Gutenberg! The Musical!

A Musical Comedy

July 10 - 18

By Anthony King and Scott Brown

Directed by Martha Banta

Join wannabe composers Doug and Bud on the most important night of their lives: a “backer’s audition” for real live Broadway producers! Never mind that they’re goofballs with the worst concept for a show ever: a musical about the inventor of the printing press, Johann Gutenberg. Doug and Bud gamely play Medieval European characters, from Gutenberg’s love interest Helvetica, to a sinister Monk with a cat named Satan who is determined to prevent the villagers from learning to read. Nothing is sacred and everything is silly in this quest for the printed word... and a Broadway contract!

Opening NIght: July 11 at 7:30pm

Preview Performance: July 10 at 7:30pm

Performances: July 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30pm; July 13 at 2:00pm

Single Tickets On Sale May 1, 2025

Meet the Artists

Anthony King

Scott Brown

Martha Banta*

*Appearing through an Agreement between Adirondack Theatre Festival and SDC, the Union of Professional Stage Directors and Choreographers in the United States.

Appearing through an Agreement between Adirondack Theatre Festival and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.