“Exercise Is Important”
Corky, the music counselor at Camp Wanatachi, is wooed by Joel, the rocketry counselor at Camp Tachiwana - the boy’s camp across the lake.
Written and composed by Natalie Weiss. Electronic music by Travis Stewart.
“Let’s Ride Bareback”
Jana, young, earnest and religious, realizes that she has fallen in love with another girl.
Written and composed by Natalie Weiss. Electronic music production and arranging by Travis Stewart.
“You Gotta Use Spit”
Sexy, bulimic and 13 years old, Titi explains how to seduce men and stay thin the easy way.
Written and composed by Natalie Weiss. Electronic music by Travis Stewart.
Pictures from CAMP WANATACHI: A New Musical in Concert! Taken in June 2010 by the absolutely delightful Lauren Conoscenti.
ABOUT CAMP WANATACHI
Spirit-soaked and hormone-charged, CAMP WANATACHI is a hilarious and provocative new electro-musical where sex is discovered and unexpected love found at an all-girls Christian summer camp.
Produced by Ian Pai (co-founder of Blue Man Group, music director of Fischerspooner), and Bridget Regan (star of Disney-ABC’s Legend of the Seeker), CAMP WANATACHI follows the story of 13 year-old Jana—an impetuous, pubescent, born-again Christian. This summer, Jana’s world is turned upside down when her friendship with Titi O’Malley—a promiscuous, bulimic beauty— challenges her faith and forces her to wrestle with desires she’d rather leave under the covers. Under an idyllic sky and fueled by roasted marshmallows, a cast of eccentric campers and counselors struggle to understand what love truly means.
Written and composed by Natalie Weiss (of Unicornicopia), and featuring electronic music by glitch-hop pioneer Travis Stewart, aka Machinedrum, CAMP WANATACHI packs an unexpected punch, providing a score never-before-heard in musical theater. With a shockingly funny book co-written by Weiss and Bekah Brunstetter (OORAH!, Atlantic Theater Company), CAMP WANATACHI is side-splittingly sincere.
Directed by Matt Cowart (Sondheim: the birthday concert with the New York Philharmonic), this new musical “defies all expectations of both coming-of-age tails and musicals. The result is refreshing and uplifting.” (TimeOut New York).
