Isabel and the Runaway Train
by BE Theatre
Jul. 31 (2023)
This 10 - cast member show tells the story of a 16-year-old girl named Isabel who runs away from home and finds herself trapped on a magical train full of people who won't stop running - aka “The Runaway Train.” Throughout the 2 - hour jazz / folk dramedy, we learn that Isabel is the only person on board who remembers her own name. It is up to her to stop the train and save the other passengers (including a Porter, several Choir Members, and a mysterious Writer who may or may not be dead). However, the relationships between Isabel, the passengers and the evil Conductor turn out to be much more complicated than she originally thought. She soon discovers that in order to get off the train, she will have to take a hard look in the mirror and lean on her family to process an unaddressed history of trauma.
Learn to discuss sexual maltreatment, invest in your own mental health, and support #metoo survivors by pre-ordering this full album and experiencing Isabel's musical journey.
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Isabel is a musical theater production with accompanying “train” - ing programs that teach people how to support survivors of sexual maltreatment in their personal and professional lives.
Isabel programs are written BY a survivor of sexual maltreatment FOR supporters of survivors of sexual maltreatment. Because we know that it’s hard to be helpful.
Composer/Playwright Anna Westbrook wrote Isabel in 2012 after being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Now, her story of healing inspires others to learn and grow.
Auditions July 31, 2023 at 7 p.m., blackbox theatre.
Auditions are open to anyone ages 16+. Please prepare 30 seconds of a song.
Performances will be September 14 - 17, 2023.
Isabel and the Runaway Train is a musical with sensitive subject matter. There is no nudity or profanity but there are themes of sexual maltreatment and mental illness.
