Same Time Next Year
Same Time Next Year
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A passion project that went to far. And thank goodness for it.
A passion project that went to far. And thank goodness for it.
Pictured: Dustin Symonette & Sydney Forrester Wilson | Dustin's Senior Composition Recital, and premier of original composition, Be Mine, the first piece and inspiration for Same Time Next Year.
The Synopsis
Same Time Next Year is a musical theater song cycle stemming from the minds of Sydney Forrester Wilson and Dustin Symonette. The cycle follows the journey of four friends navigating their new young adult lives apart, and remaining connected through scheduled catch up calls the midnight of their respective birthdays (all about 3 months apart from each other). The song cycle moves through themes of growth, and change as each member of the group shares their recurring life developments, as well as a modern view into staying connected with friends as you come of age and distance in more ways than one.
Same Time Next Year is a musical theater song cycle stemming from the minds of Sydney Forrester Wilson and Dustin Symonette. The cycle follows the journey of four friends navigating their new young adult lives apart, and remaining connected through scheduled catch up calls the midnight of their respective birthdays (all about 3 months apart from each other). The song cycle moves through themes of growth, and change as each member of the group shares their recurring life developments, as well as a modern view into staying connected with friends as you come of age and distance in more ways than one.
The Team
Sydney Forrester Wilson: Bookwriter & Director
Dustin Symonette: Composer & Lyricist
What was your inspiration for creating STNY?
"I think the main inspiration for this story was the real-life experience of such a formative era of life coming to an end. When we were starting to talk about the story, Dustin was freshly graduating from school, and me, and most of our friends had been working for a little under a year. The theatre industry is large and hard to navigate. Many times the way through it is to create space for yourself, that’s what STNY is. It’s a passion project that has allowed us to continue fostering our relationship as friends and artists, as well as work with and collaborate with our friends who are also making their way in the arts world. Whether it be in the form of producing or graphic design, we remain connected through our art. That’s really special." - Sydney
"I think the main inspiration for this story was the real-life experience of such a formative era of life coming to an end. When we were starting to talk about the story, Dustin was freshly graduating from school, and me, and most of our friends had been working for a little under a year. The theatre industry is large and hard to navigate. Many times the way through it is to create space for yourself, that’s what STNY is. It’s a passion project that has allowed us to continue fostering our relationship as friends and artists, as well as work with and collaborate with our friends who are also making their way in the arts world. Whether it be in the form of producing or graphic design, we remain connected through our art. That’s really special." - Sydney
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