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2020 |
in november 2020 i write the first draft of the first song for my new musical and call it 'i-66' |
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i begin exploring the idea of demonic imagery as a vehicle for describing PTSD in my song "i-66" |
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2021 |
in may 2021 i attend a virtual goal-setting workshop for theater artists; i complete and self-produce a new song for the end of act 1 in summer of 2021 i connect with dramaturg laley lippard for the first workshop of the piece. using demonic imagery and horror as a lens for depicting mental illness takes the forefront of the project and a new outline is created |
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'dissociation song' is now available to stream on all music platforms. it is a song of defiance, one told from the middle of the story, where the protagonist, cody, not only succumbs to but embraces the hold their illness has on them |
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the act 2 finale 'midnight monsters' is released on all music platforms in december 2021. it is a song of healing, but one that tells the truth about the nature of trauma, showing cody at one of the most hopeful points in their journey |
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2022 |
act one is completed, revised, not completed, revised again, not looked at for two months, revised again, and now looking for a home at which to do a reading 2023
a guide to modern possession is selected as one of the semi-finalists for the 2023 eugene o'neill musical theatre conference |