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Synopsis
At age five, Shaylee's mother went missing. At age eighteen, Shaylee is now applying to college to be a songwriter, attempting to create a new life free of any connection to her traumas. While in the midst of preparing for auditions, she unsuspectedly gets sucked into the world of her memories. Set in Oregon, this story tells us to never forget where we've come from or where we're going and to face the challenges our own mental health may present.
Production History
A virtual workshare of song and scene excerpts was presented on August 29th, 2021.
A condensed staged reading was produced at Carnegie Mellon on December 6th, 2019.
Musical Numbers - Act One
Wind Through the Trees - Ensemble
Still - Shaylee, Ensemble
Ponderosa Pine - All
Still (reprise) - Shaylee
Horizon Lines - Ariel
Build to be Better - Ben, Hannah
The Little Bird - Shaylee, Camden
(memory cloud 1) - Ensemble
I May Seem Like I'm Crazy - Camden
The Stars Fade Away - Ensemble
I'm Proud! - Shaylee, Ensemble
Food, Love, & Shelter - Eric
Old Friends - Ariel, Ben, Hannah
Be Nancy Drew - Shaylee, Camden
An Unwritten Song - Shaylee
(memory cloud 2) - Ensemble
Ninety Degrees - Camden, Ben, Ensemble
A Moment of Grace - Shaylee, Eric, Ariel
Stoplight on the Corner - Ensemble
Simple Things - Shaylee
To the Sky - Camden, Shaylee, Ensemble
Director - Emma Cordray
Emma is a director and dramaturg from Columbus, Ohio and has been working on Birds & Beansprouts since May of 2019. She is spending the 2021-2022 academic year in Madrid, Spain as a Fulbright Scholar.
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Producer - Ella Rosenblum
Ella is a producer, stage manager, and production manager from New York City and has been working on Birds & Beansprouts since December of 2019.
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Stay tuned for future readings, workshops, and productions!
Musical Numbers - Act Two
Snowmelt River - Ben, Hannah
Bedroom Greenhouse - Shaylee
Portland, Oregon/Keys - All
The Little Bird (reprise) - Shaylee, Andrea
In Silence - Ensemble
Dark - Ensemble
Waiting for the Light - Ariel
On the Floor - Shaylee
House, Home - Ben, Hannah
Spring & Summer - All
Okay With That - Camden, Shaylee
Colors - Shaylee, Ensemble
(memory cloud 3) - Ensemble
Chipping Away - Eric
Back to Where I Started - Shaylee
Alis Volat Propriis - Ben, Shaylee, Ensemble