(Left to right) Rebecca Muller, Erin Fish, Lipica Shah
About the Play
Rachel is an original musical about the life of biologist and nature writer Rachel Carson. Author of "Silent Spring," which sparked the modern environmental movement, Carson led an extraordinary life. Struggling to find her place in the world as a scientist and a woman, her skill as a writer eventually brings her success and critical acclaim. However, when the destructive nature of DDT and other new pesticides is brought to her attention Carson jeopardizes her success, her health, and most importantly the deep relationship she shares with her neighbor Dorothy Freeman to take a stand for the earth.
Learn more about Rachel HERE.
Learn more about Rachel HERE.
“The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.” Rachel Carson |
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Breakdown
Type: Full-length Musical
Running Time: 90 minutes
Casting: 4 women and recorded male voices (or off-stage men)
Production History
- 2018 - Workshopped at the JDT Lab at Guild Hall
- Produced at the UCC in Montclair, NJ - 2017 - Produced at NYSummerfest
- 2015 - Produced at the Fresh Fruit Festival
WINNER: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance (Lipica Shah as Marie Rodell), Outstanding Featured Performance (Roberto Araujo as Julius Hyman). - 2014 - Developmental Reading with The New York Theatre Festival (NYMF)
- 2013 - Workshop production at Brandeis University,
WINNER: Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award for Best Original Play
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