Fest Fast Facts

1. Gun & Powder is based on the story of Mary & Martha Clarke, bookwriter-lyricist Angelica Chéri’s great-great aunts.  There have been many versions of their legendary tale passed around the family but none are consistent, so we have had the pleasure of making up our own version in this musical.
2. Ross and Angelica have a bicoastal collaboration, so finding places and opportunities to work side-by-side has led to songs being written in interesting locations over the years, including Skype, kitchen tables, barns occupied by feral cats, Atlantic and Pacific beaches and snowy haunted mansions.
3. Each main character and community of people is represented by a different musical style which all converge to create one unique and thrilling sonic world: a contemporary, soulful, energetic take on a western tale, featuring influences of gospel, folk, jazz, a cappella, R&B and traditional musical theatre.
4. After our first workshop production in 2015, we realized a single event at the act break steered the whole second act in a direction that wasn’t working. Thus, we made the daring decision to rewrite the entire show. Only seven songs now remain from the original draft.
5. Following our various developmental stages, including numerous readings and workshops, we feel Gun & Powder is ready for a fully-realized production and we are looking to partner with a producer or theater who can help bring us to that next step.