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色情视频 is set to produce 鈥淶iggy, Stardust, and Me,鈥� the first show of the 2023-24 theater season. The original musical will also be the first performance in 色情视频鈥檚 new Prebys Stage. It was written by James Martinez Salem and Jessie Field, is adapted from the novel of the same name by James Brandon, and is directed by Dani Bedau.

鈥�Ziggy, Stardust, and Me鈥� features a Bowie-inspired cosmic rock score. According to Danny Holmes, a junior musical theater major cast as Jonathan, one of the show鈥檚 lead roles, audiences will follow 鈥渢hree main best friends, Harry Potter-style.鈥�

The story follows 16-year-old Web, who isn鈥檛 expecting to find anything good at his new school after fleeing his past on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Certainly, he鈥檚 not expecting to connect with Jonathan, the spacey Ziggy Stardust-obsessed teen he gets paired with for a school project. As the two grow closer, Web grapples with his anger at an unjust world, and Jonathan struggles with his own demons, believing that his sexuality needs to be 鈥渇ixed鈥� with conversion therapy. Together, both boys must try to end the wars inside themselves and find a way forward through love in the tumultuous world that surrounds them.

Throughout rehearsals, Holmes has found particular joy in "building chemistry with my fellow actors, my two friends who portray Jonathan's comrades in the play. Scenes where we're all together in that safe, communal space are my favorites. I can't wait to continue working with them," he said.

Holmes also feels that producing this show today is essential. 鈥淭here's a lot of really progressive, heavy topics that are very relevant today,鈥� Holmes said. 鈥淭his is set in 1973 Missouri, but we鈥檙e seeing similar things here in San Diego in 2023. It will always be a relevant show, no matter when it's produced.鈥�

Director and producer Bedau shared a similar sentiment: 鈥淪chool districts across the country are banning books and plays with queer content and attempting to dictate which version of 鈥榟istory鈥� is taught in classrooms. Making art like 鈥淶iggy, Stardust & Me鈥� is vital, now more than ever.鈥�

However, the show is not solely a social commentary. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also funky and fun,鈥� said Holmes. 鈥淭here's some very dramatic elements, but it's teenagers being teenagers and falling in love.鈥�

鈥�Ziggy, Stardust, and Me鈥� will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 on the Prebys Stage in 色情视频鈥檚 Performing Arts District. Six additional performances are scheduled, ending Sunday, Oct. 8. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $17 for students, and available through the  at the .