freefalltheatre.com<\/a> or call 727-498-5205.<\/p>\nEric Davis, freeFall\u2019s artistic director, and Michael Raabe, resident musical director, continue their mission of bringing under-appreciated musicals to Tampa Bay audiences. freeFall guests fondly remember past productions of \u201cJohn & Jen,\u201d \u201cThe Burnt Part Boys,\u201d \u201cRoad Show,\u201d and \u201cGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.\u201d Much like freeFall\u2019s sleeper hit with Kurt Vonnegut\u2019s \u201cRosewater,\u201d Davis and Raabe turn to the literary life of James Joyce and his muse, Nora Barnacle in \u201cHimself and Nora.\u201d<\/p>\n
freeFall\u2019s production of \u201cHimself and Nora\u201d stars Robert Teasdale as celebrated author and poet James Joyce, while Katie Davis, in her freeFall debut, gives voice to Nora, whose influence on Joyce\u2019s personal and artistic evolution cannot be overstated. The production is supported by a powerhouse ensemble, including Julia Rifino, Drew H. Wells, and Michael Gregory in his freeFall debut portraying key literary and familial figures including Ezra Pound, Sylvia Beach, Harriet Weaver, Giorgio & Lucia Joyce and many more.<\/p>\n
\u201cHimself and Nora\u201d is directed and choreographed by Eric Davis with music direction by Michael Raabe. The set is designed by Hansen Scenic with lighting design by Trenten Szabo. Davis also designs the costumes and video elements. Raabe plays piano for the show with a five-piece band featuring the talents of Richard Jimenez (bass), David Tagliarini (reeds), Paul Stoddart (guitar) and Burt Rushing (percussion\/drums). Melanie Downs (percussion\/drums) and Josh Hollenbeck (reeds) sub in for select performances. The sound is engineered by Nathan Doyle.<\/p>\n
\u201cHimself and Nora\u201d is a romantic musical with book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Brielle. It chronicles the turbulent, 37-year relationship between the legendary Irish writer James Joyce and his muse and eventual wife, Nora Barnacle. The score is described as a blend of traditional Irish melodies, lively jigs, and modern pop or musical theater ballads. Originally developed in 2005, the show premiered Off-Broadway in 2016 starring Matt Bogart and Whitney Bashor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 The romantic and tuneful musical \u201cHimself and Nora\u201d will open on Friday, Jan. 30, at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133516,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[13461,65496,65497,596,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-133515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-freefall-theatre","9":"tag-himself-and-nora","10":"tag-james-joyce","11":"tag-pinellas-county","12":"tag-st-pete","13":"tag-st-pete-headlines","14":"tag-st-pete-news","15":"tag-st-petersburg","16":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","17":"tag-st-petersburg-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}