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10-MINUTE MUSICAL COLLECTION

Book by Will Lacker
Music & Lyrics by Dylan Glatthorn

Magical Realism

Bittersweet Lullaby

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Two struggling songwriters live in the same apartment decades apart. In one magical night, their voices connect through time and they begin a collaboration that leaves them forever changed.

Overview

Cast Size

1m, 1f

Duration

10 Mins Approx.

Setting

A NYC small apartment, Simultaneously 1957 and present day.

Subgenre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Period, Mystery

Themes

Theatre/Entertainment Industry, Writing & Composing, Friendship, Parenting, Family

Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences

Style

Classic/Standard Musical Theatre

Instrumentation

Piano/Vocal

Additional Resources

Accompaniment Tracks

Cautions

Mild Language
Synopsis

Casting Information

  • MAN: Aspiring composer/lyricist living in the 1950’s.

  • WOMAN: Aspiring composer/lyricist living in present day.

Songs

00:00 / 00:00
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00:00 / 00:00
00:00 / 00:00
Casting & Songs
Media

Media

Production History

Theatre Now's SOUND BITES 6.0 Musical Festival (2019)​

  • Venue: Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center (NYC)

  • Festival Awards: Best Book, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress

 

The Players Theatre Short Play Festival (2019)​

  • Venue: The Players Theatre (NYC)

  • Festival Awards: Best Play

Production History
Author's Bios

Author Bios

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WILL LACKER is a New York City based playwright originally from St. Petersburg, Florida. Original Works: Bittersweet Lullaby, Catch the Westbound, Edison, The Invasion, Chupacabra, The Custodian, Republic, and Trials of a Scientific Mind. His works have been produced at The Player’s Theatre, Merkin Concert Hall, The Flea, NYC Fringe, Gene Frankel Theatre, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Woodstock Fringe, Alexandra Film Festival, and Gen Con Film Festival. Will earned a BA from Marymount Manhattan, an MFA from Queens College, and is a graduate of the UCB improv school. Member: Dramatists Guild. Honors and Awards: Best Book, Best Director: SOUND BITES 6.0, Best One Act: Central PA Theater Fest, Players Theatre Short Play Festival, Manhattan Repertory One Act Fest.

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DYLAN GLATTHORN is a Brooklyn based composer & lyricist. His music has been described by the New York Times as “assured” with the “steaminess and drive of Janacek” and the “harmonic allure” of Debussy. Original musicals include: Edison, Republic, Bittersweet Lullaby, and The Way It Goes. Co-composer and arranger for Diana DeGarmo's album GEMINI. Music director/arranger for Alexa Green's So Good (released on Broadway Records, named “Best New Solo Recording of 2016” by Broadwayworld.com). He has written music for dozens of critically-acclaimed and award-winning films, as well as for world-renowned brands like Nickelodeon, Oakley, Alessi, Red Bull, and PBS. He is the recipient of the 2019 New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Sound Design, the Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film, Best Original Score at First Run Film Festival, and a two-time recipient of the Alan Menken Award. Dylan is a proud member of both ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. dylanglatthorn.com

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