MISS STEP
MISS STEP, 5th Avenue Theatre Workshop (2020). Photo by Katherine M. Carter.
MISS STEP
Music by Melissa Li
Book and Lyrics by Melissa Li & Kit Yan
Synopsis:
Pam, an unremarkable transwoman, is perfectly content with living her humdrum life as a toll booth worker on the New Jersey Turnpike. Her life changes when she receives a call that her estranged father has passed away. Upon returning home, she discovers his secret passion for competitive aerobics, and in an attempt to connect with a man she never got a chance to know, she convinces a ragtag group of trans friends to compete with her. But in order to win, she must defeat her high school arch-nemesis.
MISS STEP is a heartfelt 80’s dance musical comedy featuring a transgender/non-binary cast, live aerobics, stunts, competition, and exercise. This diverse and exhilarating show is a classic underdog story that portrays transgender characters as both ordinary and extraordinary people, defying all odds to sing, dance, compete, and dazzle audiences. MISS STEP is for anyone with a dream, who loves the 80’s, and who has ever found family in the most unexpected places.
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Village Theatre Beta Production (2023)
Playwrights Horizons, MTF Staged Reading (2022)
The Village Theatre Staged Reading (2022)
The Village Originals Writers Residency Program (2021)
Staged Reading as part of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s First Draft Program (January 2020)
Commission from The 5th Avenue Theatre’s First Draft Program October 2018 - 2019)
The MITTEN Lab Residency (Sept 2018)
Village Theatre’s At the Table Residency (April 2018)
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2019 Vivace Award, The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation