Caroline Game & Michael Oosterhout

CAROLINE: My first experience in theatre was when I was cast as a baby chick in my first grade production of The Little Red Hen. I watched my big sisters perform in the same show when they were in first grade, and was thrilled to be following in their footsteps. (Doubly thrilled because all the little chicks got to eat bread on stage). I’ve been bit by the theatre bug ever since!

MICHAEL: My first memory of a theatre experience is listening to the RENT cast album with my family in the car and singing along joyfully. Beyond that, I have fond memories of acting and singing onstage in middle school theatre, before discovering in high school the magic of creating and nourishing theatre to life from behind the scenes.

CAROLINE: I first started writing songs for my own enjoyment when I was in middle school, and decided to pursue writing more seriously within the last few years. Similarly to my collaborator, I’m inspired by the songwriting of many 70s artists including Carole King and Joni Mitchell. In musical theatre, I’m particularly drawn to the work of Stephen Sondheim, Dave Malloy, Stephen Schwartz, and Anaïs Mitchell.

MICHAEL: I began becoming a songwriter when I was 12 years old, when I first tried putting words and music together on my own. I was influenced heavily at the time by my family's favorite performers, including the singer-songwriters of the early 70s, like Carole King, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Billy Joel, and more. Since then, musical theatre writers like Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, Jason Robert Brown, and more have become my guiding stars.

CAROLINE: We describe the style of our show as being river-folk contemporary musical theatre. In our coming-of-age, retelling of Greek mythology, we use specific instrumentation, melodic structure, and clear but poetic lyrics to write songs that aim to expand a person’s empathy and effectively reflect the setting in which the story takes place.

MICHAEL: We describe the style of our show as being river-folk contemporary musical theatre. In our coming-of-age, retelling of Greek mythology, we use specific instrumentation, melodic structure, and clear but poetic lyrics to write songs that aim to expand a person's empathy and effectively reflect the setting in which the story takes place.

CAROLINE: For us, the most rewarding part of writing music is getting to share it with other people. It brings us a great deal of joy to bring what we’ve created to others and watch a song or a story exist for someone else too.

MICHAEL: For us, the most rewarding part of writing music is getting to share it with other people. It brings us a great deal of jy to bring what we've created to others and watch a song or a story exist for someone else too.