perspective. Enriching the landscape of the stories told on Broadway begins with investing in female writers — and She ATL is doing just that. They provided theater space, sound equipment, lighting equipment, dramaturgy support, and rehearsal space for Rathskeller! They invited local audiences and theater industry professionals to come and enjoy the performances and give us valuable feedback. We were honored to have participated.
Industry Reading 2023
April 25th, 2023 at Open Jar Studios in NYC!
The BIG ROOM was packed with Producers and other Broadway professionals to
hear (for the first time publicly) the new script and some additional songs for the show by Brianna Kothari Barnes! They were all treated to a live version of “What Do I Deserve” by Brianna herself!!
