CURRENT PROJECTS
Orlando: A Musical
Music by John Carroll
Book & lyrics by Katie Duggan
Based on the novel Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf, ORLANDO is a musical account of the life of the titular character, Orlando, an obsessive young English poet and nobleman who is close to Queen Elizabeth I. This tale follows Orlando across centuries, continents, social landscapes and alterations in gender as they live seemingly immortally. This sprawling and at times fantastical story is a satire on British literary history, and an exploration of gender, its power, its burden, and its irrelevance. ORLANDO is a musical with operatic influence, with largely sung-through text that reflects changing musical styles of each century Orlando lives through.
Music by John Carroll
Book & lyrics by Katie Duggan
Based on the novel Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf, ORLANDO is a musical account of the life of the titular character, Orlando, an obsessive young English poet and nobleman who is close to Queen Elizabeth I. This tale follows Orlando across centuries, continents, social landscapes and alterations in gender as they live seemingly immortally. This sprawling and at times fantastical story is a satire on British literary history, and an exploration of gender, its power, its burden, and its irrelevance. ORLANDO is a musical with operatic influence, with largely sung-through text that reflects changing musical styles of each century Orlando lives through.
PAST PROJECTS
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People You May Know I wrote the book for People You May Know an original musical, with music and lyrics by Alec Steinhorn and Jordan Knitzer, developed with the support of the American Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern University. People You May Know follows Jo, a college sophomore, and her brother Becket, a high school senior, as the siblings wade through the emotional turmoil that comes with C-PTSD and surviving sexual assault. As they struggle to find their emotional truths the siblings must grapple with their relationship to their home, their university, and ultimately each other. People You May Know is the recipient of the Kennedy Center’s 2020 Musical Theatre Award. A virtual reading presentation directed by Allison Heinz and music directed by Ryan T. Nelson & Shraman Ghosh premiered November 1, 2020. |
SELECT THEATRE WRITING CREDITS
Survival Strategies, dir. Dixie McDevitt Edinburgh Fringe (canceled for COVID pandemic)
People You May Know, dir. Allison Heinz American Musical Theatre Project, Chicago, IL
Smorgasbord, dir. Giulia Armiero Corpus Playroom, Cambridge, UK
All the Jingle Ladies, dir. Maria Pointer Fitzwilliam Auditorium, Cambridge, UK
HATCH, dir. Will Jones ADC Theatre, Cambridge, UK
Disposable Ghosts, dir. Awoye Timpo (staged reading) Whitman Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Night of the Laughing Dead, dir. Ryanne Domingues McCarter Theatre Princeton, NJ
White Noise, dir. Tim Moran PlayFest, Lawrence, NJ
White Noise, dir. Mikey Moore Slate Theatre, Seattle, WA
Terrace Bueller's Day Off, dir. Justin Ramos ‘19 Whitman Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Spy School Musical, dir. Whitney Mosery McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Manchester by the C-Store, dir. Paddy Boroughs ‘18 Whitman Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Greece’d Lightning!, dir. Kara-Lynn Vaeni McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ
The Forbes Awakens, dir. Abby Melick ‘17 Whitman Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Disposable Ghosts
For my theatre thesis at Princeton, wrote an original full-length play. The play is set about a suburban Massachusetts town, Deacon's Grove, which is planning its annual celebration of the town founder. The head of the historical society plans the events, and her son gives ghost tours of the town. When a young woman starts a protest in front of a statue of slave-owning colonial founder Arthur Deacon, the families in the town start to confront their own histories and memories, and the ghosts that haunt them all. The play was given a workshop with professional actors at Princeton University in January 2019, directed by Awoye Timpo.
What's Wrong With Me?
I directed and co-wrote this sketch show inspired by the loose framework of medicine and idea of diagnosing humanity's ills.
I was interviewed about my directing process by the ADC Theatre.
The Princeton Triangle Club
As an undergraduate at Princeton University, I was a sketch writer and lyricist for the Princeton Triangle Club, the oldest touring collegiate musical comedy organization in the nation. As a member of the Writers Workshop, I contribute to the libretto and the lyrics of two shows per year: a full-length musical each fall, and a smaller revue musical each spring. The fall show went on national tour.
"I Can't Get Enough of Myself," from Greece'd Lightning! (fall 2016)
This song was honored with an award for outstanding work at Princeton's 2017 Celebration of Student Writing.
This song was honored with an award for outstanding work at Princeton's 2017 Celebration of Student Writing.
White Noise (Funhouse Anthology short play)
My original short play, White Noise, was performed as part of Funhouse III, a late-night play anthology series created by Brian Toews. Performances were held at The Slate Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Images courtesy of Funhouse.