Monday, April 9, 2012

Local Spotlight – Compatibility: An 8 Bit Musical

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Can’t get up to New York for a showing of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark but still want to mix your nerdiness with your love of the musical theater.  If you’re a fan of 8-bit music, the type that you hear in old ‘80s NES games, an upcoming show has what you’ve been waiting for.

Originally, I was going to mention Compatibility as one of Central Florida’s cool and geeky Kickstarter projects.  However, the project has already exceeded its $300 fundraising goal.  Now, the production will be running next week, April 18-21 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center.

The musical focuses on two science-fiction writers and the cast of characters that surrounds them.  Mary, the aspiring writer who works at an electronic repair store, is repairing the computer of a popular yet derided writer when she happens upon his newest work.  After making some edits, the book becomes a sensation and the two writers are forced to come together.

Tickets for the shows are currently available online for $12 ($10 for students or Walt Disney World employees) for each show.  Each show will start promptly at 7:30pm.

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