GREEN: THE MUSICAL to be Presented At CreateTheater's 4th Annual New Works Festival

We've all heard about King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot - but what about that other knight at the round table? It's finally Sir Gawain's time to shine in GREEN: THE MUSICAL, a bold and magical retelling of the medieval legend which will be premiering in New York in an industry reading at CreateTheater's 4th Annual New Works Festival.

Written by first-time musical bookwriter Kathryn Komsa Schmidt, GREEN takes the legendary tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and reimagines it with music, mischief, romance, and a whole lot of heart.

"I envisioned this show years ago, but, then life happened --- marriage, career, children," says Schmidt. "I'm getting into the musical theater world now, later in life, and experiencing a reincarnation! Cate Cammarata and Jonathan Cerullo have been incredible champions. I'm thrilled, grateful, and definitely hyperventilating as I enter into this festival."

Despite the title, GREEN: THE MUSICAL has nothing to do with recycling. In this tale, Green refers to the tangled forest where Gawain faces temptation, riddles, and secrets as well as his own naiveté-and yes, a very mysterious Green Knight with a serious flair for the dramatic. It's a story about youth, courage, and finding your own code in a world full of tests and challenges.

"GREEN is packed with everything you want in a musical," says CreateTheater Artistic Director Cate Cammarata. "It's got spectacle, magic, love, knights, seduction, and even a touch of morality. And the music? It's fresh and fantastic. You'll be humming it all the way home."