Kane County Cougars Featured in Musical
March 17, 2016 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
Robert Dearn Donning New Kane County Cougars Cap
(Kane County Cougars)
GENEVA, Ill. - The Kane County Cougars were contacted in 2015 about their inclusion in a musical that was to premiere in the United Kingdom in 2016. Two Chicago-based writers, Alexi Kovin and Kaitlin Gilgenbach, wrote The Guide to Being Single, which made its UK debut in February and was produced by the Starbuck Theatre Company. Gilgenbach wrote the play itself, and Kovin was responsible for the music and lyrics.
The Cougars eagerly assisted with costume for one of the main characters, Derek, who is a professional baseball player. The Guide to Being Single tells the story of a pitcher who is traded from the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs after having been tagged the Mets' "problem player", constantly fighting with teammates and creating physical altercations. Once in Chicago, he meets Jackie, a public relations professional, who is the publicist for the Cubs. As a side project, Jackie pens a guide to living a fulfilled life as a single person, which she shares with her friends. She and her friends arrive at the conclusion that life is easier if one does not date, and follow Jackie's guide, but complications to Jackie's single status arise after she meets Derek.
How do the Kane County Cougars fit into the plot? During Derek's tenure playing for the Chicago Cubs, he is moved to the Minors. At the time the musical was written, the Kane County Cougars were the Class-A Affiliate of the Cubs. The Cougars are proud to have been included in the interesting story line and wish the writers success in future productions.
The Starbuck Theatre Company opened the show at the Droitwich Norbury Theatre on February 18 and extended it through the weekend. A review by the Love Midlands Theatre found the show to be incredibly charming with stellar performances by Sarah Pavlovs, who played Jackie, and Robert Dearn, who played Derek. The musical numbers brought the show to life and engaged the audience with their witty lyrics.
Pavlovs was the individual who reached out to the Kane County Cougars and has been kind enough to share photos from the performances and of Dearn sporting a Cougars hat, which features the Cougars' new logo.
The Guide to Being Single was performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival in the summer of 2015. Its first production was in Milwaukee by the Underscore Theater Company in November of 2014.
You can follow the progress of the musical by liking The Guide to Being Single's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/theguidemusical/. Like the Kane County Cougars on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kanecountycougars and follow @kccougars on Twitter and Instagram to see updates on The Guide to Being Single and the Cougars' upcoming 2016 season.
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