Project History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LEPers, the Musical"><U><B><IMG SRC="07cb55d0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LEPers, the Musical"><U><B><IMG SRC="07e611a0.png" border=0 width="97" height="26" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Story"><U>The Story</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sample Songs"><U>Sample Songs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Writers"><U>About the Writers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Information"><U>Contact Information</U></A>   |   <B>Project History</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Project History</I></div> <div> <I>LEPers</I> was a project in the making for a number of years.  Here is a brief chronology of the project, until it was abandoned in 2008.</div> <bR> <div>     2000: Aaron Alon completes his straight play, <I>LEPers</I>, and secures copyright for it.</div> <div>     2003: Aaron pitches two ideas for musicals at a Chicago-based musical theatre workshop.</div> <div>     2003: Terra Ziporyn signs on as book writer for the musical version of <I>LEPers</I>.</div> <div>     2003: Terra completes a draft of the book for <I>LEPers</I>.</div> <div>     2003: Aaron and Terra begin a nationwide search for a lyricist, attracting applicants from all over the US.</div> <div>     2004: The lyricist search ends, and Julie Pedersen signs on as lyricist for <I>LEPers</I>.</div> <div>     2004: <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Another Life"><U>"Another Life"</U></A> is test-run in performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music.</div> <div>     2007: An extended illness of the lyricist put the project on hold for over two years. </div> <div>     2008: The writers discontinued work on <I>LEPers</I>.  The musical is abandoned.</div> <bR> <div> <I>LEPers</I> is being workshopped through The Writers' Workshop at Theatre Building Chicago, of which Terra is a member.  </div> <bR> <div>     <U>April 13, 2003</U></div> <div>         LEPers is first presented to The Writers' Workshop, attracting the attention of Terra Ziporyn.</div> <div>     <U>October 19, 2003</U></div> <div>         The first act book of LEPers receives its first read-through at The Writers' Workshop.</div> <div>     <U>October 16, 2004</U></div> <div>         LEPers receives a first act read-through and presentations of two of the songs from this act.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>