Development Stage: Through a number of readings and workshops, this script has gone through years of revisions, from its birth as a 10-minute scene, to a recent revision that offers parallels between the American 1940's and today's quarantine culture. In future drafts, Cara Beth looks forward to pursuing themes such as the power of music and small acts of kindness as the highest form of human intimacy.

Synopsis: Cara Beth Heath takes us back to a time where America was making war while the women of Kalamazoo were making guitars. Following the journeys of Irene, Helen, Jenny, Mary Jane, Gladys, and June Good Enough takes an unyielding look at these women’s lives, loves, and the way they must live in a world at war. With tension taught as the strings of a Gibson guitar these women must navigate their place in an ever-shifting landscape, constantly wondering if history will remember their unique contribution to American music and the war effort. As much as some would like to forget the details of our not so distant past, these women are kept alive by the music that emanated from the instruments they crafted.