"Trying to enjoy your final year of high school while also keeping up your grade point average and finishing projects that will make you look good to a college admissions board can be very demanding. This is the focus of Central Works latest new work Dada Teen Musical: The Play, which runs through Nov. 16 at the beautiful Berkeley City Club ond 2315 Durant Ave."
"Playwright Maury Zeff delves into the lives of three students, each of whom navigates the perils of high school in very different ways. Super-smart Annabel (Zoe Chien) rebels against her parents by applying to Harvard rather than following the family tradition of attending Yale. To stand out on her college application, she decides to produce a Dadaist version of The Sound of Music."
"In the writing and rewriting, Tyler's behavior began to change. It was then I realized the story might be about more than just teenagers producing Dadaist musicals. I have no idea what Tyler's initial character was like, but the final version shows a popular kid with too much money and business savvy living on the edge. With little control by his absent parents, Tyler runs several business schemes which may or may not be legal."
Central Works stages Dada Teen Musical: The Play at the Berkeley City Club through Nov. 16 at 2315 Durant Ave. Three high-school seniors confront college-admissions pressure while producing a Dadaist version of The Sound of Music. Annabel rejects family expectations by applying to Harvard and organizes the Dadaist project. Tyler is a wealthy, popular student whose lack of parental control leads him to run questionable business schemes. Mariah is a loner obsessed with the Ramones and out of step with peers. Dadaism is characterized as a 1920s revolutionary, anti-art movement, and Tyler’s portrayal emphasizes mercurial, multilayered complexity.
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