ORDINARY DAYS
music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
When Deb loses her most precious possession--the notes to her graduate thesis--she unwittingly starts a chain of events that turns the ordinary days of four New Yorkers into something extraordinary. Told through a series of intricately connected songs and vignettes, Ordinary Days is an original musical about growing up and enjoying the view. [2M, 2F; no intermission]
BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR
book and lyrics by Julia Jordan
music by Adam Gwon
adapted from the story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
It’s the summer of 1917, and the teenagers of St. Paul, MN are abuzz with the arrival of Bernice Harvey – the cousin of Marjorie, the most popular girl in town. When Bernice turns out to be a dud, Marjorie makes it her mission to transform Bernice into a modern woman worthy of the Harvey name. But when Bernice’s newfound popularity begins to rival Marjorie’s – and wins the attention of St. Paul’s #1 bachelor, Warren McIntyre – jazz and jealousy turn the world upside-down as Marjorie vows delicious revenge. [6M, 7F; one intermission]
ETHAN FROME
an American romance
book by Michael Ruby
music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
conceived by Daniel T. Lavender and Michael Ruby
Based on the classic novella by Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome is the story of a man who must choose to follow the rules...or follow his heart. Fall in love with a world that balances on the brink of the 20th century, where love, passion and commitment collide at the dawn of a new age. [4M, 3F; no intermission]
LULU
a new musical
music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
book by Adam Gwon and Courtney Phelps
Lulu can have any man that she likes...and she does. Suggested by the characters of Frank Wedekind, Lulu transports the legendary femme fatale to the jazz-soaked underbelly of silent movie-era New York. Caught in a web of scandal and seduction, Lulu dreams of discovering a life like the ones she sees flickering up on the movie screen - only to learn that nothing is ever simply in black and white. [8M, 5F (flex); one intermission]
SOME PLACE LIKE HOME
book, music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
Joanie's in New York and on the search for the perfect apartment. As she scours the city with nothing but chutzpah and some devilish Craigslist ads as her guide, it becomes clear that messy kitchens and sketchy roommates aren't the only thing Joanie's running from. A 15-minute musical that races uptown and downtown (and to Ohio) trying to find what it is we call "home." [5M, 8F (flex); no intermission]
FOLLOWING
music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
story and lyrics by Justin Warner
The neighborhood's changing, and no one is as they seem: especially to Carla and the stranger who's following her home in the dead of night. A 10-minute musical thrill ride through the streets where we live. [1M, 1F; no intermission]
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