Photo: Sneak Peek at Rehearsal for Timothy Huang's COSTS OF LIVING

Village Theatre kicks off its 16th Annual Festival of New Musicals with COST OF LIVING BY Timothy Huang, taking place in Issaquah on August 12-14, 2016. It will be the first Festival of New Musicals led by newly appointed Associate Artistic Director Brandon Ivie. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at a photo from rehearsal below!

Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals began in 2001 as part of the Village Originals program of readings, workshops, and developmental productions, which allows a fledgling piece of work to evolve through multiple stages, often culminating in a 10-week run on Village Theatre's Mainstage. The Festival has long been a nationally renowned birthplace of new musicals and the foundation of Village Theatre's commitment to new work.

In Manhattan, two immigrant cab drivers share a single taxi, working opposite shifts - one slowly climbing the ladder of success by day, the other suffering a series of disappointments by night. Their fates become irreversibly intertwined as forced competition drives a wedge between them that culminates in a desperate act and deadly consequences. Inspired by an article in The New York Times, this high-stakes rock musical examines the marginalization of the immigrant working class and the arbitrary nature of American prosperity.

Photo Credit: © 2016 Brandon Ivie. Property of Village Theatre.