The graduating students from Cycle 32 of The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program presented original songs from their second-year thesis musicals in a final showcase at Joe's Pub at The Public Theatre.
Each year-two student writing team underwent a 2-day actor lab process with professional actors, directors, and musical directors to explore and examine segments from their thesis musicals which they have been writing throughout their second year of the program. Following their lab, each team then presented 90 minutes of their full-length thesis musical as a table reading. The final thesis presentation process culminated in a final showcase of original songs pulled from each thesis musical. Two separate showcases were presented on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 at the prestigious Joe's Pub venue at The Public Theater in NYC's East Village.
SHOWCASE #1 featured songs by the following writing teams:
- Adam LaPorte & José Gabino Alba Rodriguez
- Adam LaPorte & Addie Symonds
- Yejune Kim & Alex Kaouris
- Yejune Kim & Anna Wosnik
- Elsie Srodah & Kristine Lee
- Casey Llewellyn & James Powers
- Ziyan Yang & Briana Whyte-Harris
- Nailah Raab & Mikey Rosenbaum
- Lorenzo Pipino & Amanda Freedman
- Michael Oosterhout & Caroline Game
- Christian Jimenez & Nico Raimont
SHOWCASE #2 featured songs by the following writing teams:
- Elsie Srodah & Raiah Rofsky
- Chris Gierymski & Harry Hennessy
- Chris Gierymski & Zoe Howard
- Einar Adalsteinsson & Sophie Boyce
- Matthew Nassida & Raneem Elmohandes
- Matt Graham & Thalia Ranjbar
- Wren Mied & Ashlee Thomas
- Kim Bixler & Carlos Bauzys
- Joey Barreiro & Stephen Anthony Elkins
- Veronica Mansour & Abs Wilson
TO VIEW A RECORDING OF SHOWCASE #1 CLICK HERE.
TO VIEW A RECORDING OF SHOWCASE #2 CLICK HERE.