Planet Eden - New Workshop Coming in October!

The next staged reading workshop of Planet Eden takes place at the Broadway Rose Theatre in October! Stay tuned for details.

Congratulations to Planet Eden Composer Kurt Crowley for his 2010 Drammy Award!

Everyone here associated with Planet Eden is just out-of-this-world excited about Kurt Crowley's big win last night at the Drammy Awards!  Kurt won a Drammy for his Outstanding Achievement as Musical Director of Forbidden Broadway at the Broadway Rose Theatre.  Congratulations & hats off to you, Mr. Crowley.   You're a rockstar!

Comments from the Planet Eden June 7, 2010 Staged Workshop Reading

Here is a sample of the audience comments from our Staged Workshop Reading --

In addition to offering some great feedback and lots of little details about things we might do to improve this new musical in order to heighten the enjoyment by our audiences, we also received these general feedback responses:

• You have a show!
• The first act is a great set up. Very compelling. It works!
• The music is wonderful. The lyrics are witty when needed and melancholy when needed.
• More songs!
• I loved the lyrics. Very creative.
• The characters were great and well developed. This has tremendous potential.
• What happened to the cake?

Ahh yes... that darned cake!  Well.  We will have to wait and see what happens to the cake.  Maybe it arrives in the sequel?

The aliens are coming back to town...

Last chance to see a free staged singing/reading of the work-in-progress of: 

Monday, June 7 2010 - CoHo Theatre - NW Raleigh 7-9:30pm

2257 NW Raleigh Street, Portland OR 97210

Doors open 6:30. Show 7-9:30. A 10 minute optional audience feedback Q & A will take place immediately following.

Seating is first come first-served. Please arrive early to guarantee seating.

Planet Eden: Cover Story of Today's Oregon Music News

Planet Eden is the cover story today on Oregon's leading source for music news and information.  This story is an interview with Aaron Kirk Douglas about the show and his working relationship with composer Kurt Crowley.

Learn more > > >

You'll Want To See Why Our Audiences Enjoyed "Planet Eden's" First Staged Reading...

Here's what the audience members wrote on their evaluations at our first staged reading & workshop!

"Enjoyed the holy s**t out of the music!"
"Can't wait to see it when it's done!"
"Loved the humor"
"I love that this show is not for the lyrically impaired"
"Bravo to the two writers. Very clever, witty, interesting and heartfelt."

"The world doesn't have to end in order for you to find your heart's desire -- you just have to think it is."

"All the songs were really top-notch and funny. They drove the story and were never extraneous. Great job! I think this will really be a successful production for you!"

Listen to our 3-minute music sampler, as performed by Kurt Crowley on YouTube !

RSVP today on Facebook for our June 7th reading/sing-thru -- or e-mail akdouglas@msn.com

Directed by Bruce A. Hostetler, the cast includes
Robert Winstead
James Richard Morgan
Carrie Rambo
Michael Nicholas
Brandee Palmblad
Wes Harris
Nick Caceres
Richard J. Warren
Kathleen Cafiero
Kira Krueger
Rick Emerson (Yes, the real Rick Emerson)

Hope to see you there!

The Producers

The Aliens Are Landing. . .

And a jaw-dropping secret is revealed in this hilarious musical!

You won't want to miss this delightful night of laughter...
RSVP now before you forget!

Facebook members may RSVP at the links below
Monday, May 17, 2010 7-9:45pm CoHo Theatre (Doors open 6:30)
Monday, June 7, 2010  7-9:45pm CoHo Theatre (Doors open 6:30)



LinkedIn members may RSVP on these links
Monday, May 17, 2010 7-9:45 pm CoHo Theatre
Monday, June 7, 2010 7-9:45 pm CoHo Theatre

CoHo Theatre is located at 2257 NW Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon
with easy access to I-405, I-5 and US 26.

FREE admission. Audience members will be asked for
their feedback and comments following the readings for final script development.

Seating is limited and is first-come first served!
Arrive early to guarantee your seat for a wild ride! Doors open at 6:30.

Aaron Kirk Douglas / Kurt Crowley
Creators of "Planet Eden: A Galactic Musical"

P.S. We guarantee you've never seen aliens like these before!

