about the mother daughter musical
The Mother-Daughter Musical is:
- 18 story-songs.
- Each a different mother/daughter relationship
- Each a different emotional and complex bond.
- Each a dramatic moment in the life-long mother daughter journey from cradle to grave.
- Each a true story … pulled from the 400 real women and girls we interviewed for our award winning documentary, “The Story of Mothers and Daughters.” We thank all of them! Their honest words always sounded like music to us.
- Each one exploring feelings and moments in our own lives. Thru song, a windows to peer into … ourselves.
Our genre: the documentary musical. Sorta like a song-cycle, but way more.
- Documentary …
as in “documentary theater” such as Vagina Monologues or the plays by Anna Deavere Smith; works that begin with real interviews with real people about their real lives and experiences
- Musical …
as in a bunch of songs on stage, but more specifically as in “Concept Musical
similiar to Chorus Line or Cats – a collective portrait from multiple characters, with separate songs and stories that, together, present a many-sided theme.
(in contrast to the “story” musical, everything from Oklahoma! to Hamilton , plays and songs that are plot based, with on-going central characters.)
Admittedly, not everyone will be interested in this play. Our audience is limited to:
- mothers and daughters
- plus people who have a daughter.
- plus people who have a mother.
But despite that limitation … and seriously now … we believe there is a devoted audience who care deeply about this theme and will care passionately about this musical.
Press:
POST BELOW IS FROM 2019
(so don’t try to sign up, you are a little late)
But included here to show just part of the process of development of the MotherDaughterMusical, now titled “400 Mothers and Daughters.”
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Port Townsend Film Festival,
Women in Film, Luna Productions present
.the world premiere of
.a work-in-progress reading of the future Broadway smash hit musical
Mothers and Daughters
The Musical
Based on the award winning ABC television documentary “The Story of Mothers and Daughters“, this musical portrays in song the life-journey of 30 mothers and daughters, each in her own way illustrating the mother-daughter bond in all its profound, poignant, and painful complexity.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED:
Readers, Singers, Musicians, & Critics
WATCH PARTICIPATE PERFORM
Watch:
Sunday, April 14, 2019 10:30 am, – The Rose Theater: Screening of “The Story of Mothers & Daughters” the award-winning documentary that the musical will be adapted from, Advance Ticket info at Women in Film festival office, 360.379.1333
Participate:
Tuesday, April 16,2019 6 pm– organizational meeting for the reading, plus film screening of the documentary. Open to all. Come and audition to read, sing, or just hang out and help organize the reading! Singers needed for six songs that have music. Readers needed for the many songs that have only lyrics. Everyone welcome. We are all experts in the mother-daughter relationship. Your insight and constructive criticism is welcome. PTFF office, 211 Taylor St., Suite 401A
Perform
Sunday, May 5, 12 noon, 2019, Rose theater – a public, free, everyone invited, work in progress reading of the libretto and singing of the songs of this future musical hit!! First ever public performance.
Trailer of documentary: click here
For more information contact info@lunaproductions.com
