u/Goldgal25

Gonna post this to r/musicalwriting as well for double feedback.

So, I’m currently writing this play that I’m hoping that when I get the first few drafts of completed I could find some people who could collab with me on composing and turning this into a musical. (As I’d mostly be working on the book and lyrics haha, I’m not too good with scorewriting…)

Basically it’s a retelling of Hänsel and Gretel wherein they’re two sixteen year old fraternal twins living in fairytale Germany (The era of aesthetics is vaguely 18th century albeit with some hints of 19th century romanticism, specifically with Hänsel.) Living in the aftermath of a great earthquake that caused a famine. And, we open on their parents’ SECOND attempt to abandon them.

Basically the general rigamarole of the original story, they get abandoned, they get to the candy house…

And due to all this pent-up stress over the last few months, they argue. Outside the house.

And before they know it, the resident of the home, the Witch sees them both outside quarreling, and breaks up the fight. By kidnapping Hänsel and saving him to eat for later and placing a displacement spell on Gretel that sends her far far away from their forest.

So basically, we have two versions of the second act.

Version A. Which is Gretel’s Route, and from her POV it showcases her journey back to the Witch’s house to save Hänsel.

and

Version B. Hänsel’s Route, which showcases all the bullshit that he has persevering through in this damn house, and also him finding out that, he sure isn’t her first victim.

So yeah, that’s basically the main elevator pitch I have for this show, anymore and I’ll start getting into detail about the characters and finer details which I will save for my Tumblr blog when I get a bit more progress in on the draft.

I will add on as one more final addendum that for the musical style of this show, I was hoping for it to be a mix of Into the Woods (Which, I feel like is a given at this point lol) and 2008’s Frankenstein: A New Musical, because, this does take after the 18th century after all.

Oh, and I should add, that the act structure works like this.

ACT ONE: SHARED

ACT TWO VER A: Happens on alternating performance nights.

ACT TWO VER B: Happens on alternating performance nights.

ACT THREE: SHARED

Anyway, that’s all, I’d love to hear your guys’ feedback!

Gonna post this to r/Playwriting as well for double feedback.

So, I’m currently writing this play that I’m hoping that when I get the first few drafts of completed I could find some people who could collab with me on composing and turning this into a musical. (As I’d mostly be working on the book and lyrics haha, I’m not too good with scorewriting…)

Basically it’s a retelling of Hänsel and Gretel wherein they’re two sixteen year old fraternal twins living in fairytale Germany (The era of aesthetics is vaguely 18th century albeit with some hints of 19th century romanticism, specifically with Hänsel.) Living in the aftermath of a great earthquake that caused a famine. And, we open on their parents’ SECOND attempt to abandon them.

Basically the general rigamarole of the original story, they get abandoned, they get to the candy house…

And due to all this pent-up stress over the last few months, they argue. Outside the house.

And before they know it, the resident of the home, the Witch sees them both outside quarreling, and breaks up the fight. By kidnapping Hänsel and saving him to eat for later and placing a displacement spell on Gretel that sends her far far away from their forest.

So basically, we have two versions of the second act.

Version A. Which is Gretel’s Route, and from her POV it showcases her journey back to the Witch’s house to save Hänsel.

and

Version B. Hänsel’s Route, which showcases all the bullshit that he has persevering through in this damn house, and also him finding out that, he sure isn’t her first victim.

So yeah, that’s basically the main elevator pitch I have for this show, anymore and I’ll start getting into detail about the characters and finer details which I will save for my Tumblr blog when I get a bit more progress in on the draft.

I will add on as one more final addendum that for the musical style of this show, I was hoping for it to be a mix of Into the Woods (Which, I feel like is a given at this point lol) and 2008’s Frankenstein: A New Musical, because, this does take after the 18th century after all.

Anyway, that’s all, I’d love to hear your guys’ feedback!