Next Year in Connecticut!
by Sequoia Sellinger & Sarah Rossman
Next Year in Connnecticut! (with book and lyrics by Sarah Rossman and music by Sequoia Sellinger)
Over the course of one loooong Passover seder, Next Year in Connecticut! explores how mental illness hijacks family systems, transforming relationships and redefining normalcy. The Stableman family is simultaneously fortunate and unfortunate, struggling and trying, aching and laughing. Mental illness is abundant, boundaries are negligible, and laughter and disaster go hand and hand. The show features forbidden romance, Brisketgate, a dog shiva, an Exodus tap dance number, and hey, this might be the year that Elijah (the prophet) shows up! Welcome to seder with the Stablemans, where everyone has a seat at the table, regardless of race, gender, or HIPAA.
NYIC! has been developed at NYU GMTWP under the mentorship of Donna DiNovelli, Mindi Dickstein, and Fred Carl. Over the course of the show’s development, we have workshopped scenes and songs from the show with acting students at NYU Tisch’s The New Studio on Broadway under the guidance of Kent Gash and J. Oconer Navarro, attended a one week writing residency at Goodspeed Musicals presented songs in a new works showcase at Joe’s Pub in May and had a concert reading at Green Room 42 in June. NYIC was a 2024 finalist for Syracuse New Works, New Voices, 2024 finalist for Newport NewWorks Festival, and 2024 semifinalist for AMTP.
That’s My Chair from Next Year in Connecticut!
Vocals by Sarah, Piano by me!