The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Honors College Spring 5-2021 "As We Are" Creating, Directing, and Producing a Jukebox Musical During COVID-19 Amber Hagin Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/honors Part of the Music Performance Commons, and the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors College by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ‘AS WE ARE’ CREATING, DIRECTING, AND PRODUCING A JUKEBOX MUSICAL DURING COVID-19 by Amber J. Hagin A Thesis Submitted to Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for a Degree with Honors (Communication) The Honors College The University of Maine May 2021 Advisory Committee: Christopher G. White, Lecturer in Music, Director of Sports Bands, Co-Advisor Dominick Varney, Student Support Specialist, Co-Advisor Ann M.J. Joles, Adjunct Professor of Communication & Journalism Nathan Stormer, Professor of Communication & Journalism Jennie Woodard, Honors College Preceptor © 2021 Amber J. Hagin All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT From every moment of life there are lessons that can be learned from ourselves and those around us. ‘As We Are’ is a jukebox musical inspired by these lessons. This musical touches upon the power of friendships, self-love, spiritual connection, loss, and mental health topics such as body image, and addiction. ‘As We Are’ takes place in a modern setting accessed through the digital world during COVID-19. The purpose of this creative thesis was to produce a musical that could connect the lives of students during the distance forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.