Fountain of You
When a thirty-something actress is suddenly aged out of the industry, she undergoes an unconventional spa procedure to get her old life back. But it sets her on a whole new path to achieve true power and equality… at a cost. Fountain of You is an irreverently funny take on our preoccupation with youth, beauty, and the patriarchal system underlying it all.
The Writers
Tasha Gordon-Solmon (Book & Lyrics): Tasha’s writing has been developed and produced at the Humana Festival, Clubbed Thumb, Northern Stage, New Georges, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, The Playwrights Realm, Ars Nova, Theatre Now New York and The Flea. She is a recipient of the Dramatists Guild Fellowship, the Playwrights Realm Fellowship, a Puffin Foundation Grant, and an AFO Solo Collective Residency. Residencies include The Millay Colony, Bethany Arts Community, Barrington Stage Company and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is a member of the TNNY Musical Writers Lab and the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, and an alumna of the Clubbed Thumb Early Career Writers Group, Project Y Playwrights Group, New Georges Jam and Ars Nova Playgroup.
Faye Chiao (Music) is a composer of musical theater, opera and concert music. Chiao has received awards from The Presser Foundation and OPERA America. Chiao’s works have been commissioned, produced and developed by Houston Grand Opera, Syracuse Stage, The Duffy Institute for New Opera, Boston Chamber Symphony, Manhattan School of Music, Prospect Theater, The Playwrights Realm, Pittsburgh Festival Opera and The New Victory Theater Labworks program. Chiao is a member of Theatre Now New York’s Musical Writers Lab and the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Workshop. Chiao holds degrees from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. FayeChiao.com
Development History
Fountain of You had its first reading in October, 2019 at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, with support from The Z Theater in Virginia, the Millay Colony, and FairGame. This was followed by a 29-hour reading in November 2021 at Open Jar Studios with support from The Z Theater, and a 29-hour reading in February 2022 with support from Theater Now New York. The show also had a staged workshop in March 2022 at The Z Theater in Virginia, and live concert in September 2022 at Green Room 42.
Connect
Tasha Gordon-Solmon: tgs228@nyu.edu | Faye Chiao: faye@fayechiao.com | Mark Orsini: Bret Adams Ltd. 448 W. 44th Street New York, NY 10036 | Email: morsini@bretadamsltd