Interstate
Interstate
Music and Lyrics by Melissa Li
Additional Lyrics and Poetry by Kit Yan
Book by Melissa Li & Kit Yan
Synopsis:
Interstate is a pop-rock poetry musical about a Queer Asian-American duo comprised of Dash, a transgender spoken word performer, and his best friend Adrian, a lesbian singer-songwriter. Fueled by the allure of fame and a desire to connect with their community, they embark on their first national tour. Their music touches Henry, a South Asian transgender teenage boy living in Kentucky, and he finds solace in their art as he struggles with his own identity and family. After blogging about the band and documenting his own gender journey, he decides to set out on a quest to meet his heroes in person, hoping to find answers to his own struggles.
Interstate is a touching story about how two transgender people at different stages of their journey navigate love, family, masculinity, and finding a community in the era of social media.
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East West Player’s 56th Season (Los Angeles Premiere, June 2020)
Mixed Blood Theatre’s 44th Season (World Premiere, March 2020)
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National Alliance for Musical Theater (NAMT) 31st Annual Festival of New Musicals (October 2019)
Musical Theater Factory Workshop Reading (September 2019)
Dramatists Guild Foundation Musical Theater Fellowship (October 2018 - May 2019)
Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals (February 2019)
New York Musical Festival (July 2018)
Musical Theater Factory Residency at Playwrights Downtown (March 2018)
Invitation-only 29-hour AEA reading at Studio 353 (April 2016)
Private reading at Project REACH (November 2013)
Dixon Place's HOT! Festival (July 2013)
Private reading at A.R.T./New York (May 2013)
terraNOVA Collective's Groundworks Residency at the IRT (October 2012)
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Winner, “Outstanding Lyrics” (New York Musical Festival)
Winner, “Special Citation: Representation and Inclusion” (New York Musical Festival)
Nomination, “Best Musical” (New York Musical Festival)
Nomination, “Outstanding Music” (New York Musical Festival)