“One of the most exciting musical theater teams I’ve encountered in over 30 years.”
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Kate Douglas
(Story, Music & Lyrics) is a writer, composer, and performer.
Recent work includes The Apiary (Second Stage, New York Times Critic's Pick), Hag with Grace McLean (Vivace Award), and The Lucky Few starring opposite her co-writer Todd Almond (Ancram Opera House). She has been awarded residencies at SPACE on Ryder Farm, Swale House on Governors Island, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Millay Arts, and Goodspeed Musicals, among others.
Alum of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, Colt Coeur, The Civilians R&D Group, and The Orchard Project Greenhouse.
Performance credits include Punchdrunk's Sleep No More (where she also held the title of Associate Artist), featured performer in Liz Phair's 30th Anniversary Tour of her seminal album Exile in Guyville, Fernando Rubio's Everything by my side, Third Rail's The Grand Paradise, and Kansas City Choir Boy starring Todd Almond and Courtney Love.
Visit www.katedouglasprojects.com to learn more
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Shayfer James
(Story, Music & Lyrics) is an internationally touring songwriter, theatrical/film composer, producer and performer. He has composed, co-created and performed immersive theater works in Iceland, London, NYC, and Jersey City and developed theatrical works at Rhinebeck Musicals, the Writer’s Colony at Goodspeed and The O'Neill Theater Center. Shayfer composed the score and original songs for films such as Jenn Wexler's The Ranger, Mickey Keating's Psychopaths and Patrick Cunningham's Anyone Home? which premiered at SXSW, Tribeca and North Bend Film Festivals respectively. Shayfer has independently released six original LPs/EPs and various singles since 2010, and has performed his music at major music festivals and events in New Orleans, NYC, Miami, Austin, and Hong Kong. Most recently, Shayfer signed with Kobalt Music Publishing and his music has been capturing the hearts and imaginations of an increasingly devoted fanbase. His song "For Departed" has surpassed one million streams on Spotify and his catalog boasts over 300,000 streams per month on the service.