Earthrise
Fun, Family Historical STEM Musical
Commissioned by The Kennedy Center
Music by Brian Lowdermilk, Lyrics by Kait Kerrigan
1 act, 60 minutes
3 f, 3 m
The year is 1969, and while the world waits for the launch of Apollo 11, three children of key NASA employees—a mathematician’s daughter, an astronaut’s son and an engineer’s daughter—watch the historic launch from different perspectives. By dreaming a collective dream of landing on the moon together, the kids learn to understand the historic mission, not fear it.
Commissioned and premiered at The Kennedy Center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing in 2019.
Broadway World