Meet the Cast of Xanadu: Jason Conforte

The North Branford High School Drama Club presents Xanadu as its 2013 production. According to the ticketing announcement, "Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira (senior Laurin Gagne), who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny (senior Jason Conforte), to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO…hey, it's 1980! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds."

It's opening night – Friday, April 5 – of  Xanadu! Let's take a moment to get to know some of the cast and crew members of Xanadu. Check out the video to get to know Jason Conforte, whose character hopes "to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO."

And in case you missed it, here's an interview with junior Ben Bogue, who plays Danny and junior Zack Treichel, who plays Zeus. Sophomore Maggie Vergati, one of the production's stage managers, also shares what it's like to be part of the show's tech crew and Christina Branfuhr and Sarah Brenner talk about what it's like to be muses. Laurin Gagne plays a rollerskating Greek muse named Kira. 

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