See THE BRONTËS: A MUSICAL Workshop Production in Brooklyn!

"Literature cannot be the business of a woman's life." Or can it?

The Brontës, an original musical developed by Theater in Asylum and produced by Piper Theatre, premieres at Park Slope's Old Stone House & Washington Park this July. Originally conceived in 2014, based on extensive research, and workshopped for 3 years, the musical explores the struggles of the Brontës - Charlotte (Patricia Noonan), Emily (Yamuna Meleth), Anne (Anne Wechsler), and their brother Branwell (Christopher Nolan) - to live authentically as artists in 19th century England. Now regarded as a superstar of English literature, Charlotte Brontë went on to write her masterpiece Jane Eyre, spearhead her sisters' writing careers (Emily wrote Wuthering Heights.), and break through the Victorian glass ceiling. The internal dynamics of the Brontë family, the resentment between siblings, and the subsequent unraveling of family ties are revealed in this timely production. Theater in Asylum, whose stated goal is to see theater as "a continual forum for question, debate, beauty, and progress" has created a contemplative musical that is literary without being stuffy as it depicts the challenges of being a woman ahead of her time.

Piper Theatre Productions Presents
Theater in Asylum's Workshop Production of
THE BRONTËS: A MUSICAL

An engaging, astute new musical about the lives behind the enduring classics Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.

Music by Lucas Tahiruzzaman Syed
Lyrics by Sarah Ziegler
Book by Katie Palmer, Lucas Syed, and Sarah Ziegler

Sundays, July 9, 16 and 23, 2017, 8:00 PM
FREE and Outdoors on the Main Stage
at the Old Stone House & Washington Park
5th Avenue & 3rd Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Bring a blanket/low lawn chair and a snack-or rent a chair-and visit our concession stand for snacks and beverages (beer, wine and soft drinks). Sorry, no pets permitted.

David Andre (George Smith and Others) - notable credit: Ragtime on Ellis Island
David Bryant Johnson (Heger and Others) - notable credit: Rothschild & Sons (the York)
Valeska Cambron (Lady Robinson and Others)
Yamuna Meleth (Emily Brontë)
Christopher Nolan (Bramwell Brontë)
Patricia Noonan (Charlotte Brontë) - notable credit: Death Takes a Holiday (Roundabout)
Anne Wechsler (Anne Brontë)

Kathryn Appleton (Producer, The Brontës)
Lyndsey Barratt (Stage Manager, The Brontës)
Heather Barton (Costume Designer, The Brontës)
Paul Bedard (Set Designer, The Brontës)
Samantha Keogh (Props Designer, The Brontës)
Julia Levine (Assistant Director, The Brontës)
Cynthia Meng (Music Director, The Brontës)
Katie Palmer (Director/Book, The Brontës)
Lucas Tahiruzzaman Syed (Composer/Book, The Brontës)
Jenny Waxman (Line Producer, The Brontës)
Sarah Ziegler Blair (Lyricist/Book, The Brontës)