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🎭✨ NEW MUSICAL MONDAY — SEASON 5 ✨🎭

Another Monday. Another musical waiting to be discovered. 🎶

Welcome back to New Musical Monday, a Thornhill Theatre Space Original Series dedicated to discovering the next generation of musical theatre.

This episode, we are excited to feature:

⛏️ HERRIN

✍️ Book, Music & Lyrics by Bruce Falk

Join us as we go behind the music and inside the creative process of this powerful historical musical exploring community, conflict, and the human stories behind a defining moment in American history.

Journey into America’s coal country… ⛏️

A place where family, ambition, loyalty, survival, and justice collide.

Inspired by the events surrounding the Herrin Massacre of 1922, HERRIN explores the lives of those caught between labor and management during a turbulent chapter in American mining history.

When idealistic mine owner William Lester sets out to prove that success can come through safer conditions, fair wages, and respect for workers, his vision is challenged by economic pressure, growing unrest, and a community divided.

As tensions rise and beliefs clash, ordinary people find themselves facing impossible decisions — choices that will forever change their town and their lives.

A moving musical about humanity, history, and what happens when people fighting for what they believe is right find themselves on opposite sides.

In this episode, discover the inspiration behind HERRIN, hear selections from the musical, and learn more about the journey of bringing this powerful story to life.

🎭 Discover the story.

🎶 Experience the music.

🌍 Meet the creator.

Because the next great musical could come from anywhere.

The stage has no borders.

Follow Thornhill Theatre Space for more digital theatre, creator conversations, and new musical discoveries.

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🎭✨ NEW MUSICAL MONDAY — SEASON 5 ✨🎭

Another Monday. Another musical waiting to be discovered. 🎶

Welcome back to New Musical Monday, a Thornhill Theatre Space Original Series dedicated to discovering the next generation of musical theatre.

This episode, we are excited to feature:

🌟 MERMAN’S APPRENTICE: A Musical Fable

✍️ Book & Lyrics by Stephen Cole

🎶 Music by David Evans

🏆 Winner of the SF Drama Critics Award for Best Score

Join us as we go behind the music and inside the creative process of this award-winning musical comedy celebrating the magic of Broadway.

Step into the Golden Age of Musical Theatre… ✨

A time of unforgettable performers, legendary creators, and the bright lights of Broadway.

Twelve-year-old Muriel Plakenstein has one dream — to become a Broadway star.

After running away from home, Muriel unexpectedly crosses paths with the Queen of Broadway herself, Ethel Merman, who takes the young performer under her wing.

When legendary producer David Merrick discovers Muriel’s talent, he decides to create Broadway history with the first all-child production of Hello, Dolly!

With guidance from one of theatre’s greatest icons, Muriel discovers what it truly means to chase a dream, find your voice, and step into the spotlight.

A smart, funny, and heartfelt musical about childhood, family, ambition, and the magic of musical theatre.

In this episode, discover the inspiration behind MERMAN’S APPRENTICE, hear selections from the musical, and learn more about the journey of bringing this Broadway fable to life.

🎭 Discover the story.

🎶 Experience the music.

🌍 Meet the creators.

Because the next great musical could come from anywhere.

The stage has no borders.

Learn more about the musical:

www.stephencolewriter.org

Follow Thornhill Theatre Space for more digital theatre, creator conversations, and new musical discoveries.

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🎭✨ NEW MUSICAL MONDAY — SEASON 5 PREMIERE ✨🎭

Welcome back to New Musical Monday, a Thornhill Theatre Space Original Series dedicated to discovering the next generation of musical theatre.

For our Season 5 premiere, we are excited to feature:

👑 ESTHER The Queen

✍️ Created by Michael Riggs

Join us as we go behind the music and inside the creative process of this powerful new musical.

Step into ancient Persia circa 484 BC…

A world filled with political intrigue, betrayal, ambition, power, hidden identities, and one woman faced with a choice that could change history.

Raised as an orphan and refugee, Esther never imagined she would rise beyond her community. But when a royal decree begins the search for a new queen, an unexpected journey places her at the center of the kingdom.

After hiding her true identity to survive, Esther must decide:

Remain silent and protect herself…

Or risk everything to save her people.

In this episode, discover the inspiration behind ESTHER The Queen, hear selections from the musical, and learn more about the journey of bringing this story to life.

🎭 Discover the story.

🎶 Experience the music.

🌍 Meet the creator.

Because the next great musical could come from anywhere.

The stage has no borders.

Learn more about the musical:

https://estherthequeenmusical.com/

Follow Thornhill Theatre Space for more digital theatre, creator conversations, and new musical discoveries.

#NewMusicalMonday #NewMusicalTheatre #OriginalMusical #MusicalTheatre

🐴 AIFF 2025 & TTS presents ”Icaro, Texas” presented by Straton Rushing

🐴 When rising rodeo star Chris Joseph loses everything, he must return to his home town which has been decimated by the '86 Oil Bust.

⭐️ “Icaro, Texas” is an original audio drama written by playwright Straton Rushing and produced with the help of Arizona State University. The play was directed by Victor Arevalo and features original music by Kelly Damann.

📻 AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Carmilla: The Radio Play” presented by Shadows on the Air 

📻 Laura is a lonely young woman pretending to be a doll for her father in the 1840s.  But she is not, secretly longing for freedom and passion.  When a mysterious visitor comes to their remote home, it is Laura who first discerns CARMILLA is not human.  She does not care, having rapidly fallen in love with the vampire who is as lonely as Laura herself.  A re-imagination of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic classic, in audio format and for mature audiences.

⭐️ Written & Directed by David MacDowell Blue

⭐️ Starring: Matt Bear-Fowler (WODN announcer), Paul Mackley (Vordenberg), Brittney De Leon (Laura), Jennifer Novak Chun  (Fraulein Hartog), Dorothy Grace Laity (De La Fontaine), Paul Carpenter (Herr Bennett), Kathy Bell Denton (Perradon), Stepy Kamei (Carmilla),

Olga Blagodatskikh (Florica), Richard M. Johnson (Spielsdorf)

⭐️ AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Incompatible of Life” from Mummylogues. Written & Performed by Nieve Hearity

👩‍🍼 A monologue exploring the darker side of motherhood. 

⭐️ AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Dog Mum” from Mummylogues. Written & Performed by Nieve Hearity

🤰A monologue exploring the darker side of motherhood. 

⭐️ AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Mermaid Story” written and performed by Allie Costa

🧜‍♀️ This house doesn't feel like home.

⭐️ AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Future Shock” written and performed by Allie Costa

😷 In this time traveling romp of pandemic proportions, a woman unexpectedly gets the chance to go back in time and give herself the heads up about an event that rocked the world.

⭐️ AIFF 2025 & TTS presents “Constellations” written and performed by Allie Costa

🌌 Some experiences leave a mark.