wake you up
A New Musical
Music & Lyrics by Taylor Pearlstein
Book by Shannon Molly Flynn
“But i wasn’t born to love you. I shouldn’t have even learned your name. i was a fool to think i had a shot, but i was playing a different game. i wasn’t supposed to know you. I took a wrong turn into your lane. i wasn’t born to love you, but i love you all the same. ”
“Born to Love You” | Performed by Michael Haynie, Wake You Up
ABOUT wake you up
Through the friendship of Jordon and Avery, WAKE YOU UP examines the loss we must endure in this life and in what ways we carry each other through. While one clings to life in the hospital, we cascade in and out of their collective memories; the heartbreak of unexpected loss, the comfort of found family, and the harsh reality of the inability to take everyone through this physical life. However, Jordon and Avery ultimately discover that collisions just might happen for a reason.
“this” performed by keaton whittaker
Recorded at The Greenroom 42 in New York City.
THE CREATORS
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Taylor Pearlstein
Music & Lyrics
eagerly returns to the Ferguson Center after recently performing her solo concert here this Spring. She is a Brooklyn-based composer, actor, music artist, and storyteller. Seattle-ish bred, she hails from the sleepy, David Lynch small-town mountains of the Snoqualmie Valley. Taylor’s forested paths vein through her imagery-led storytelling which dwells at the core of her music. Living in sounds of indie pop with roots in folk, Taylor’s music comforts and uplifts with vulnerability, while challenging listeners to find the courage to feel. Her music is available for streaming on all platforms.
In theatre, Taylor wears the hats of performer and creator. As an actor, she specializes in pop-rock, having toured the country staring as Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions. As composer, she is the music and lyrics half of writing duo Pearlstein and Flynn. Their current project, Wake You Up workshopped in Seattle and debuted in concert at NYC’s The Green Room 42. Taylor and writing partner Shannon Molly Flynn aim to create stories and characters that fit any and all bodies and identities, rooted in experiences universally resonant and made specific and important by what each human brings to each space and role.
Keep up with Taylor’s adventures on Instagram, @taypearlstein, and visit her website taypearlstein.com for music and more.
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Shannon Molly Flynn
Writer
is a director, producer, and writer in NYC. Shannon's passion and empathy for the human spirit is what inspired her wild love affair with the theatre. Coming from a long line of storytellers, she found that this was her way of carrying on the torch. From the classroom to on stage to behind the table, Shannon has found talents in different focuses of theatre, all stemming from the drive to spread understanding of the human experience. She splits her time between the non-profit sector, currently sitting as the Founding Artistic Director of NORMAL AVE and the NYC nightlife, producing concerts and shows at 54 BELOW, THE CUTTING ROOM, GREEN ROOM 42, THE WEST END, THE DUPLEX. Director of Sons of the Prophet and The Dream of the Burning Boy at NORMAL AVE, as well numerous readings and workshops of new plays. Producer of the world premiere of Lily Houghton’s of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die and Kayla Martine’s Indoor Person. Flynn is one-half of writing duo Pearlstein and Flynn. (IG: @shanmofly)