press release

Undermain Theatre presents the theatrical premiere of
NEIL YOUNG'S GREENDALE
Featuring superstars of Deep Ellum music scene

Undermain Theatre, through special arrangement with Wixen Music Publishing, is pleased to announce the theatrical premiere of Neil Young’s Greendale. The rock opera by the legendary singer - songwriter will be adapted for the stage by Undermain Theatre on March 29-May 3, 2008. This song cycle has been compared to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Sherwood Anderson’s Winesberg Ohio as a portrait of the changing face of small town America.

The cast is Bruce DuBose, Marjorie Hayes, Richard Rollin, Stefanie Tovar, Ian Sinclair, Kristen Campbell, Jonathan Brooks, Regina Yunker, and Newton Pittman.

The live band for Undermain’s upcoming production of Neil Young’s Greendale will be composed of legendary musicians of the Deep Ellum music scene. Leading the way as Music Director and lead guitarist is Kenny Withrow of New Bohemians. Paul Semrad of Course of Empire will perform on bass guitar. Joining the band on drums is two time Grammy award winner Alan Emert, of Brave Combo.

Performed with a live band and sung by an ensemble cast, Greendale explores the lives of three generations of the Green family through themes ranging from corruption to mass media consolidation to environmentalism.

Greendale was released in 2003 as an album (voted one of the best albums of 2003 by Rolling Stone Magazine), a film, and a rock tour. It is soon to be published as a graphic novel and this spring it will be produced as a rock opera with an incredible live band premiering at Undermain.

“The listener is left practically breathless with the beauty, hope, pathos and power of the music and the story.” – Neil Strauss, New York Times

Neil Young's GREENDALE
a rock opera
adapted for the stage
by Undermain Theatre

March 29 - May 3, 2008
Previews March 26, 27, 28
*** World Premiere ***