The Latin茅 Musical Theatre Lab and California State University Fullerton's theatre department are developing The Boys and the Nuns, a new musical by Sandra Delgado and Michael McBride.
Supported by over $122,000 provided by the CSU Hispanic-Serving Institution Community Grants with financial support from Apple, the year-long development will include a 29-hour reading of the current script and score, directed by Jonny Martinez, on the campus of California State University Fullerton (April 24-May 5 with a May 6 presentation) and a full workshop of the show at California State Fullerton in the fall.
Inspired by true events, The Boys and the Nuns has a book by Delgado and music and lyrics by McBride. The musical is set in 1986 as a group of LGBTQ activists from Chicago鈥檚 鈥淏oystown鈥� have been fighting City Hall to pass the Gay Rights Ordinance since 1972. A group of Catholic Sisters band together with the activists while embroiled in their own fight for equal rights within the church. In the middle is Pablo, a musician searching for his place in the world.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to partner with the theatre department at Cal State Fullerton to develop Sandra and Michael鈥檚 exciting new musical,鈥� says Latin茅 Musical Theatre Lab Founder and Executive Director Ryan Morales Green. 鈥淏y partnering with institutions and grantors like this, we鈥檙e able to make a huge impact in the lives and careers of our storytellers as we continue on our mission to create space in the musical theatre industry for Latin茅-written musicals.鈥�
鈥淲e have the potential to truly impact how we as institutions meet the needs of tomorrow鈥檚 industries,鈥� adds Erika D. Beck, president of California State University, Northridge, where the Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub is based. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 investment in innovative programming, with a special lens focused on educational equity for minoritized and underserved groups at HSIs鈥擫atinx, Black, APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) and indigenous communities, ensures that we enable the potential of our students across our richly diverse community and elevate opportunities for all students to be leaders in their fields. With a bold call comes a bold vision, and I am proud to work with my CSU colleagues in leading the nation in this work.鈥�
The Latin茅 Musical Theatre Lab develops and advocates for new Latin茅-written works of musical theatre in order to change who gets to tell musical stories on stages across the country. Visit .
