Rose

A New Musical

Music by Elspeth Collard
Book & Lyrics by Sam Rosenblatt

"There's power in your little porcelain hand; you don't need legs of flesh and bone for you to take a stand!"

-from the new musical, Rose

ABOUT ROSE

Set in 1960s San Francisco at the height of the Second Wave Feminist protests, ROSE offers a look into the fractured relationship of two doll-makers, Ellie and Jo. After Rose, a porcelain doll, is brought to life, Ellie and Jo's lives begin to crack wide open. With story-telling by three magical dolls, ROSE tells a queer, feminist story about sisterly tension, love, and change.

THE CREATORS

  • Elspeth Collard

    Music

    Elspeth Collard (she/her) is an award-winning British-born composer. Theatrical works: Like The Wind; ROSE; A Princess Story; Twenty-Six Percent; Miroir; Easier To Die; Don’t Ever Change. Short films: An Intimate Moment; That Little Moment When; Roomies; New Year’s Eve; Nice To Meet You Again. Her work has been featured at cabaret venues including Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Green Room 42, Dixon Place, The Duplex, and Don’t Tell Mama. She is a graduate of NYU (MFA Musical Theatre Writing) and University of Cambridge (BA Music), and a member of Maestra, ASCAP, and the Dramatists Guild. www.elspethcollard.com

  • Sam Rosenblatt

    Book & Lyrics

    Sam Rosenblatt (she/they) is a queer, Jewish-Asian-American theatre artist based in New York, who holds a BS from NYU Steinhardt in Educational Theatre and an MFA from NYU Tisch in Musical Theatre Writing. Rosenblatt has written book and lyrics for many musicals including: Like the Wind (SoHo Playhouse), A Princess Story (Marymount Manhattan College), ROSE (New York University), and Twenty-Six Percent (EAT Festival). Albums include: Little Love Notes from Collard & Rosenblatt (2022), Collisions: A Concept Album (2023). She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and Maestra. www.theatricallysam.com