A Bridge to the Moon

60 minutes no intermission, cast size 3-9. Script, score, and demos available upon request.

Dreams, loss, climbing toward the stars on string lights. In the face of an environmental crisis, three grieving siblings are tasked with collecting moonlight to hold their island and family together. When Lil decides to take drastic action in hopes of finding their mother or at the very least, some answers, the limits of their world are tested. Written in collaboration with the American Music Theatre Project as a Capstone for the Creating the Musical Module, A Bridge to the Moon celebrates the power of a child’s dreams and the risks we will take to care for our community.

This iteration of our heartfelt eco-fable is a filmed theatre piece: 70 minutes of Michael-Ellen Walden, Ruchir Khazanchi, and Emmet Smith making music, making believe, and making absolute fools of ourselves in a living room-turned mythical island of Marama. In the 2020-21 winter, during pandemic-induced lockdown, the three of us were able to safely get in a room together to create this original folk-tale, write the music, rehearse, design a set, and film the piece, directed by Autumn Thelander. We hope our play can take you on a fantastical adventure to another world while reckoning with the grief and complexities of this one.