Photo Credit: Dennis Corsi
Synopsis
In the twilight of the British Empire, an aspiring poet named Maya Mehta sets out to make her mark on the world.
Her ambitions lead her to the heart of the Indian Independence Movement, as Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Salt March passes through her hometown.
Torn between her duty to her family and the inspiration of her freedom-fighting friends, Maya’s ultimately defies the Empire in both word and actions — joining the legacy of India’s quest for sovereignty, but at the cost of her family’s privilege and status.
With a contemporary score that fuses Indian classical music with Western pop, Maya is the story of how one poet, one dreamer, one person can make a lasting change in the world.
Creative Team
Cheeyang Ng
Book & Music
Eric Sorrels
Book & Lyrics
Development History
2024 Musical Theatre West Development Reading
2023 ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz Staged Reading, The Wallis
2022 AMAS Musical Theatre Staged Reading, Theatre Row
2021 National Alliance for Musical Theatre Presentation
2020 Eugene O'Neill National Musical Theatre Conference Incubator
2020 Hypokrit Theatre Industry Reading
2020 Pace New Musicals Developmental Residency
2019 ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Week at Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage
2019 Live & In Color Developmental Residency
2019 Johnny Mercer's Songwriters Project Writing Residency
2018 New York City Center Front and Center with Tom Kitt
Conceived at New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
Upcoming
2024 Prospect Musicals & National Asian Artists Project Maya in Concert
2025 Development London, UK