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Julian Blackmore and I are very excited to be spreading holiday cheer as part of the upcoming New Sounds of the Season virtual concert being presented by the NextStage Company and directed by Jessica Swanson. The concert, featuring Broadway performers, will stream on December 22nd and December 24th. Tickets can be purchased here.
I’m very excited to share that Department of Ed, written with my frequent collaborator Dan Marshall, has been named a semifinalist in the Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards.
Becca and her collaborators Julian Blackmore and Dan Marshall were recently interviewed by dramaturg Anika Chapin for Goodspeed Musicals’ “In the (Home) Office” series on YouTube.
My pilot First Realm Problems has been named a semifinalist (Top 25 in Comedy) for the Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest. Thrilled and happy! Congrats to the other semifinalists!
I’m very humbled that two of my original pilots are finalists in the Imaginarium Convention’s Screenplay Competition. Both Songs of Bernadette and First Realm Problems have made the top nine and are in consideration for the top prize. Looking forward to virtually attending the convention in September!
I’m excited to share that my animated comedy pilot First Realm Problems has been named a Finalist for the Big Apple Film Festival! I’m looking forward to joining this year’s virtual events.
Peaceful Warrior was named a finalist for the Players Club of Swarthmore’s New Play Festival. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to submit and for the excellent feedback I received to help me make this play I love even better!
Yesterday I got to watch my play Dead Behind the Eyes, or The Ingenue Play performed by a wonderful collection of actors of Zoom as part of Rover Readings’ first season of virtual performances. I was absolutely delighted by the ingenuity and joy that was brought to this tale by the excellent director, Caitlin Kelly, and the performers Emma Tracy Moore, Sigrid Forsythe, Mimi Pabon, Tim Ashby, Samantha Kolb, and Georgia Fender. Huge thanks to all of them for the amazing work!
I’m very excited to announce that my song “Blue” will be featured in the upcoming streaming On Hope song cycle, a collaborative project by MPTheatricals and The Other Palace. Over 60 songwriters from around the world are sharing songs reflecting on the current moment and hope in the three part series. The songs will air on
Part 1: Wednesday 29th April (7:30pm GMT/3:30pm EDT)
Part 2: Wednesday 6th May (7:30pm GMT/3:30pm EDT)
Part 3: Wednesday 13th May (7:30pm GMT/3:30pm EDT)
Streams can be viewed on the Other Palace’s YouTube channel.
To learn more about the project, check out the official website.
I’m extremely grateful to my friend and collaborator Dan Marshall for inviting me to try something new with my art and entrusting me to write music for two original songs in his new BRILLIANT play A Murder of Crows. Dan wrote AMOC as part of the Brooklyn Generator series, and its first ever reading took place at the Tank Theater in NYC this past Sunday. In addition to writing music, I also got to perform on ukulele in front of an audience for the first time! Huge thanks for the opportunities! Keep your eyes out for more from this incredible play. It truly is something special, and I’m endlessly proud of Dan!!
I’d like to thank FORGE NYC for inviting me to participate in the FORGE Fuel writers’ retreat in Danbury, Connecticut the first weekend 2020. Having the time and space to dive deeper into my newest play Peaceful Warrior was invaluable, and the support and feedback the FORGE team offered helped me push my play forward. If you are an artist looking for a creative escape, I highly recommend reaching out to FORGE.
My musical The Peculiar Tale of the Prince of Bohemia and the Society of Desperate Victorians, written with Julian Blackmore and Dan Marshall, had a private developmental reading at Town Stages in TriBeCa in early November. The all-star cast included Nikhil Saboo, Lance Roberts, Lesli Margherita, and Teal Wicks. The official press release can be found here.
Scott Ebersold directed. The Peculiar Tale… was originally developed as a thesis at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and was further developed at Goodspeed Musical’s Festival of New Musicals.
My play Dead Behind the Eyes , or The Ingénue Play was named a top ten finalist for the 2019 Todd McNerney Playwriting Award. I am humbled and thrilled. Cheers!
A private reading of my musical pilot The Songs of Bernadette took place in Manhattan in March of 2019.
The Peculiar Tale Of The Prince Of Bohemia And The Society Of Desperate Victorians kicked off The 14th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals in January 2019.
With book and lyrics by Becca Anderson and Dan Marshall and music by Julian Blackmore, the show is based on a series of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson.
When Prince Florizel learns that his father the King of Bohemia is dead, he seeks to escape the throne. He and his chaperone Colonel Geraldine are invited to join a secret society - The Suicide Club. Club members play a deadly card game nightly with higher stakes than the Prince has ever known. Realizing the deck is stacked against them, the Prince and Geraldine become inextricably linked to the club's members in this darkly hilarious new musical.
For more information about the festival and the show, CLICK HERE.
ABM Musicals got you a little something!
Our musical Snow Way Out has been recorded as a radio play for The Micro-Musical Theatre Show, and you can listen to a ten-minute teaser for free here!
We've got an all-star cast, too!
3-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty
Max Crumm
Lance Roberts
Maya Maniar
Want to hear more?
You can subscribe to The Micro-Musical Theatre Show to hear a recording of the full show and even some upcoming bonus materials!
Pour yourself some holiday spirits, kick back, and enjoy the show!!
This past weekend, Dead Behind the Eyes or The Ingenue Play was one of six plays to be included in Vintage Theatre Productions' New Comedy Play Festival in Aurora, Colorado. The play received a public reading directed by Jennifer Schmitz.
I'm currently in Denver with my frequent collaborator Dan Marshall working on Reunion Experience which will be presented at the Newman Center at Denver University throughout the month of August.
Reunion ‘69 & Reunion ‘85
Conceived by Susan Draus
Created by Susan Draus in collaboration with Becca Anderson and Dan Marshall
Directed by Marshall Pailet
FEATURING: Howie Michael Smith* (Avenue Q, “America’s Got Talent), Kat Palardy* (“New Girl,” “Brooklyn 99”), with Arielle Crosby, Aubrie Hamrick, Kyle Kemph, Cartreze Tucker, Katherine Goodwin, Evan Monteith, Samuel Pierce, Alex Seballes.
Band includes: Chris Sargent, Justin Francoeur, Lynn Keller, Ryan McCurdy* & Brian McRae
RUNNING TIME
Each show runs approximately 100 Minutes with a 10-minute Intermission
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Reunion ‘69 and Reunion ‘85 experiences welcome audiences into an immersive 360-degree environment, where they enjoy improvisational comedy and beloved, iconic music of the era. After guests choose a fictitious identity, they grab a drink from the cash bar, meet old (and new) friends, listen and dance to a rocking band as they relive (or rewrite) their past. With four singers, five musicians, and two anything-can-happen hosts, audiences will celebrate the experience of a lifetime.
For questions or additional information,
email TheReunionExperience@gmail.com or go to www.ReunionExperience.com
Snow Way Out had a successful reading to a capacity crowd in the Mary Rodgers Room at the Dramatists Guild on June 29th as part of the Friday Night Footlights series. The wonderful and talented Colin Miyamoto, Sarah Pesek, Jason Eno, and Maya Maniar starred. Stage directions were read by Robert Johnson, and Julian Blackmore music directed.
I was very thrilled to see that Academia Nuts mentioned very kindly in an article on the place of fandoms in musicals and in musical theatre audiences. It is a great honor to have my musical included alongside Be More Chill, The Lightning Thief, Puffs, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , and other excellent pieces of theatre.
