2020-22 Official Selections

Melina: A Steampunk Musical Tragedy

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Gretchen Suarez-Pena

Jacob, a rich heir, and Mara, a poor aspiring vocalist, have a fairy-tale love until Melina enters.  The love triangle ends in heartbreak, causing political turmoil and the fabric of time hangs in the balance. As the story unfolds, the unexpected fate of Jacob's daughter and Mara's son become intertwined.

SATB: The Musical

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Dana Lamb-schaubroeck

Who decides if you are worthy of love?  Members of a choir discover that their humanity is worth more than their imperfection. The foundational principles of love and acceptance go head-to-head with racism, political ideology, affairs, orientation, mental health, and tradition in this most unusual musical love story.

Angels of the Southern Accents

Book, Music, and lyrics by rus mccoy

Margaret Mitchell, Atlanta's very own...writer of the legendary "Gone With The Wind". The only thing more dramatic than her novel was her actual life.  She was a Pulitzer Prize winner.  A rebel.  A feminist.  And she had a secret that wasn't revealed until over 30 years after her death.  

A Song for Adaeze

Conceived of, music, and lyrics by chiwuzo ife okumabua

Book by sunni williams

Adaeze's journey is a quest for love, redemption, self-awareness, and salvation in this Afro-Futurism musical.  A chance encounter with a mysterious individual from another dimension challenges this young woman of royal legacy to defy the status quo which results in a chain of events which could destroy the world she cherishes as her own.