Paranoia, grief, joy, jealousy — from awkward first encounters to bitter goodbyes, this new song cycle for the skeptical romantic wrestles with what we owe and what we can expect from one another. Remove the mush, add the clever, lean into the fresh: and now you have Open, Stay.
Spanning musical genres woven together masterfully with subtly repeated musical themes, Open, Stay is a collection of ten vignette-style moments of connection — beginnings, endings and in-betweens, as well as the moments that come long after we part ways. Full of laughter, loss, and lessons learned, it is an exploration of how we love and how we lose one another, all connected by the need that brings us together — the need for each other.
Perform Open, Stay live as it moves like wildfire through TikTok.
Three different versions:
1. The song cycle: music only, no scenes. 45 minutes long.
2. A 60 minute one-act with pre-written scenes.
3. Write your own scenes and make it as long as you want.
Young love and all the mess, sadness, and beauty that goes with it.
OPEN, STAY is written for a band of 8 players: keyboard (piano and Rhodes), guitar (acoustic, electric with overdrive+chorus and wah-wah pedals, and hollowbodied), bass, drums, two violins, viola, and cello. The song cycle can also be performed as a reduced orchestration of 6 players that does not include Violin 2 and Viola. The reduced books also includes "The Arizona Song" in two keys: C major and Bb major (Steven's Key). Additional keys not listed in the original score can be requested.
