Tidtaya Sinutoke (Cycle 22)
GMTWP Alum Tidtaya Sinutoke (Cycle 22) was the recipient of the Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award for her new musical HALF THE SKY written with co-writer Isabella Dawis.
The award includes concerts at the Weston Playhouse in VT and in NYC next month, as well as a demo recording produced by Kurt Deutsch of Ghostlight Records.
HALF THE SKY tells the story of Aurelie who sets out to fulfill her childhood dream of summiting Mount Everest, together with a group of hopeful mountaineers from around the world, led by a precocious teenage Sherpa. As she grapples with the grueling demands of the mountain, Aurelie finds she must also confront her Thai American family’s past, and the rift which separates her from her younger sister. Borders between countries and cultures, past and present, and waking and dreaming begin to blur.
A story about bringing impossible chasms in the hope of restoring love.
HALF THE SKY was an inaugural 2019 First Draft Commission by the 5th Avenue Theatre, with additional development at Theater Mu's New Eyes Festival and Theater Latté Da's NEXT Festival. With special thanks to Town Stages and Musical Theatre Factory.