A LULLABY FOR RYAN: The History of HIV/AIDS in America is a solo musical comedy written and performed by Jade Esteban Estrada. Additional musical arrangements are by Frank Marasco, Jr. The world premiere of A Lullaby for Ryan was staged on December 6, 2007 at Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha in conjunction with the Aids Quilt Omaha display.
During the performance, you will meet Boobs AKA the Bubonic Plague; Jimmy, a real estate agent in New York City in 1981; Rock Hudson; Miss Protease Inhibitor 1996; Bill McPhil, a 53-year-old HIV-positive cowboy and LaShonda, an African-American mother of three in Chicago s Southside - as they chronicle the last quarter century of the AIDS epidemic in the United States with stories of courage, strength and human triumph. For more info and pictures of the show, please visit www.aLullabyforRyan.com