In the Green

In the Green
MusicGrace McLean
LyricsGrace McLean
BookGrace McLean
BasisThe life of Hildegard von Bingen
Productions2019 Off-Broadway
AwardsRichard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater

In the Green is a one-act musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Grace McLean. The show tells the story of medieval composer, mystic, scientist, and Catholic saint Hildegard von Bingen “on her path to sainthood from childhood,” primarily depicting the thirty years she spent locked up in a cell with her mentor, the anchoress Jutta von Sponheim.[1][2]

The show was commissioned by LCT3 as part of Grace McLean's artist in residency series. The Off-Broadway production premiered at the Claire Tow Theater with previews starting on June 8, 2019, with an official opening date of June 27, 2019 and ran until August 4, 2019. The production was directed by Lee Sunday Evans, with orchestrations by McLean and Kris Kukul, and music direction by Ada Westfall.[3][4]

In the Green won the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater and was nominated for seven Lucille Lortel Awards, with Grace McLean winning Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Jutta.

  1. ^ Meyer, Dan (June 28, 2019). "Read What Critics Thought of In the Green Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "In The Green". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ "In the Green: Can Two Nuns Share a Cell for 30 Years Without Driving Each Other Crazy? | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ "Writing". Grace McLean. Retrieved 2020-10-25.