Musicals
HELSINKI
—a new musical comedy—
music & lyrics: Barrett Riggins
book & lyrics: Graham Techler
A deadpan love story between a factory worker and waitress set against the backdrop of the most depressing time to live in the most depressing city in the world.
Finalist for the 2023 Normal Ave NAP Series. Semi-Finalist for the 2024 and 2023 National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Semi-Finalist for the 2023 American Music Theatre Project.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
—a new musical adaptation—
music & lyrics: Barrett Riggins & Graham Techler
Commissioned by Roustabout Theater to write new songs for an adaptation of Charles Dickens' novella in December 2021, directed by Clark Houston Lewis.
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THE MODERATORS
—a new musical—
book: Graham Techler
music & lyrics: Barrett Riggins
Lee is an overworked office drone at Coaxial, a company contracted by Facebook to review and remove content deemed too disturbing for the public. When he finds evidence that could potentially stop some of the acts being posted, he has to convince his chipper manager to take action in a darkly comic look at Big Tech's underbelly.
Produced at the Kraine Theater as part of the Originals Theatre Festival in January 2020, directed by Madeline Rouverol.
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