Cast of "Planet Eden" Staged Readings Announced

The Cast of Planet Eden's Staged Reading is as follows:
Tom Douglas: Robert Winstead*
Captain Mike Leggs: James Morgan*
Bonnie Leggs: Carrie Rambo*
Travis Zender: Michael Nicholas*
Steve Fielding: Wes Harris
Cricket Lee: G. George Malone
G. George Malone: Nick Cesares
The Aliens: Rick Warren, Kathleen Cafiero, Kira Krueger
*Members of Actors' Equity Association

Readings are directed by Bruce Hostetler. Thanks to everyone who auditioned. We look forward to working with you and our upcoming staged readings in May and June.

Wow! What a great night at callback auditions!

Everyone was out of this world! Thanks to all the talented people who attended callbacks last night at Classic Pianos.  We will be notifying individuals we would like to cast for the staged readings by early next week, pending discussions with AEA.

Planet Eden: Callbacks are Monday March 1st!

Congratulations to all the great actors/actresses/singers that we are calling back for auditions for our staged readings in May at CoHo Theatre! We look forward to seeing you!

If you haven't RSVPd to attend the staged reading on May 17th, there's still time to do that. Just find Planet Eden on Facebook or send an e-mail to akdouglas@msn.com.

Now online! Sample Song Clips From Planet Eden: The Musical

Planet Eden: The Musical
Book, Music and Lyrics (c) Aaron Douglas Enterprises LLC 2009/2010
Lyrics by Aaron Kirk Douglas and Kurt Crowley
Music by Kurt Crowley
Vocals by Kurt Crowley

[Note: images used are from the Hubbell Space Telescope and are in the public domain and taken by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci). Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team STScI. See and download screensavers and other image files at
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire

Help! The End of the World Is Coming and We Need a Tagline!

We're working on a tagline for the show. Vote for the one you like the most!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CP3CMRD

Sharp Dresser Already Coordinating Wardrobe to Await UFO

It appears that at least one of the members of the Eden Sanctuary is already hard at work sketching out a coordinated ensemble for his wait for the arrival of a UFO from Outer Space.

Rumor has it that this particular member has already purchased his travel tickets to the Eden Sanctuary and is hiding them under a Royal Fern on his desk at a national cable channel. He is planning his getaway and already scouring the thrift malls and specialty stores for the appropriate bling.  Written under this sketch, found on his desk last week by a member of our crack team of background investigators were the words "Looking For Gray."  

Planet Eden Co-Author Kurt Crowley Musical Directing at Broadway Rose Theatre #PDX #musicals

Planet Eden's co-author, composer & musical director Kurt Crowley is currently winding down his job as musical director/pianist for a three-week sold-out run of Winter Wonderettes at the Broadway Rose Theatre in Lake Oswego.

Reviews in the Oregonian and elsewhere have been fantastic and even added performances have quickly sold out. 

Kurt's "holiday break" will include writing a song about a landing pad, but this one's for aliens -- not Santa!

Sending Planet Eden to the Academy #musicals #pdx #ufos

So you've heard of "Search for the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance?" But did you know there was an "Academy For New Musical Theatre"?

Well, neither did we until about two weeks ago.   For a mere $100 this crew of dramaturgs and lovers of all things thespian* will read a new musical, listen to three songs, and scour over a handwritten score AND provide 3-5 pages of feedback! SCORE!

To musical theatre nerds, this is sheer nirvana! They do offer a series of other services (all amazingly reasonably priced) and an annual first prize for the best musical they select.  Since our musical's not complete we can't really compete... and it will take us a year to get our book, lyrics, and the score (oy! especially the score!) into Samuel French Broadway format  (Yes, you heard me correctly, the Samuel French Broadway format.  All I can say is -- after reading the 9 pages of formatting requirements for music -- it's a darn good thing Kurt went to Harvard! Book and Lyrics only has 1 page of requirements! Yay for me!)

So, we are submitting our materials (2nd draft of the script, three recorded songs and a PDF of one handwritten song score) tomorrow -- at the final hour! Stay tuned.
*I confess to all beings present, human and alien, that I was the Vice President of my high school Thespian society, Thurston Senior High School, Springfield, Oregon, 1978-79.