LIKE THE WIND
A NEW ELECTRONICA-POP MUSICAL
Music by Elspeth Collard
Book and Lyrics by Sam Rosenblatt
“I won’t live in fear. I just want to be like the wind.”
Like the Wind
ABOUT LIKE THE WIND
Like the Wind is a new electronica-pop musical that explores the lives of Bennie and Cai, two queer teenagers running away from a conversion therapy facility in the summer of 2018. Loosely inspired by Bonnie and Clyde, Bennie and Cai choose to change the fate that society has set for them and break through the constraints of expectations and rules. With a queer, female writing team at the helm, Like the Wind explores themes of identity, forgiveness, and queerness in young people.
THE CREATORS
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Elspeth Collard
Music
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Sam Rosenblatt
Book & Lyrics
ABOUT THE WRITERS
Elspeth Collard AND Sam Rosenblatt are a queer female writing team who met at the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU Tisch, where they received their MFAs. Collard holds a BA in Music from University of Cambridge and Rosenblat holds a BS in Educational Theatre from NYU Steinhardt. They’ve written over a hundred songs together, as well as three musicals (Like the Wind (The Brick, New Musicals Lab), A Princess Story (NMTC Semifinalist 2021), and Twenty-Six Percent (EAT Festival)). They also released an album in March of 2021 (Little Love Notes) and plan to release a second album (Collisions) in fall of 2022. Collard & Rosenblatt had their work performed at numerous cabaret venues prior, including Feinstein’s/54 Below (Quarter Note Crisis) and Green Room 42. As a team, they prioritize writing stories with women at the helm, hoping to illuminate queer experiences and end the stigma surrounding mental health. Both are members of the Dramatist Guild and Maestra.
