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(Fairlawn, NJ)— Old Library Theater showing red eye flight Across two weekends (21-23 October and 28-30 October). It’s a new musical about an ill-fated prophecy. There’s a lot of music, just not a lot of light. Photographer John Posada was on site to take pictures.

The monotonous life of a melancholy sandwich maker is intertwined by two charming sisters in this dark comedy rock parable. With the 1965 Northeast blackout as the background, a comprehensive ode to young love, red eye flight is a story about moving forward and finding hope in a world shrouded in darkness.

red eye flight Conceived by Kim Rosenstock and written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick and Kim Rosenstock.

Shows will take place on Friday, October 21st and 28th at 8:00pm; Saturday, October 22nd and 29th at 8pm; and Sunday, October 23rd and 30th at 2:00pm.

Tickets are available for purchase online. The Old Library Theater is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fairlawn, NJ.

The cast includes: Lauren M. Grof-Tisza (voiceover), Dan Malloy (Harold L. McClam), Bob Russell (Mr. McClam), Diane Cervelli (Daphne), Allie Acquafredda (Miriam), Joe Christianson (Crabble) and Gabrielle Al Weiss (Joey Storm).

The show is directed by Alan van Antwerp, with Jack Bender as the musical director. Megan Ferentinos is assistant director/choreographer. Dan Schultz is a costume designer. Brendan Joel Bartlett and Amy Kurfist are producers.

More production photos here.

Old Library Theatre (OLT), The Theater Company-in-Residence of the Fair Lawn Recreation Department, a community theater organization based in Bergen County, New Jersey. We would like to acknowledge that we are located in the traditional territory of the Lenape, the indigenous people of the Northeast Woodland.

The Old Library Theatre was founded in Fairlawn in 1967 by a handful of dreamers who wanted to make theatrical performances accessible to everyone. The original theater was located on River Road, but the company relocated in 2006 to the George Frey Performing Arts Center in the heart of the Fair Lawn community. Now in season 55, our goal is to continue our tradition of providing quality community entertainment at an affordable cost.

John Posada is a New Jersey-based photographer specializing in live theater and musical performances. For over 10 years John has been photographing live music events where he has mastered the art of timing and capturing fast-moving action in challenging lighting conditions to capture the perfect moment to tell a story in a single image. Currently, John has shot for over 30 different theatres. Click here for John’s website.