@LakeDevine: Philip Rothman brings music to THE INN AT LAKE DEVINE

Composer Philip Rothman's choral direction, original compositions, and sound design serve an evocative role in the adaptation of The Inn at Lake Devine, a coming-of-age comedy about family, faith, and falling in love.

Philip's bio is impressive; his music straddles the orchestral world, television and film, as a composer, arranger, copyist and music director. He's lent his talents to every main stage TIC production since 2006, including original music and sound design for Proof (New York Innovative Theatre Award nominee, 2010) and Our Town (2012), for which he served as choral director and composer, underscoring pivotal moments in the piece with original music.

 Philip Rothman's music from Our Town

To be clear, The Inn at Lake Devine is not a musical, but rather a heartfelt memory play that uses music to evoke emotions and another era.  Some songs in the play came directly from the book -- 'Silent Night' and 'Shalom Chaverim' -- while other copyrighted songs mentioned in the book could not be used.

Working with a gifted group of singers in the cast, Philip has arranged several songs from the public domain: 'In the Good Old Summertime' to set the cheerful tone of a family car sing along, and 'Honeysuckle and the Bee' recalls old-time-y resort entertainers.  Additionally, Philip set the hymn, 'Be Still My Soul' to a new composition for a pivotal scene in the play.  If you listen closely to the interstitial music throughout the piece, you may well recognize melodies from these choral numbers.

The play with music runs for 16 performances, October 7-24, 2015 @ 7:30 pm (matinee on Sunday, October 18 @ 2:30 pm) at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios at 244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor.  The show runs 2 hours and 15 minutes with an intermission.  Tickets: $18 at www.tictheater.com and 212-868-4444.