writing
Falling Forward
Music and Lyrics by Karl Amundson, Book by Emily Fink
2025 O’Neill Finalist, NAMT Semi-Finalist, 2020 NYMF Finalist!
Meghan, a queer 27-year-old sculptor, is packing up her NYC apartment after the worst year of her life. She will be moving back in with her mom in Michigan, effectively giving up her life as a struggling artist. However, packing her apartment proves to be a noisy affair, as her belongings — a Bong, a Self-Help Book, a Family Portrait, a Vibrator, and more —come to life, forcing Meghan to reckon with her role in the events of her shitty year. FALLING FORWARD is a send-up of Gen-Z culture today, packing a punch of heart and raucous theatricality as Meghan second-guesses herself through a fumbling search for security in our decidedly uncertain world.