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The Hidden Sky Project History

 

PROJECT HISTORY

THE HIDDEN SKY

Music & Lyrics by Peter Foley
Book by Kate Chisholm

 August 1994 Peter uses residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center to complete first three songs. Kate joins collaboration.
 April-May 1995 Peter continues work at the Millay Colony for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony.
 Summer 1995 Peter and Kate spend summer completing Act I, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
 March 1996 Kate and Peter receive a Richard Rodgers Development Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, to support a staged reading of THE HIDDEN SKY in New York City.
 April 1997 2 weekends of staged readings are presented at the Director's Company, New York City, directed by BT McNicholl and music directed by Wendy Bobbitt.
 June 1997 American Music Theater Festival (AMTF), Philadelphia, expresses interest in developing the show.
 May 1998 AMTF, in conjunction with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, presents a reading of THE HIDDEN SKY, directed by AMTF Artistic Director, Ben Levit.
 October 1998 Using the same U. Arts students, AMTF presents a fully staged reading of THE HIDDEN SKY.
 February 25 - March 19, 2000 Prince Music Theater (formerly AMTF ) produces the world premiere production of THE HIDDEN SKY in their brand new theater, directed by Ben Levit and music directed by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett.

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