Yank the Musical

Details

The musical begins with a young man in present-day San Francisco who finds an old diary in a junk shop... Through the journal we learn the story of Stu, a scared Midwestern kid who gets drafted in 1943, and who - like most guys - spends Basic Training wrestling with fears of whether he 'has what it takes' to make it in the Army. But unlike most guys, Stu also falls in love with a fellow Private, a handsome All-American guy named Mitch.. YANK...tells Stu's, Mitch's, and Artie's stories, as well as the stories of the other men in Charlie Company. It explores what it means to be a man, and what it is to fall in love and struggle to survive in a time and place where the odds are stacked against you.

Cast/Performers

Scott Hunter (Stu), Barnaby Hughes (Mitch), Chris Kiely (Artie), Spencer Cartwright (Sarge / Scarlett), Benjamin Cupit (Professor), Tom Pepper (Cohen / Speedy), Lee Dillon Stuart (Tennessee)

Creatives/Company

Book by: David Zellnik
Lyrics: David Zellnik
Music: Joseph Zellnik
Producer(s): Kat Lipson (for Aria Entertainment), Hope Mill Theatre, Ben Millerman, Jim Kierstead, Guy James
Director(s): James Baker, Benjamin Newsome (casting director)
Musical Director: James Cleeve
Choreographer: Chris Cuming
Design: Victoria Hinton
Lighting: Aaron J. Dootson
Sound: Chris Bogg