DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF THE MUSICAL “E=MC²”

Book, Music and Lyrics written by Soroca & Allocca (Karen Soroca and Janet Marie)

For Bios, please see the About section at https://danstarproductions.com. 

Published by Fair Isle Music Publishing, LLC.  © Copyright 2019 Fair Isle Music Publishing LLC

First Read-Through: November 2019, San Rafael, CA

Science reviewed by Vincent Dumont, PHD

History Reviewed and Approved by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Re-writes.

Demos recorded in 2020 and 2022.  For examples, please see https://soundcloud.com/danstarproductions/sets/emc2-demos.

Personality Rights Contract Signed March 1, 2020. 

“Personality Rights of Albert Einstein are used with the Permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.“

Pandemic – theatre shut down for a full year. 

Re-writes.

Begin casting, theatre and team selection in preparation for Staged Reading in 2022.

Re-writes.

Staged Reading conducted in Burbank, CA on April 2nd and 3rd, 2022, under the 29 Hours contract with Actor’s Equity (AEA).  See News Page for Press Release.

Rewrite.

Arrangements and orchestrations completed in order to have live musicians at the planned full production of the play. 

Karen Soroca’s team of Director, Stage Manager and Assistant worked on budgeting according to AEA guidelines.  150K-350K budget will vary depending on size of theatre.

“E=MC²” accepted to the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance’s New Works Collaboration Catalog (NWCC).  See News Page for Press Release.

FAIR ISLE licenses “E=MC²” to new non-profit WISE WOMAN MUSICAL THEATRE GROUP to raise tax-deductible donations to fund the play.

The Plan:  A one-month run of four performances per week in an LA theatre.

Fundraising (including two doubling campaigns from generous donors), Grant Writing, Budgeting, Theatre Meetings continue on in coordination with wwmtg.org, along with re-writes and additional orchestrations.

Please see the News page for promotional videos released in 2025 and new testimonials received for our very successful Staged Reading. We are slowly but surely reaching our goal of a full production! For further information, please e-mail contact@emc2themusical.com.

Our bio musical includes a scene where Albert Einstein amusingly recreates this famous photo!