About the show
A new musical exploring what happens when a woman’s near-death experience upends her understanding of life, death, and everything she thought she knew. We’re working from research at the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and field interviews with experiencers.
Development history
- February 2025 — Josiah Thomas Turner joins as book writer
- November 2024 — Admitted to the Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio; intensive workshop developing material
- July 2024 — Reading of the book with LA-based actors as part of the “From Outline to Draft” NMI course with John Sparks
- April 2024 — Initial casting and collaborator search
Pinned
Show
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
March 2026
Two songs from Five Minutes On The Low Road performed at Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts — and nearly 50 people showed up despite a March blizzard.
Project
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
February 2025
Josiah Thomas Turner, met at Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio, is taking over book writing for Five Minutes On The Low Road.
Show
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
November 2024
Selections from the 2024 Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio at Rough Cuts — two evenings, two venues, sketches and songs that offer a fascinating glimpse into the collaborative process of making new opera and music-theater.
Project
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
October 2024
Big honor - intensive workshop developing material in the Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio.
Show
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
July 2024
Reading with LA-based actors as part of From Outline to Draft NMI course.
Project
· Five Minutes On The Low Road
April 2024
Looking for director, playwright, and actor-singers for musical about a woman's near-death experience.
