M E G I L L M U S I C

The Wind People
Book, Lyrics, & Music by Heather Megill
Eight villagers live in an encampment in the American southwest 100 years in the future during a century long drought. Living in makeshift shanties and off of weekly rations, they believe their work in the nearby factory assists in the war effort. When the electronic speaker in the center of their village malfunctions, a man from outside the encampment enters their world, bringing with him confusion, the truth, and prompting the unraveling of a prophecy that will bring hope and liberation to the oppressed “wind people.”
Themes: Acapella, dystopia, social justice, prophecy, liberation, hope
Show Specifics
Show Style
Contemporary, 75 minute One-Act
Musical Style
Acapella
Cast Size
9 (4 M, 3 W, 1NB, 1 Girl)
Orchestrations
N/A
Song List
Home (Full Company)
Awake m' Heart (Kalla/Poppi/Lynna/Hamm)
Take a Step 'n Then Again (Hamm/Liko/Ensemble)
Bubbins for Babies (Kalla/Lynna/Poppi)
No Damn War (John/Ensemble)
Free to Grow (Ensemble)
Time for Sleepin' (Lynna/Fort/Kalla/Liko)
They Jus' Don't Know (Morrow/Ensemble)
Beautiful (John/Lynna/Morrow/Ensemble)
Papa, He was Smilin' (Poppi/Ensemble)
Water (Full Company)
Home Reprise (Full Company)
Performance History
Upcoming: May 2024
Demo Tracks

Available for rental
Script
Piano Rehearsal Score
Full Conductor's Score