*Book and Lyrics *Fiction *Science
Does a light pole make you want to pose?
Of course it does (as it does me and my composer Richard Philbin). But theater is so much more than jazz hands. Shows can pick us up, help us to process life's chaos, and give us ways to express ourselves. Whether it is through full length musicals or vignettes, I seek to add to the expanding body of work of people of color and add my view to the narrative of what in means to be a woman and minority. Want to see for yourself? Have a look my full length, vignette, and in progress works and listen the demo recordings below.
Demo Recordings
Lyrics: Suzanne Booker Music: Richard Philbin
"Run Away With Me" is the love song from Sherwood, my re-imagining of the Robin Hood folklore featuring what I feel is a more believable version (i.e. women organizing the rebellion against Prince John). Click here or here for more information.
Singers: Julia Suriano, Emmett Tross
"Undenied" is from the vignette "Doc and Beautiful Jim", a story of a man who rose from slavery, became a self-taught veterinarian, and campaigned for kindness to animals with his "educated" horse Beautiful Jim. Click here for more information.
Singer: Jhardon Milton
"The Reckoning" is from the vignette "The Appeal", a look into the the home life of Ruth Bader and Marty Ginsburg and the preparation of the gender discrimination case that was the genesis of the Justice we loved. Click here for more information.
Singers: Halle St. John, Brian Hirsch
"Did We Do Enough", from the vignette "Progress" is my imagining of the last minutes of Barack and Michelle Obama in the White House. For more information click here.
Singers: Agness F. Nyama, Emmett Tross