Festival Schedule

AMANDA GREEN is a two-time Tony Award-nominated and Grammy-nominated lyricist/composer and award-winning performer.

She received 2022 Tony, Drama Desk Award and Grammy nominations for her lyrics for Mr. Saturday Night starring the legendary Billy Crystal. She received Tony Award, two Drama Desk Award and OCC nominations for Hands On A Hardbody which she co-wrote with Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright. In the same season, she co-wrote lyrics with Lin Manuel Miranda for Bring It On (Tony nominated for Best Musical, Drama Desk nomination for Lyrics).

Other Broadway credits include High Fidelity, and more recently, additional book and lyrics for the revival of Kiss Me, Kate starring Kelli O’Hara (2019), and additional lyrics for On the Twentieth Century starring Kristin Chenoweth (2014).

Current projects include Female Troubles: A Period Piece, an original musical comedy set in 19th Century England focusing on reproductive freedoms and the much-anticipated Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians with Helen Park and team.

In addition to her writing prowess, Amanda is a groundbreaking leader in the theatre community. She serves as the first woman President of The Dramatists Guild of America, advocating for playwrights and composers in an ever-evolving industry.

“Work Less, Create More: Strategies and Tools for Increasing Productivity”
Clinician: Amanda Dills | Location: Juniper A/B

“Be Your Own YES”
Clinician: Nico Juber | Location: Juniper C

“Best Practices for Successful Table Reads and Staged Readings”
Clinician: Rebecca Lowrey | Location: Juniper A/B

“The Artist Entrepreneur” 
Clinician: Nico Juber | Location: Juniper C

“Artificially Intelligent? An Introduction for the AI-Curious”
Clinician: Amanda Dills | Location: Juniper A

Song Feedback Workshop 1
Panelists: Amanda Green, Nico Juber and more!
Accompanist: Rebecca Lowrey | Location: Juniper B

• Jennifer McComb and Mary Beth Townsend | "Why Can't We Go Back To Before?" from A Midwinter's Nightmare
  Performed by Rachel Nicole Poole
• Danielle Moore | "Make It Bold" from Ink & Paint
  Performed by Devon Harper
• Zareh Artinian and Kelvyn Koning | "Waiting Around for You" from Shattered! An American Fairy Tale
  Performed by Summer Good
• Autumn Choate | "You Don't Know" from The Seven Deadly Elements
  Performed by Ursula Villarreal Daniels
• Ana Vidina Hernández | "The One and Only Me" from Pinteon: A 10-Minute Musical
  Performed by Laurel Collins and Kolbe Garze

“You’ve Got a Friend - Dramaturgs & Musical Writers”
Clinicians: Ally Varitek & Kenady Sean | Location: Juniper C

“Intro to Licensing”
Clinician: Natalie Rine | Location: Juniper A

Song Feedback Workshop 2
Panelists: Amanda Green, Nico Juber and more!
Accompanist: Rebecca Lowrey | Location: Juniper B

• Patricia Weinstein | "Ocean" from Departure
  Performed by Aly Badalamenti

• Luis Aragón | "Someday" from Felons! The Musical
  Performed by Quintin Jones, Jr.

• Joanna Sisk-Purvis | "I Always Imagined" from The Alex Paradox
  Performed by Jill Baker and Brooke Potts

• Amanda Ribnick | "Runt" from Runt
  Performed by Lindsey Smith

• Daniel Wolfert and Jessi Pitts | "The One Flying Now" from Hijinx & Sue
  Performed by Alli Crabtree

“Laugh Tracks: Crafting Killer Comedy Songs”
Clinician: Brent Black | Location: Juniper C

 

Think “Shark Tank” for musicals! Finalists will pitch their shows for a panel of producers, directors and creators of theatre.
Location: Dave & Buster’s Showroom - in the mall!

A MIDWINTER’S NIGHTMARE
Book by Mary Beth Townsend | Lyrics by Jennifer McComb and Mary Beth Townsend
Music by Jennifer McComb

BUZZED!
Book & Lyrics by CJ Critt
Music by Rebecca Cordes, Morgan Clarke, John T Prestianni and Barry Young

INK & PAINT
Book, Music & Lyrics by Danielle E. Moore

MEET ME THERE
Book, Music & Lyrics by Ruth Broyde Sharone

SHATTERED! AN AMERICAN FAIRY TALE
Book by Zareh Artinian | Music & Lyrics by Kelvyn Koning

SUNFLOWER THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by Laura Guli | Music by Premila Mistry

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Book by Holly Doubet and Joe McDonough
Music & Lyrics by Holly Doubet, Kathy Babylon and John Vester

Staged reading snippets of our fave new works! Continuing to amplify our partnerships with Maestra Music and SheARTS, all of the shows presented tonight are written and directed by women and non-binary individuals.

GETTING THROUGH APRIL
Book, Music & Lyrics by Elle G. Tyler

BRIS AMISS! THE MUSICAL
Book & Lyrics by Jennie Fahn
Music by Mary Ann McSweeney

• INTERMISSION •

OLIVIA O, THE MUSICAL
Book and Lyrics by Jessica Carmona & Diane Currie Sam
Music by Gil Yaron & Angela Ortiz

BELOVED KING
A Queer Bible Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by J Sylvan