Baby: The Musical

The musical Baby was Natalie's capstone directing project as part of her MFA in Musical Theatre. Natalie's requirement was to present a 30-minute, edited and cohesive version of the musical, cast with undergraduate and graduate actors.

She was given limited time and resources--she had no team behind her in terms of lighting, set, or prop design. She and her cohort were provided with simply the space, some acting blocks, and moveable mirrors.
 

Natalie chose this show not only because of her lived experience as a mother, but she felt deeply connected to the material as she was working on her graduate thesis which focused on research of mother actors around the world. Natalie's final presentation of this musical edited not only the script but the cast as well--she presented the musical with a mainly all female presenting cast despite one male presenting actor who played all male roles in the story. The final product aimed to represent a story about mothers and the struggles they face, no matter what decade of life they are mothering in, with very little male voices involved. 

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Actors in this production: Lindsey Grant, Sophia Perez, Isabel Wirtz, & JJ Eccles

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