Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program current students Wren Mied and abs wilson (both cycle 32) presented their 20-minute musical ALL WE KNOW OF LOVE & FIRE at the Brick Theater in mid-April 2023.
With book & lyrics (as well as a performance) by wilson and music by Mied and a cast which included other Program students Caroline Game, Veronica Mansour (both cycle 32), and a band including Program alum Brooke Trumm (cycle 30) and current student James Powers (cycle 32), and direction by Program alum Thalia Ranjbar (cycle 31), this 20-minute indie-pop musical tells the story of historic poets Sara Teasdale, Emily Dickinson, and Sappho who come together to answer (with the help of the audience) a single question: how do you hold and carry loneliness— without giving in?Presenting their own personal solutions, the three women debate, weave poetry, and say a silly joke or two as they grow together and search for the answer. Because in the end, they’re going to need each other if they’re going to face the great well of loneliness— without losing their flame.