GOOD EARTH: An Environmentally Conscious Musical

 

From our musical in development for the DJUSD elementary schools to promote environmental protection and pedestrian safety. Supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs program. “Miracles”: performed by Andrea J. Love & Nate Challis. Puppets by Jordan Brownlee.

 

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The story of two unlikely friends join together to save two planets by learning about ways to protect the environment.

Alex, (new kid in town), meets Greg, (an extraterrestrial) when their spaceship crashes. As the two roam town trying to find fuel for the ship, they learn about how small actions have far-reaching consequences for the planet.

Local artist Andrea J. Love MFA has created a new musical for young audiences--in collaboration with Bike City Theatre Company--to teach students about issues of air quality and how to empower them to make positive changes in a story of friendship and imagination.

In the play, students learn about:

  • Fossil fuels, Alternative fuels, solar power

  • Greenhouse gases

  • The benefits of Public Transportation  

  • Agricultural impact on the air

  • How small changes have a long reach

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Andrea J. Love Writer, Lyricist, Composer

Andrea J. Love is an actor, writer, composer, lyricist, and educator. She has served as the resident music director of BCTC for the last two years, and co-wrote and composed the recent parody musical Westeros Side Story, which premiered with BCTC in May 2019.

She is also the writer, composer, lyricist, and music director for the latest educational touring musical, focusing on air quality and climate solutions, that will be hitting up elementary schools around Yolo and Solano county in 2020/2021.

As an actor, she received her MFA in 2015, and is a member of Actors Equity Association. She has worked with The 5th Avenue Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Playhouse, Capital Stage Company, Sacramento Theatre Company, and others around the country.

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Jordan Brownlee Puppet Designer

Jordan Brownlee was born and raised in San Diego, California, and has loved making people laugh for as long as he can remember. While attending a Bike City open mic in 2018, he was randomly selected to perform, and has maintained a relationship with the company ever since.

He is an award-winning impressionist who has lent his voice to several short films, award ceremonies and The Empty Iris on Amazon Prime Video. Jordan has trained with the Muppet performers of Sesame Street, and has since trained other Bike City actors to operate puppets.

He made his Bike City acting debut in Light The Way: a Bike Safety Musical, and has since acted and written for various Bike City sketches and radio plays. Jordan graduated from UC Davis with a BA in Cinema and Digital Media.