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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

 

music and lyrics by 

CAITLIN MARIE BELL 

and MARC CAMPBELL

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live performances by 

JOHN McGINTY

(children of a lesser god)

and

DALE SAMPSON

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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

Produced by JEN SANDLER + JOE BARROS

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with special guest

CHAD BURRIS

FROM BROADWAY'S MEAN GIRLS

NEW WORKS SERIES

PRE-PREMIERES OF NEW MUSICALS   *SEASON 13*

#insidesamsroom

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SMALL TOWN STORY

 

book and lyrics by

SAMMY BUCK

 

music and lyrics by 

BRANDON JAMES GWINN

conceived by

joe barros, laura brandel,

sammy buck, karen marshall,

reed prescott and sam willmott

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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).

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live performances by 

ILANA GABRIELLE

and

BRANDON JAMES GWINN

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NOAH GALVIN playing scott

in a 2014 reading of SMALL TOWN STORY

@ PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS 

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the WRITERS

SPEARGROVE, TX

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