NYC's composer-lyricist fashioning Gothic thrillers, queer poperettas, and high-octane rock into exhilarating new musicals
October 20, 2015
Orchestrations by RYAN SCOTT OLIVER and CHARLIE ROSEN
Recorded at the John Kilgore Studio, Sep. 21, 2015
Musicians
RODNEY BUSH, piano
CHARLIE ROSEN, bass
MICAH BURGESS, guitar
JUSTIN ROTHBERG, guitar, banjo, mandolin
ALLISON SEIDNER, cello
HIROKO TAGUCHI, violin
JEREMY YADDAW, percussion
1: “Sorrow Done”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS
Missouri, 1945. Orphan-girl Willa learns her brother is coming home from war at last, and together they’ll return to their tramp life on the road.
2: “Map of Scars”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS
After a series of cruel devastations, Willa discovers she has nothing … but herself. The end of Act I.
3: “Ruination”
Performed by KATIE THOMPSON
Threatened with divorce by her powerful husband, Vesta Quimby calculates that the only thing standing between her and her ambitions is Willa.
4: “City of Angels”
Performed by CHARLIE FRANKLIN
Eugene dreams of a life with Willa out west, if only she’ll say yes.
5: “We Foxes”
Performed by EMILY ROGERS and CHARLIE FRANKLIN
With SERENA BERMAN, JENNA BURNS, ETHAN CARLSON, IAN FAIRLEE, CORY JEACOMA, TRAVIS KENT, THOMAS KNAPP, KAILEY MARSHALL, MARY CLAIRE MISKELL, ALEX RADER, BYRON TURK, MATHIEU WHITMAN, JILL WILEY, DANIEL YEARWOOD and VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM
The conclusion. The Quimby Estate burns to the ground, Vesta Quimby is dead, and Willa and Eugene escape on the railway to their future.
Special thanks to Mary Claire Miskell and Joshua Schwartz.
October 13, 2015
On October 20, 2015 Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver will be available for digital download for $34.99 in the online store.
Highlights of the book include:
Full list of songs:
“Sorrow Done” from We Foxes
“Map of Scars” from We Foxes
“Ruination” from We Foxes
“City of Angels” from We Foxes
“Clever” from Darling
“Ground” from Darling
“You’ll Never Grow a Day Older” from Darling
“Awful People” from Jasper in Deadland
“The Forgetting” from Jasper in Deadland
“One More Day of Snow” from Jasper in Deadland
“Hungry for Your Heart” from Jasper in Deadland
“Lifesong” from Jasper in Deadland
“The Killing” from Jasper in Deadland
“On Her Trail”
“Crazytown” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Hemming and Hawing” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Mama, Let Me In” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“Leave, Luanne” (female key) from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“On Monday” (male key) from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition
“To Do” (male key) from Out of My Head
October 13, 2015
Emma Williams perf. “Ruination” from We Foxes
October 10, 2015
Lindsay Mendez perf. “Map of Scars” from We Foxes
July 18, 2015
The reading stars Katie Thompson, Emily Rogers, Ben Crawford, and Ben Frankhauser with Jill Abramovitz, Cory Jeacoma, Natalie Charle Ellis, Tori Huston-Elem, Will Erat, P.J. Griffin, Azudi Onyejekwe, Jen Perry, and Jim Stanek. Creative team includes Music Director Rich Silverstein, Music Assistant Kailey Marshall, with Stage Manager David Lurie and Production Assistant Nessie Nankivell.
We Foxes is a southern Gothic thriller set in small-town Missouri, 1945. It’s the story of WILLA, a tough and unmannered orphan girl, and her adoption by the crafty Sheriff’s wife, VESTA QUIMBY. When Willa discovers the dark secrets beneath the floorboards, a war cuts them apart and Willa must fight to survive. After all, Vesta Quimby is the most beloved and powerful woman in town … Yet she’s less humanitarian socialite than she is Machiavellian sociopath… Can Willa discover her own salvation, deliver herself into courage, and sacrifice everything to escape Vesta? It is a story of intense human struggle, deliverance, and the great salvation found only through oneself.
The reading is produced by Grove Entertainment and hosted by Playwrights Horizons.
Katie Thompson performs “Ruination” from We Foxes below.