ABOUT THE SHOW

A shy young girl who feels lost in the world discovers a
magical secret that reveals her true purpose in life. As Alex sets out on a quest to stand up to the evil King and bring freedom back to all the artists in the land she realizes the true power of her voice and the value of her creativity.

Alex The Artist aims to inspire and remind the younger generation that
everyone has a voice and the potential to change the world: Empathy and creativity trump hate and fear every single time.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Alycia attended Sheridan College for their Musical Theatre Performing Arts program where she received the George Young Award for Acting. Alycia wrote SUNDAY DINNER and HELLO, two 10-minute plays that premiered on stage at Thunder Bays 10x10 showcase.
After college, she spent time travelling as the Nanny for Come From Away while they made their move to Broadway. While travelling around the USA, Alycia wrote the musical ALEX THE ARTIST.

ALEX THE ARTIST was a smash hit at the 2017 Toronto Fringe KidsFest and Alycia is beyond thrilled to be adapting it with Superior Theatre Festival for a larger company of actors and to bring this extraordinary piece of theatre to her hometown.

ALEX THE ARTIST 2020

From February 2020- May 2020, Emil Sher, Alycia Novak and Donna Marie Baratta worked together on multiple new drafts of Alex the Artist. The changes in each draft were discussed and questioned in person but then quickly moved to online meetings only due to the pandemic.

Each meeting yielded more excitement with each new big change. Alycia worked very hard at making the story clearer for an audience and the story continued to inspire and delight all of us.

During that same time, Alycia was working with Chris Tsujiuchi on the compositions for the music. The story has come alive in the most exciting ways and we are so proud of Alycia for all her hard work!

We cannot wait until we are able to share this inspiring story with all of you