VIRGINITY (Aldous Huxley's 1921 novel, Crome Yellow, Radically Reimagined)

A shy young poet, Denis Stone, goes to a house party at Crome hellbent on wooing his hosts' niece, only to find that a dashing, if jaded, painter has arrived first. Spurned by the woman he ardently pursues, Denis grapples with the fickleness of desire and discovers that one’s true soulmate may be hiding in clear view. Huxley, writing in the aftermath of the Great War and Spanish Flu, depicts a generation...
A shy young poet, Denis Stone, goes to a house party at Crome hellbent on wooing his hosts' niece, only to find that a dashing, if jaded, painter has arrived first. Spurned by the woman he ardently pursues, Denis grapples with the fickleness of desire and discovers that one’s true soulmate may be hiding in clear view. Huxley, writing in the aftermath of the Great War and Spanish Flu, depicts a generation rent by loss and primed to break free of social constraints. Amid a crossfire of wayward pheromones and barbed repartee, a young deaf woman emerges as the mute voice of wisdom and Denis’ redeeming love.

For demo's, creator bios and more: https://germainewrites.wixsite.com/virginity
For introduction and a sampler of songs: https://youtu.be/46NFZRLPsoI?si=Rw84E_wpFbtPDB_T

*libretto and score available upon request
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VIRGINITY (Aldous Huxley's 1921 novel, Crome Yellow, Radically Reimagined)

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Michigan State University, "Musicalturgy" Program
    ,
    2023
  • Reading
    ,
    The New Works Playhouse
    ,
    2021