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The McAfees have lived in the Pennsylvania woods ever since their father was lost on the Appalachian Trail. Daughter Maine teams up with local teen Charlie on a detective mission to find Maine’s father. Yet, the truth may silence waves of sound. An original adventure musical with a radio blend of musical theater, rock, folk, and immersive morse code clues.

Static is the first musical to utilize morse code as a method of dramatic storytelling, including cryptic morse mode clues for audiences to solve and messages embedded in drum rhythms and grooving musical lines, ultimately allowing for an immersive mystery listening experience.

Written and directed by 17-year-old Tess Rowan.

Media Coverage
NBC4 Washington - The Scene
Visit the article here, or watch the TV interview with Tess Rowan here.

BroadwayWorld
"17-Year-Old Writes/Directs Musical At 17th Year Of Capital Fringe."

2022 WTOP Interview
"WTOP Top Kid premiers her first musical at Capital Fringe Festival"

Washington Post
"The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of July 7-13..."

Washington City Paper
"Five Women-Created Shows to See at the Capital Fringe Festival."

Georgetowner "Capital Fringe Festival Comes to Georgetown Park"
"Playwright Tess Rowan, at 17-years-old, is the youngest of the playwrights."

Theatre Washington

"Everything You Need To Know About The Return Of Capital Fringe"
Fringe production breakdown, featuring Static.

"New Theatre in Dystopia: Capital Fringe"
“We have a show a 17-year-old wrote, ‘Static: Noise of a New Musical,’ about a family
in Appalachia going through trials and tribulations and the songs sound pretty good,” - Julianne Brieza, Founding Director of Capital Fringe

"Founder Shares Her Capital Fringe Philosophy"
Julianne Brienza talks about DC, Capital Fringe, and featured productions.

To schedule an interview, contact staticmusical@gmail.com

Meet the Cast & Crew

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Static:
Noise of
a New Musical
2022 Production

Book/Music/Lyrics by Tess Rowan

Where

Capital Fringe Festival

3 Stars, formerly DSW Georgetown DC
3270 M St NW Washington DC 20007

When

July 15th @ 7 pm, July 17th @ 1:30 pm,

July 22nd @ 6:15 pm, July 24th @ 4:15 pm

This production is presented as a part of the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival, a program

of the Washington,

DC non-profit Capital Fringe.

Purchase Tickets

MORSE CODE,

the APPALACHIAN TRAIL,

RADIOS,

and a

MISSING PERSON.

BEST MUSICAL
and
BEST ENSEMBLE
winner.

Fringe Audience Awards.

Tess Rowan

Book/Music/Lyrics & Director/Maine McAfee.

Tess Rowan (She/Her) is a performer, composer, playwright, director, and musician from the Washington, D.C. area. Tess began writing Static: Noise of a New Musical at age 14, and now
at 17, Tess is thrilled to be working on the world premiere production. She wants to thank all of the cast and crew for their hard work, and thanks Capital Fringe for this opportunity! NY, CT - Playwright: Break My Bones (The O’Neill YPF, ‘20). Playwright/Director: Mr. Stranger and Pie from the Pattersons’ (Dramafest at Stagedoor Manor with Stephen Sondheim’s Young Playwrights Inc., ‘19-’20). D.C. - Playwright/Director/Music/Live Musician: Your Carving Footprint (Saxon Stage After Hours, ‘21-’22). Book/Music/Lyrics/Morse Code: Static: Noise of a New Musical (Capital Fringe Festival Upcoming Summer 2022, Upcoming 2022 Original Cast Album, ‘18-present). First-ever WTOP Top Kid award winner (D.C. Regional, ‘20) for work on Static during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Whatta World” and “Tell Me How” on all streaming platforms. Co-Captain and Co-Founder of Saxon Stage After Hours, a playwriting, directing, and student-run production group. Lead Cappies Critic Langley Critic Team for high school theater awards critics in the D.C. area. Her most recent role onstage was Annabeth Chase in the Lightning Thief. Member of the Dramatists Guild. www.tessrowan.com @tessrowan

Carolyn Fox Darville

Sage McAfee

Carolyn Fox Darville (She/Her) is thrilled to be a part of Static: Noise of a New Musical and the Capital Fringe Festival. She is a recent graduate of the International College of Musical Theatre in London. Favorite roles include Mrs. Cohen in Rent (Bridewell Theatre, London), Harry in Puffs (Sterling Playmakers), and the Enchantress in Rapunzel (Gateway Community Theatre). She would like to thank her family, fiancé, and friends for their support in her efforts to pursue her passion.

