Musical Theatre Students Perform 'Zombie Prom'

The piece observes 1950’s American ideals, and although spoofs the musicals that sit within the “All American, High School” genre, it is deeply underpinned with political comments on contemporary America and its history.

Set during Eisenhower Presidency, we meet high school students getting ready for “just another day” at Enrico Fermi High. The school has been very deliberately named after Enrico Fermi, the developer of the first nuclear reactor. This is our first example that although this piece is witty and light hearted, beneath the superficial gloss of super size characters, we know that there is irony and embedded within the writing.

The piece comes with a very specific stylistic quality. This makes the piece incredibly difficult to communicate and the stylisation is paramount in successfully achieving this.
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Katy Sechiari Director