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Movie Musicals
I build worlds in my movie musicals because music is a huge part of creating an ecosystem - through tone, image, and sound. Come check them out.
Alba & The Underworld
Full Length
Book and Lyrics by Thomas Blakeley & Makena Metz
Music and Lyrics by Devin Weitz
After a living boy steals his father's spirit to the Waking World, a concierge to the dead must venture through the underworld to return the boy’s yo-yo and bring balance to the afterlife.
Illustration by Theresa Schlei
A 15-Minute Musical, Cast: 2-4
Book by Hannah C. Langley
Music and Lyrics by Makena Metz & Angela Parrish
Heavy Heart
Ida, a Los Angeles-based burlesque performer, must choose between heart valve replacement surgery and advancement in the burlesque world — losing her partner, and potentially, her life in the process.
Illustration by Bridget Mundy
Slightly Composed
A 15-Minute Musical, Cast: 4-8
Book, Music, and Lyrics by
Melissa Axel, Jeffery Hoepner, & Makena Metz
Olivia, a struggling post grad composer who suffers from chronic panic attacks, clashes with a music producer to rewrite and revise her jingle for a cat food commercial.