RIDING
OUT THE
STORM
SYNOPSIS
On the day Hurricane Sandy is set to hit Staten Island, a woman must decide whether or not to evacuate the house her late husband built for them. This short musical film directed by Bruce Alan Johnson, with script and lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson and music by Michael Mott, tells a story of love, loss, and survival in the face of a natural disaster.
CREDITS
Directed by Bruce Alan Johnson
Script and Lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson
Music by Michael Mott
Orchestrated by Kim Scharnberg
Music Direction and Supervision by Joshua Zecher-Ross
Sound and Music Mixed by Michael Croiter
Starring: Mimi Bessette, Diana Huey, Wade McCollum, Mel Maghuyop
This short movie musical is adapted from a ten-minute stage musical of the same name written by Christine Toy Johnson and Michael Mott for the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.
Actors appear with permission by and courtesy of SAG-AFTRA.