Writers, Musicians & Actors Locked Together In A Room - The Result? INKUBATION: The Music & Story Project

What happens when you put writers, musicians and actors together in a room, with no time, no script, and a date locked in on a stage? Season 1 of Inkubation: The Music & Story Project.

Live music, high drama and blind creativity await anyone looking to take a plunge down a rabbit hole of raw unfiltered story juice - and it all launches on February 4 at the Social Capital Theatre in Toronto.

The project is about inspiring writers, actors and musicians to draw upon the best of their craft to birth new songs and scripts that would otherwise not exist, unless they had a metaphoric gun held to their heads.

"They say if you want to make a show happen, you book a theatre," said Jarrett Rusnak, a writer on the project, and member of the producing team. "If you book the theatre before there's even a script, it has a way of really focusing a team to create incredible, spontaneous art."

Modelled after the creative process of a TV Writing Room, collaboration began by bringing artists of various disciplines together. Ideas were pitched, and writers were paired with like-minded musicians. The collaborative teams then broke off to round out their ideas.

Artists in the #InkubationProject have worked, played and toured around the world.

"I was drawn to Inkubation as a way to access my creativity from a new angle," said Rachael Cardiello, a featured songwriter on the project. "I find that as a songwriter I tend to write primarily about myself and my own experiences. The ability to write for another's voice, to share another's story, is a skill I've long admired and been curious to try."

Four dates are booked at Social Capital Theatre in Toronto. Each show will cap with an intimate set performed by the featured singer/songwriter on each night.

LUCID ENCORE - written by Jarrett Rusnak, original music by David Newberry

Sunday, February 4 @ 7:30pm

An artifact from a girl's past, triggers the shocking realization that she may never see her father again. If she's to have any hope of saving him, she must face both of their skeletons.

CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - written by Kurt Spenrath, original music by Jordan Paul

Sunday, February 11 @ 7:30pm

Kyra was an ordinary rebel punk in high school. Twenty years later she learns that an exchange student smuggled her debut album home and now she's the voice of a revolution and everybody wants her to be a hero. Or dead. Or both.

THAT MOMENT WHEN - written by Jamie Johnson, original music by Mark Martyre & Sabrina Soares

Sunday, February 25 @ 7:30pm

Gabriel Moon's story is told through his life and deaths.

THE WALK - written by Chantal Forde, original music by Rachael Cardiello

Sunday, March 4 @ 7:30pm

A New York photographer on assignment in Georgia finds herself teaming up with local teenagers in order to break the decades long tradition of a segregated prom.

Address: Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth Avenue, 2nd floor

Dates: Feb 3, 11, 25, Mar 4

Time: 7:30pm (doors 7pm)

Tickets: $20/$10 students

Website: socap.ca/events

ARTIST BIOS

LUCID ENCORE - written by Jarrett Rusnak, original music by David Newberry

Jarrett Rusnak has produced, written, and/or directed over 60 episodes of television. His work has played on screens around the world.

David Newberry is a critically acclaimed indie-rock songwriter and performer known for his haunting original lyrics and compelling stage presence.

CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - written by Kurt Spenrath, original music by Jordan Paul

Originally trained as an actor, Kurt Spenrath has performed and directed throughout the western world. He is thrilled to return to theatre after five years of writing for television.

Jordan Paul is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has a ghostly style all his own. Citing Nina Simone, Dylan Thomas, Greek Mythology, and Indian Raga among his creative influences-his music is as eclectic as it is spiritually intelligent.

THAT MOMENT WHEN - written by Jamie Johnson, original music by Mark Martyre & Sabrina Soares

Jamie Johnson is an actor/writer residing in Toronto. He is a graduate of the M.F.A. Theatre program at York University.

Mark Martyre has produced 5 full-length studio albums. His music has garnered critical acclaim both nationally and internationally, and has earned him "Best Songwriter" and "Album of the Year" nominations.

Born to Brazilian parents and raised in Sydney, Australia, Sabrina Soares comes to Toronto blending whip-fast verbal gymnastics with stuck-in-your-head pop riffs, that draw on her unique heritage.

THE WALK - written by Chantal Forde, original music by Rachael Cardiello

Chantal Forde is a writer, director, actor and educator in the GTA, as well as a self-proclaimed theatre nerd.

Rachael Cardiello is a Montana violist who has woven her way into Canada's musical fabric - easily found at the head of her own art-pop band or in collaborations throughout Toronto's classical, folk, pop and indie-rock scenes.

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