Ethan Farmer

"Perfect Crush"

When did you first discover theater/what was your first experience?: Pantomimes and local theater productions -like the Adventures of Dick Whittington, and Cinderella- were my first experience seeing live theater as a kid on school trips and over Christmas holidays. Alongside that, the musical Disney movies (Lion King, Princess and the Frog, Frozen, etc.), movie-musicals, and BBC recordings of plays were my introduction to the idea of combining music and theater!
When/how did you become a writer? Is there a writer, show, or text that particularly inspired you?: I've always loved good storytelling, particularly fantasy and sci-fi. Tabletop roleplaying games have given me a great grounding in generating and sustaining storylines. I think the writing of Russell T Davies really inspired my desire to hook people in with thrilling plot. And parallel to that I have always loved music - playing and listening, anything that has real heart and soul. Musical theater is an exquisite way to combine both of those avenues.
How do you describe your style/work?: Whimsical, witty, and intended to delight and spread love!!
What is most rewarding to you about writing music?: For writing musical theater, the chance to explore and succeed and fail at things as an unlimited array of different characters in an unlimited number of worlds and settings is so exciting. Putting in the brain-work to turn and consider things from all angles is essential. When finally characters and storylines and musical sequences reveal themselves and lock into place - that is the most rewarding part of the process.