Nico Morandi-Zerpa

Charlie Oscar

Nico Morandi-Zerpa (They/Them) is a 16 year old junior at Langley High School. Nico began acting years ago in Brasil, and is continues to perform in Langley’s Saxon Stage program. They have been singing in choirs for
7 years, and have been also in Langley Choir for 3 years.
Nico’s most recent performance was in the musical, Freaky Friday. They love voice acting, singing, playing the piano, working out, drawing, and they have a soft spot for psychology, paleontology, and Legos.

Alexandria Nance

Harper McAfee/Radio User

Alexandria Nance (She/Her) is a rising sophomore musical theater and arts management student at Long Island University. She is thrilled to be making her post-COVID musical debut as Harper McAfee /Radio User in Static. After Static, you can see Alexandria’s work in Post Theater Company’s premiere production of Dogs of Peace written by Brett Wolfe as a Dramaturg.

Zoë Bowen Smith

Georgia McAfee/Radio User

Zoë Bowen Smith (She/Her) is an actor, singer, writer, and improviser based in Washington, D.C. She was most recently seen onstage as Laura in the Helen Hayes Awards Recommended production of Die, Mr. Darcy, Die! at Best Medicine Rep. Zoë's other theatre credits include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive), Into the Woods (Little Red Ridinghood), and James and the Giant Peach (James). www.zoebowensmith.com

Ethan Bhatia

Katahdin McAfee/Radio User

Ethan Bhatia (He/Him) is a current junior and rising senior at Langley High School. He loves theatre and is thrilled to be playing Katahdin McAfee in Static: Noise of a New Musical this summer.

Jillian Blair

Radio Host/Wesser McAfee

Jillian Blair (She/Her) is an actress, singer, voiceover artist and plus size model currently stationed in Arlington, Virginia. Originally from Ohio, she made the leap to New York City where she earned her BFA in Theatre from CAP21/Molloy College. Since then Jillian has performed both Off-Off Broadway and regionally in the DC Metro area. Some of her favorite roles include Zell in LADYLIKE (The Kennedy Center), Dinah in DEADGAME (The Secret Theatre NYC), Ursula in THE LITTLE MERMAID (Plaza Theatricals NY) and Mama/Liba Weiss in A SHAYNA MAIDEL (Peace Mountain Theatre Company). Jillian has also modeled for Rebel Wilson's shoe brand, walked in NYFW and has recorded two audiobooks that are available on Audible and Apple Books.

Elizabeth Tippens

Stage Manager/Assistant Director

Elizabeth Tippens (She/Her) is a freshman at Emerson College studying Stage and Production Management. Previous theatre credits include; The Lightning Theif (Director), The Party Hop (Director), Freaky Friday (Stage Manager), and NCA Cappies gala (Assistant Stage Manager). She has loved working on this production and getting to experience this shows growth from the ground up. She wanted to thank Tess for being such an amazing friend and amazing to work with. The cast and crew have worked so hard and she hopes everyone enjoys the show!

Mary Muir

Lighting and Sound Designer

Mary Muir (She/Her) is a freshman at the University of Southern California studying English. She has been involved with theatre for 5 years. Specializing in lighting, she also has experience with set construction, sound, props, and run crew. She would also like to state she is so proud of everyone else who worked on the show, they did, and will do, amazingly.

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Meet the Cast & Crew

Static: Noise of a New Musical 2022 Production

MORSE CODE, the APPALACHIAN TRAIL, RADIOS, and a MISSING PERSON.

BEST MUSICAL and BEST ENSEMBLE winner.

Static:
Noise of
a New Musical
2022 Production

MORSE CODE,

the APPALACHIAN TRAIL,

RADIOS,

and a

MISSING PERSON.

BEST MUSICAL
and
BEST ENSEMBLE
winner.