Blood on the Ivories: a musical in one act
written and composed by Jonathan Best
Directed by Delisa Myles and Keaton Snyder
Cast of Characters
Rock (played by Jonathan Best) An Old man who thinks he is a rockstar performing his final show which is being broadcast to the entire world
Doc (Played by Loring Snyder)Thinks he is Rock’s therapist in a psyche ward after Rock’s attempted suicide
The Audience (played by you) What do you think?
May 23, 24, 25 at Cosmos Theatre 222 North Marina St. Prescott AZ 86303
“Blood on the Ivories” is a genre-defying theatrical experience that blurs the line between play, musical, and collective ritual, inviting audiences to confront the complexities of trauma, genius, and healing.
Loring first appeared at the Prescott Fine Arts Association, in 1975 as Arthur in Ah, Wilderness! Since then, he has been in dozens of shows. His last appearance on this stage was as Albany and Curan in KIng Lear
Jonathan has been playing music all his life on street corners and stages around the world with gospel and R&B groups such as The Elect Lady Evangelist Shirley Davis, The Drifters, the Coasters, and Martha Reeves, and with Talking Heads leader David Byrne for a seven-month world tour and the feature film Between the Teeth. He has written hundreds of songs, including ‘I Got a Thing for You’ for Clarence Carter which made it twice onto the Billboard R&B charts. He has composed numerous film scores and musicals.
From 2007 to 2010 he made many trips to Kenya to help create a media center and co-produce documentary films by and for Maasai communities which is what inspired him to found comMUSIKey, a tax-exempt organization predicated on the belief that all human beings are innately and uniquely musical with musical bodies designed to connect on a deeper level than words are capable of.