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What I've been up to . . .
Athenaeum Theatre - Chicago: I'm currently appearing (briefly) in a wonderful production of this Greek tragedy by Sophocles March 7 - April 6. The show incorporates music, percussion, and movement creating an immersive experience. It's a great cast directed by Peggy Garvey. Get tickets HERE!
My new play with music: An aging group of former rockers reunites, but their lead singer has died. Fulfilling his last wish, granddaughter YSIA joins the group and rewrites rock 'n roll history. Listen to her sing HERE!
Working with playwright/lyricist Dolores Diaz and director George Cederquist on this musical has been a gas! A band of independent truckers and a group of migrants have a common goal, get free of a crooked sheriff and "Vamos a Chicago"! Play the video for info!
My collaboration with Janet Burroway: a musical adaptation of the Barry Unsworth novel where a starving acting troupe in 14th century England speaks truth to power and solves a murderer. Play the video for info!
Composer & Sound Designer
Listen to the following:
SAMPLE SOUND DESIGNS
MUSICALS
from
Morality Play
book and lyrics by Janet Burroway, score by Curtis Powell
Where is the Church That Cannot Fail?
from
Waking Lazarus
book, lyrics and score by Curtis Powell
from
Fairways the Musical
book and lyrics by Mary Hutchings Reed, score by Curtis Powell
Playwright
Derecho
Synopsis
Was it an accident, murder, ecoterrorism, or the beginnings of an intergenerational war?
It's 2009, a rural family and a family from Chicago struggle to find common ground after a damaging windstorm isolates them in a remote campground in Southern Illinois.
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds find a shared enemy, their parents and the generation they represent. They also share a fascination with violence.
Derecho reveals the fault lines that divide us. Does it portend an even darker future?
Requires seven diverse cast members. Available for workshop or full production. Scroll below to contact the playwright.