Book, Music, and Lyrics by Adam J. Rineer
Developed with and Directed by Jason Aguirre
Run Time: 90 minutes
Cast of 12+
Do we all have a place in the universe? If so, where is it? And what happens when the lives of a queer Victorian-era astronomer, a Lunar Goddess, and a skeptical young alien collide during one pivotal journey to the moon? Through an eclectic score that combines punk, prog rock, and 19th-century operetta, this piece – loosely inspired by George Méliès's film – explores man's desire to conquer, the fascination of space, and the breaking of binaries.
Development History
2023 — Workshop, Cap 21 at Molloy College, NYC
2021 — Finalist: Polyphone Festival of New and Emerging Musicals
2020 — Concert Reading, The Mass Building (Philadelphia)
*Funded by Temple University Vice Provost of the Arts Grant
2019 — Concert Reading, Temple University
2019 — Table Reading, Simple Studios (NYC)
Developmental Workshop
February 2023
Directed and Choreographer by Jason Aguirre
Music Directed by James Rushin
Assistant Director & Choreographer/ Aditional Choreography by Grace Pouliot
ft. the students of Cap21 at Molloy College
Photos by Maggie Loesch
Developmental Reading
January 2020
Directed by Jason Aguirre
Music Directed by Katie Siegmund
Assistant Directed by Megan Krause
Dramaturgy by Rachel Graf Evans
ft. Zofia Weretka (Oscar at the Crown)
This project was funded by a
Vice Provost for the Arts Student Grant from Temple University.
Developmental Reading
August 2019
Directed by Jason Aguirre
Music Directed by Patrick Tice-Carroll
Assistant Directed by Adi Mullen
Developmental Reading
June 2019
Directed by Jason Aguirre
Music Directed by Patrick Tice-Carroll
Assistant Directed by Alexa Joseph
ft. Sushma Saha (1776, INTERSTATE), Zofia Weretka (OSCAR AT THE CROWN),
Ethan Crystal (GOLEM OWNED A TROPICAL SMOOTHIE)