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Sense and Sensibility: A Modern MusicalBook, Music, and Lyrics by Madeleine A. BoothWebsite: https://www.madeleineabooth.com Contact Email: madeleine.a.booth@gmail.com |
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After losing her job, her apartment, and her father, Elinor Dashwood has to pick up the pieces and make a new life for her and her sister Marianne. Based on the timeless novel, Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Musical takes Jane Austen to new heights in modern day New York with a diverse cast and a contemporary singer-songwriter influenced score. Follow Elinor and Marianne as they navigate life together on this heartwarming story of love, loss, and sisterhood. Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Musical began as Madeleine A. Booth’s master’s thesis at the Catholic University of America. The first songs were written in early 2019, and Angelisa Gillyard became attached to the project as director and began helping the development of the production later that year. Sense & Sensibility had two read-throughs in 2020 and 2021, culminating in a thesis performance in November of 2021. The thesis production was a fully staged and costumed performance of Act 1 followed by musical selections from Act 2 in with piano, percussion, and a cast of 14 people. After graduating with a master’s in music in composition (Stage Music Emphasis) in May 2022, Madeleine A. Booth continued working with Angelisa Gillyard and finalized the next full draft of the musical in December 2023. The next step for Sense & Sensibility is to create well produced demos to be used for festival applications or as proof of concept for producers, with the goal of finding a home for Sense and working towards a full scale production.
Madeleine A. Booth is a composer, lyricist, book-writer/librettist, music director, and mezzo-soprano based in the DC/Maryland area. She holds a M.M. in Composition (Stage Music Emphasis) from The Catholic University of America, and a B.M. in Music Education from Boise State University. Equally at home in the theatrical and concert spheres, her compositions range from full-length musicals to small chamber works. She is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild. Angelisa Gillyard is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated director, choreographer and educator based out of Washington, DC. Most recently she served as associate director for the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of Days of Wine and Roses. She directed and choreographed the Helen Hayes nominated productions of The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen for Imagination Stage and Once on This Island for Constellation Theatre Company. Angelisa also co-directed the Helen Hayes nominated Day of Absence with Raymond O. Caldwell at Theater Alliance. Her direction and choreography have also been seen at Arena Stage, 1st Stage, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Folger Theatre, and several DC area colleges and universities. Angelisa has an MBA, PhD in business and MFA in directing from Catholic University. Follow for more information visit www.angelisa.net |
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Sense and Sensibility: A Modern Musical
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Madeleine A. Booth
Website: https://www.madeleineabooth.com
Contact Email: madeleine.a.booth@gmail.com
After losing her job, her apartment, and her father, Elinor Dashwood has to pick up the pieces and make a new life for her and her sister Marianne. Based on the timeless novel, Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Musical takes Jane Austen to new heights in modern day New York with a diverse cast and a contemporary singer-songwriter influenced score. Follow Elinor and Marianne as they navigate life together on this heartwarming story of love, loss, and sisterhood.
Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Musical began as Madeleine A. Booth’s master’s thesis at the Catholic University of America. The first songs were written in early 2019, and Angelisa Gillyard became attached to the project as director and began helping the development of the production later that year. Sense & Sensibility had two read-throughs in 2020 and 2021, culminating in a thesis performance in November of 2021. The thesis production was a fully staged and costumed performance of Act 1 followed by musical selections from Act 2 in with piano, percussion, and a cast of 14 people.
After graduating with a master’s in music in composition (Stage Music Emphasis) in May 2022, Madeleine A. Booth continued working with Angelisa Gillyard and finalized the next full draft of the musical in December 2023. The next step for Sense & Sensibility is to create well produced demos to be used for festival applications or as proof of concept for producers, with the goal of finding a home for Sense and working towards a full scale production.
Madeleine A. Booth is a composer, lyricist, book-writer/librettist, music director, and mezzo-soprano based in the DC/Maryland area. She holds a M.M. in Composition (Stage Music Emphasis) from The Catholic University of America, and a B.M. in Music Education from Boise State University. Equally at home in the theatrical and concert spheres, her compositions range from full-length musicals to small chamber works. She is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.
Angelisa Gillyard is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated director, choreographer and educator based out of Washington, DC. Most recently she served as associate director for the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of Days of Wine and Roses. She directed and choreographed the Helen Hayes nominated productions of The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen for Imagination Stage and Once on This Island for Constellation Theatre Company. Angelisa also co-directed the Helen Hayes nominated Day of Absence with Raymond O. Caldwell at Theater Alliance. Her direction and choreography have also been seen at Arena Stage, 1st Stage, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Folger Theatre, and several DC area colleges and universities. Angelisa has an MBA, PhD in business and MFA in directing from Catholic University. Follow for more information visit www.angelisa.net