Meet the creators
Jeremiah Hines
Jim Townsend
Joe Crites
of Western MA, wrote the story and lyrics for the musical. She is an author, academic leader, and playwright who builds community through creating and directing dramas and musical productions based
on real stories.
of Moorefield, WV, is a piano prodigy and exceptional young musician with
a passion for classical music, wrote the music for two of the songs and accompanied the
entire show during its
first production
in West Virginia.
Of Moorefield, WV, is a classically trained, master teacher-pianist, and
extraordinary contemporary composer, wrote the music for seven of the songs and scored the entire musical translating the audio recordings by other musicians into the print music
contained in this book.
of Petersburg, WV, is a gifted and versatile country musician,
singer, and
songwriter, created the music for seven of the songs as well as sang
on stage and
accompanied the
entire first
production in April 2021 on guitar,
mandolin, and banjo.
of Petersburg, WV, is a talented church musician and beloved teacher of
music, who cowrote one of the children’s songs and helped the children in the first
production learn the music for the show..
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Meet the Composers