[NEOhioPAL]Playwright Seeks Composer/Collaborator

[Tempest1013 at aol.com]

I'm a N.E. Ohio playwright who is working to bring to life an original 
contemporary musical. I'm looking for a composer/collaborator to write the 
score. I've worked on the script (thinking it would be a play) on and off for 
the for the last four years, but I've recently decided it will be more 
impactful as a musical. This script is an adaptation of another play, which 
was presented five years ago in a staged reading (directed by me.) In 
addition to writing the play, I also am writing the libretto and the lyrics.

However, I'm not a total control freak.

I'm looking for a collaborator-partner who can bring a great deal of musical 
creativity to the project. In my mind, the play is suited to a variety of 
music styles: rock, blues, reggae, Latin.  There could be more. I am open for 
suggestions. 

Right now,  this is a part-time project. I have financial responsibilities, 
so I also have a "real job." 

There are also "real" issues, business issues to be discussed, and I need to 
find someone who is as committed as I am to getting this work produced and 
noticed.  There's also an opportunity to produce and release the music 
separately. Whatever happens, it's important that this partner and I work out 
the details to maintain the rights to whatever is eventually 
produced/performed/recorded.  

Something about me: I have more than 20 years' experience as a journalist and 
writer. I've worked at the Buffalo News, Kansas City Star, Detroit Free Press 
and had PR jobs at the University of Southern California and a pr firm in 
Detroit. I received a Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism Award 
for some magazine pieces I wrote. I have a B.A. from Indiana University 
(Bloomington) and an M.S. from Columbia University. Both degrees are in 
journalism. In hindsight, I probably should have majored in theater, but 
that's another story.

To reply, please e-mail me at tempest1013 at aol.com.  

Thanks.