Joël René Scoville is a current participant in the legendary training ground for musical theater writing, the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in New York. In this episode, Scoville discusses the craft of writing for the theater, her journey from actor to writer, her experience as a Black artist, and she describes why new voices and new stories are so important today.
Music for the episode is:
"Til I Get Back on My Feet” from the musical, Flophouse.
Music by Joanna Burns, book and lyrics by Justin Anthony Long & Joël René Scoville
Sung by Joanna Burns