Waterland

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Harrison Lewis & Matthew Millin

Best friends for life Rain and Skye travel abroad together to spend the summer on a farm near a small mystical village. When they both begin to take notice of dangers to the natural world around them and Skye falls in love with a local farmhand, they must decide whether to return home or choose a new path forward with the people of Waterland. This new folk musical explores themes of friendship, community, and climate ideologies, calling into question the way we think about our environment.

Check out these clips from Vertigo Theatre Company's Night of New Music!

"A New Eden (Utopia)" sung by Harrison Lewis

"Purple Sky" sung by Mia Van de Mark and Arwen Vira-Marsh

"Farmhouse Photos" sung by Sami DeVries April 2023 reading

"Fields of Green" (cut) sung by Sami DeVries and Harrison Lewis Northwestern University Senior Showcase 2023

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY:

2022 | Originally Conceived at Northwestern University

2023 | Wirtz Center Staged Reading

2023 | Vertigo Theatre Company Concert Presentation of Songs

2023 | NAMT Spring Conference Showcase of "Fields of Green" w/ AMTP