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An NMI Masterclass discussion with music director Jennifer Lin, covering topics of interest to musical theatre creators and fans.

Katie Carey knows God. And it turns out he’s not the a$$hole she was introduced to when she was in first grade. (He’s also not a he.) Funny, introspective, honest, and thought-provoking, Foul-Mouthed Mystic will make you laugh, make you think, and bring you closer to God. It’s muthaf***ing awesome.

THE GREATEST AMERICAN YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF. Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899) the most influential intellectual in American history; a fierce advocate for minorities rights, votes for women, and the greatest foe of religion this country has ever known. Adapted and performed by Ernest Kearney

Your contempt is our root beer.

RONALD is a ~fictional~ clown meditation on the rise and fall of the world’s most beloved, silliest, and hamburger-eatingest clown.

Mezzo Cuckoo: Diva Gone Dada —This genre-defying singspiel merges operatic virtuosity, Dadaist humor, and feral clowning in a hallucinatory exploration of what it means to be heard—or erased—in a digital age.

THE RIDE is a tale about struggling to reconcile seemingly conflicting identities: Gay, Arab, and Muslim. After being outed publicly in the LA Times, Ramy’s relationship with his family becomes strained as does his faith in God, sending him down a dark hole where he loses touch with his true self.

Character Breakdown is a hilariously raw solo show based on the masks we wear as African American women to make it through this life. Maya Lynne incorporates spoken word, song and dance, as she explores how society, career and love put us in boxes and teach us to forget who we really are.

A struggling artist becomes an unpaid nanny to escape homelessness. To survive the humiliation, she splits in two: grateful caretaker Kayla and Alektra Hex, a pop dictator alter ego. When the performance becomes unbearable, she refuses to stay small, even if it means burning down everything.

As a modern adaptation of the Greek Tragedy Medea, this immersive experience is meant to push the boundaries of comfort as the audience experiences this gripping story of a mother abandoned, a wife rejected, and the lengths a woman scorned will go to for justice.