I'm proud to announce that my first full length original musical, The Incredible Six Thousand Foot Ladder to Heaven, has been selected for a staged reading as a part of the Purple Crayon Players' 10th Annual PLAYground Festival of New Works! The festival will take place April 20th and 21st––more information on the time and place to come.
The play follows Hadley Breaker, a twelve year old girl whose grief over her father's death leads her into trouble at school and threatens to wreck her relationship with her mother. It's in the midst of all of this that Hadley befriends Spider, a girl her age who's just moved to the area from out of town. Upset to see her new friend beset by grief, Spider conceives a plan. Together, they resolve to build a six thousand foot ladder to Heaven, where they hope to visit Hadley's father. Then, of course, problems ensue.
I'm thrilled to get a chance to develop this piece with the Purple Crayon Players, and so many TBA rising stars at Northwestern. Please stay tuned for more!