The Bedroom Window started out as a way for three good friends to keep in touch as we parted to attend three different universities. Having bonded in high school through our uncanny (and perhaps at times unhealthy) passion for the performing arts, writing a musical seemed like a good way to ensure that we touched base at least once a month. And thus, five and a half years ago, we made a pact to create a show using Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie's classic story), Michael Jackson (keep in mind, this was 5 years ago), and God (though not in the way you may think) as inspiration. Admittedly, there wasn't any serious progress made during those four years of separation, and while a loose story and ideas of characters took form, the show seemed to be more of an outlet for inside jokes and trips to Disneyland than anything else. Then, a year and a half ago, we all graduated from our respective universities and set our sights on the real world (yikes!), and even found ourselves united once again while residing in Los Angeles. It was then that The Bedroom Window really started to take form. Suddenly, we found that we had a story really worth sharing.
The Bedroom Window now exists in its entirety, complete with book, and a score of over 26 original songs. After receiving a lot of positive feedback and much encouragement following a successful weekend reading in August 2009, we decided that the next step would be to mount a full-fledged production to start sharing this story with you!
The Bedroom Window is really a show that examines what it is to grow up and find oneself in a very uncertain world. We've all been there, are there, or will be there, and this universal idea is what makes this story so relatable for all audiences. We all have to find our own individual ways of growing, and that can mean different things for different people. Furthermore, growing up is not something that stops once you've passed the quarter-life crisis (where we so fondly find ourselves now). We continue to change and readapt and make choices that shape who we are and what our futures will be. While our story examines only one group of friends' transition, the struggles, questions, and feelings surrounding those transitions – when to move on, when to stay and fight, and, perhaps most importantly, who and what is worth fighting for – are never outgrown.
So there you have it. We're just three twenty-somethings trying to survive as creative artists in Los Angeles who have a story to tell. A story that we deeply care about, and think you will too.
We hope you'll join us for our world premier August 20, 2010 – September 26, 2010!
