Lilith and Her Demons
Lilith and Her Demons adapts a collection of poems of the same name, by Enid Dame, into lyrics for a new song cycle. This piece explores how Lilith takes shape in folks of all kinds today.
They work in New Jersey
Find themselves in an abortion clinic
And at a tenants' rights rally
And in a Brooklyn dairy restaurant
And by the Red Sea
Lilith and Her Demons was first workshopped in the 2019 Philly Free Fringe as a five-day developmental lab experience. This ended in an invitation to the public to come witness our work at the close of day five. Our hope was to host another workshop of this piece in the Spring of 2020, but COVID19 intervened. This encouraged us to pivot our focus and write music for Lilith and Her Demons remotely. The piece had a two-weekend run of live streams in the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival as a concept album. Sarah Norcross joined Apartment 20 for this iteration as a guest artist to compose the piece. It then got picked up for participation in the Polyphone Festival for New and Emerging Musicals at The University of The Arts in 2021. Lilith and Her Demons continued its development into the fall of 2024 with a concert presentation at Theatre Exile.
2021 Polyphone Festival Digital Performance Shot
"Lilith's Talent": Theatre Exile 2024
Performed by Courtney Bird
A selection from the Polyphone Festival 2021
Performed by Malynne Smith and Jess Ruby