The hit of the New York Musical Theatre Festival that year (the final performance reportedly sold out in 42 seconds), this monster boasted a 30-person cast and an almost-sung-through score. In 1938, as a fierce hurricane bears down on an unsuspecting beach community in Rhode Island, a young meteorologist in Washington DC tries to convince his skeptical superiors that this is The Big One.
“The show is moody, evocative and full-voiced…Michael Holland and Eric Bernat have given us a show very much worth seeing.” – The New York Times. Dir. Michael Bush.
Performed by the Demo Recording Cast (2008)
I Am
Performed by the Demo Recording Cast
A Million Miles Away
Performed by Christina Norrup
“The show is moody, evocative and full-voiced…Michael Holland and Eric Bernat have given us a show very much worth seeing.” – The New York Times. Dir. Michael Bush.
Currently in development, so look for news on this one soon. And by “soon,” I mean “hopefully before I’m peeing in my wheelchair.”
The Dream of Rhode Island (edit)