Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program Alum Paulo K Tiról (Cycle 24)
Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program Alum Paulo K Tiról had his work featured in New York Theatre Barns New Work Series.
Hosted as a free live stream of its award-winning New Works Series, the presentation featured excerpts from Tiról's new musical On This Side Of The World. The live 1-hour presentation also featured a conversation with the writer and creative team.
The new musical On This Side Of The World has music and lyrics by Paulo K Tiról and is developed and directed by Noam Shapiro. Stories of overseas workers, young lovers and gossipy church ladies. Snapshots of undocumented immigrants, millennial princesses and first-generation Americans. Six actors give voice to Filipino immigrants navigating old lives and new beginnings, as a one-way ticket sends them on a journey eight-thousand miles from home. Featuring performances by Belinda Allyn (Allegiance, Here Lies Love), Marc delaCruz (Hamilton, If/Then), Michael Protacio and Joy Tamayo.