ADAM J. RINEER

Music and Lyrics by Adam J. Rineer

Book by Jason Aguirre

Run Time: 115 minutes

Cast of 14+

Orchestration (5-8):

Keyboard 1/Conductor

Keyboard 2

Opt. Reed (alto sax, tenor sax, soprano recorder, clarinet)

Opt. Trumpet

Opt. Trombone

Guitar (electric, acoustic)

Bass (upright, 5-string electric)

Drums (crash cym., ride cym., hi-hat, 2 toms, 2 floor toms, snare, kick drum, sample pads)

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VERY loosely inspired by actual events, and written entirely in quarantine– Sick Moves! (or The Dancing Plague of 1518) is the story of Kamille, a young 16th-century apothecary in the Village of Sass-burg. When the Village is struck by a plague that causes non-stop boogieing (...are they doing the hustle?), ex-apothecary – Kamille Remy – is pulled out of retirement and into action.  Will Kamille save the Village in time? Only a toll of the Church Bell and some sick moves will tell! Surveying a century of dance crazes from the “Charleston” to the “Dab,” Sick Moves! is an original pop/rock musical comedy about the things we turn to when the world turns upside down.

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History:

• 2022 - Apollo Space Jam, Roundabout Theatre Company, NYC

• 2021 - Virtual Workshop Production, Temple Theaters, PHL

• 2021 - Excerpt Presentation, MusiCoLab, PHL

• 2020 - Virtual 29-Hour Reading, Temple University, PHL

• Developed in part in the Theatre Now New York National Musical Writers Group, NYC

• Developed in part at the George and Joy Abbott Center for Musical Theater at Temple University, PHL