

Sam's Room is a new musical inspired by real stories of nonverbal teens who find a way to communicate. This extraordinary new show highlights our universal struggle with communication, reminds us of the value of human connection and shows the tenacity of the human spirit by giving a voice to the voiceless
SAM'S ROOM
book by
DALE SAMPSON
with TREY COATES-MITCHELL
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music and lyrics by
CAITLIN MARIE BELL
and MARC CAMPBELL

live performances by
JOHN McGINTY
(children of a lesser god)
and
DALE SAMPSON

Sam’s Room had a developmental production co-produced by New York Theatre Barn and The Cell, received New York Theatre Barn’s IMPACT Award, was featured in NAMT's Festival of New Musicals, and was an official selection of the Human Rights New Works Festival hosted by Billy Porter for Red Mountain Theatre Company.




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WEDNESDAY
APRIL 29, 2020
LIVE STREAM @ 7PM ET
FREE OF CHARGE
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Produced by JEN SANDLER + JOE BARROS

with special guest
CHAD BURRIS
FROM BROADWAY'S MEAN GIRLS
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NEW WORKS SERIES
PRE-PREMIERES OF NEW MUSICALS *SEASON 13*

SMALL TOWN STORY
book and lyrics by
SAMMY BUCK
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music and lyrics by
BRANDON JAMES GWINN
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conceived by
joe barros, laura brandel,
sammy buck, karen marshall,
reed prescott and sam willmott


Hailed as “a work of explosive power,” Small Town Story is about two families in North Texas who struggle with a community battle ignited by a controversial high school musical. As the escalation divides father and son, mother and daughter, leaders and neighbors, all sides must find a way to harmonize before their way of life rips apart.
Commissioned and developed by New York Theatre Barn, Small Town Story has also been developed in Village Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals in Issaquah, Washington, followed by a developmental production at The Hartt School, and a 2018 world premiere produced by American Theater Group (James Vagias, Producing Artistic Director).

live performances by
ILANA GABRIELLE
and
BRANDON JAMES GWINN

NOAH GALVIN playing scott
in a 2014 reading of SMALL TOWN STORY
@ PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS


the WRITERS
SPEARGROVE, TX