to the fairest:
theatre for young audiences edition
Gods, demis, mortal teachers alike— Welcome to the most fun 45 minutes you’ll have within a school setting!
To the Fairest: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition is here to rock your Olympian socks off. With an original pop/rock score of music and witty Gen-Z quips, your students will have a chance to dive headlong into the myths behind the Trojan War and The Iliad!
Classic Greek literature has never been more silly.
lightning strikes at [your school]!
what is to the fairest?🍏
To the Fairest is a musical theatre adaptation of the Greek myth leading up to the legendary Trojan War, encompassing the story of the Golden Apple of Discord.
It was originally drafted, orchestrated, and performed at the tail end of 2022 in just about 3 days’ time. From there, that draft was heavily edited and revised for a festival run in New York City the following December. The FOLLOWING year, it was performed as a cabaret/concert experience at the prestigious 54 Below— also in NYC.
Now, not only does it exist as a one-act and have further development as a full length piece in its future, but we’ve adapted our 2023 festival script to be more school-age appropriate and digestible for younger audiences.
The TYA, or, Theatre for Young Audiences, edition of our show premiered in December of 2024 at Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School in Bristol, CT, USA (seen in header video above).
At Left: Nyx Nelson, Anthara Shivkumar, and Oksana Veres in the New York Theater Festival production of To the Fairest in December of 2023.
who wrote this show?
A team of 11 young artists came together to write this show. Those artists were, originally (in alphabetical order by last): Raúl Calderón, Dylan Cote, C Descoutures, Brighton Valor Horan, Kat Lacombe, Miles Messier, Alex Mika, Amanda Lee Morrill, Nyx Nelson, David VanDyke, and Oksana Veres.
The revisions were primarily handled by original book and music supervisors, Brighton Valor Horan and Miles Messier, respectively, though feedback from old fans and outsiders alike was welcomed in the processes.
At Right: Some of the original artists of To the Fairest at work in the 3-day workshop in December of 2022.
Top: Nyx Nelson, Miles Messier, Amanda Lee Morrill, and Alex Mika
Middle: Alex Mika, Miles Messier, and Raúl Calderón
Lower: Brighton Valor Horan
WHAT AUDIENCE IS THIS SHOW BEST FOR?
Our premiere audience was composed of about 300 middle school students, who really seemed engaged with the material. We’d recommend this particular version of the show for middle and high school-aged folks!
As far as comprehension of material goes, any Percy Jackson fan will recognize characters and themes pretty quickly— To the Fairest also works as a great tie-in piece for a Greek myth or literature unit in ELA or Theatre/Drama studies.
HOW CAN I BRING TO THE FAIREST TO MY SCHOOL?
Are you a teacher or administrator looking to bring TYA Fairest to your school? Maybe just want more information?
Fill out the form to the right OR eEmail us at showpeoplecollective@gmail.com and reference TYA Fairest in your subject line!
Note that our TYA team is incredibly small— we will get back to you as soon as we can with details and further questions to assist with booking.
the reviews are in…