Night Side Songs

A new iteration of a one-act musical incorporates local stories to address the experiences of caretaking, illness, and mortality. Audience members participate in a sing-along score and are seated in-the-round alongside the show’s cast and musicians, reflecting the musical’s themes of caring and community. Written by the musical’s original creators, Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, and directed by Taibi Magar, the newly revised work is performed at PTC and at caregiving sites around Philadelphia. The Lazour brothers developed the original iteration of Night Side Songs through conversations with cancer survivors and oncologists, gene therapists, palliative care doctors, and others from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Additional interviews in Philadelphia inform PTC’s version of the musical.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.