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The Ninth Hour: A Beowulf for the Modern Age
In our first collaboration with Millay Arts, we are excited to present The Ninth Hour, a rock-noir reimagining of the epic poem Beowulf that explores the intricacies of humankind’s relationship with power and violence. This is a classic story of glory and ruin as told through triumphant pop anthems, heart-wrenching lullabies, heroes, and monsters.
A hero, summoned to be a protector against a relentless enemy, must confront the evil within herself as a monster comes to terms with the agony of isolation at his life’s end.
Join Shayfer James and Kate Douglas as they perform excerpts of their acclaimed rock-noir musical, The Ninth Hour, during an intimate duo performance including a Q&A.
Kate Douglas
Kate (story, music and lyrics) is a writer, composer and performer. Her work has been developed at Second Stage Theater, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Millay Arts, The Civilians R&D Group, Rhinebeck Musicals, the Writer’s Colony at Goodspeed and the New Musicals Lab at the Ferguson Center. She is a three-time Women of Note at the New York Musical Festival. She is currently a Colt Coeur resident artist, a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshops and signed with Kobalt Music Publishing.
She has over eight years of experience creating, writing and directing immersive, multidisciplinary events as Associate Artist at The McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More, where she was also a performer. Additional performance credits include Third Rail’s The Grand Paradise, Kansas City Choir Boy starring Courtney Love and Todd Almond (Premiere and Tour) and Fernando Rubio’s Everything by my side (U.S. Premiere).
Shayfer James
Shayer, (story, music and lyrics) is an internationally touring songwriter, theatrical/film composer, producer and performer. He has composed, co-created and performed immersive theater works in Iceland, London, NYC, and Jersey City and developed theatrical works at Rhinebeck Musicals, the Writer’s Colony at Goodspeed and The O’Neill Theater Center. Shayfer composed the score and original songs for films such as Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger, Mickey Keating’s Psychopaths and Patrick Cunningham’s Anyone Home? which premiered at SXSW, Tribeca and North Bend Film Festivals respectively. Shayfer has independently released six original LPs/EPs and various singles since 2010, and has performed his music at major music festivals and events in New Orleans, NYC, Miami, Austin, and Hong Kong. Most recently, Shayfer signed with Kobalt Music Publishing and his music has been capturing the hearts and imaginations of an increasingly devoted fanbase. His song For Departed has surpassed one million streams on Spotify and his catalog boasts over 300,000 streams per month on the service.
Funded by the Upstate Coalition for a Fair Game.
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.