33 New Musicals Will Be Developed at 2026 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies

The Maine-based program hosts a week of writing and community complete with feedback sessions, a recording studio, and more resources.

March 02, 2026 By Meg Masseron

Over 30 new musicals will be developed this summer at the 2026 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies in Mount Vernon, Maine. The free program connects writing teams of new musicals as a cohort for a week of writing and community surrounded by two lakes, miles of nature trails, writing cabins, and recording studio and rehearsal room access. Five week-long cohorts of 13 artists each will begin in June and continue through August.

This year's musicals include A Pain in the Neck by Erin Reifler and Zonia Tsang; Americannibal by Nick Jonczak and Laura Lizcano; Bad Baby by Aaron Jafferis and Dahlak Brathwaite; barbara/tony by Adam J. Rineer; BLUDLINE: A Hip-Hop Odyssey by Pete White and Fermin Suero Jr.; Cocaine Cowgirl by Veronica Carrington and Indigo; Cole Porter is my Imaginary VR Boyfriend by Charles Gershman and Dylan Schifrin; Contact by Eric Ulloa and Brett Ryback; Diamond by Morgan J. Smart and Crystal Moneé Hall; Diva of Oz by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton; Everybody's Son by Alric Davis and Aaron Alon; Florida Man by Nico Raimont and Saúl Nache; Hijinx and Sue by Jessi Pitts and Daniel Wolfert; Life Goes On? by Damian Barray; Living: A Now Musical by Taylor Fagins and Michelle Kuchuk; Lonesome George by Jack Coen and Oliver Holt; Mumu The Musical by Saeed Malami and Dolapo Akinkugbe; My Husband, My Robot, My Lover, and My Husband's Robot Lover by Stephen Schmidt and Andrew Moorman; Off Season by Selda Sahin, Derek Gregor, and Andrew Coopman; Papers, Please (The Musical) by Julia Barry and Daniel Nagler; Philippa by G. Victoria Campbell and Stephanie Henry; Spanglish Sh!t by Samora la Perdida, Mobéy Lola Isiarry, Josiah Handelman, and David Zwieibel; Stay by Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage; Take Two by Leta Harris Neustaedter; The Bigness of Us by Jord Liu; The Bozos by Adam Gwon and Michael Mitnick; The Chest by Charles Inniss and Christopher Inniss; The Closure by Dylan Hartwell, Matt Sav, and Molly Lyons; The Debutantes by Sam Norman and Eliza Randall; The Last Dance by Josh Walker; The Spell of Red River by EllaRose Chary and Brando(n) James Gwinn; The Untitled KUSAMA Project by Andrew Strano and Yuriko Shibata; and Weeping Time [working title] by Postell Pringle.

"A 227% jump in applications is a clear signal that the creative community is in a period of immense output. We are honored to support these diverse voices at Drama Club Camp as they craft the next generation of the musical theatre canon," said Drama Club founder and Executive Producer Scott Ihrig in a statement.

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