OUR NEW TOWN
Book & Lyrics by Gabriel Jason Dean & Jessie Dean
Music & Additional Lyrics: David Dabbon
-Developed with the civilians r&D group
"OUR NEW TOWN is about that moment of finding loveliness amidst the chaos. It does not offer a solution for systemic gun violence - rather, it acknowledges and validates a whole generation's perpetual fear and heartache while reminding them of the power and strength in community…the catharsis we look for when we buy a ticket and sit down in a theater.”—Broadway World
In the aftermath of the deadliest shooting on a college campus in US history, surviving cast members of Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN put together an unauthorized show as a way to reclaim their theatre space and heal their broken community. But when the event is stopped mid-performance, the cast and audience must decide between compliance or defiance. A hyper theatrical blend of truth with fiction, of scene with song, OUR NEW TOWN is an immersive play that puts the audience at the center of an American crisis.
Cast size: 5 men / 5 women. Run time: 1 hour, 20 minutes w/o intermission
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PRODUCTIONS
Northwestern University / Evanston, IL / 2021
Wagner College / Staten Island, New York / 2019