I am so thankful to the committee for selecting Green: The Musical for this recognition and to Jonathan Cerullo, Colin Freeman and the entire cast and team who put this show together. I am equally grateful to Cate Cammarata and her vision and sponsorship of the New Works Festival and Create Theater overall. Create Theater has provided me with supportive and knowledgeable mentors and colleagues who have challenged me to rework, rewrite and even rethink elements of my show, and they have also offered frequent and accessible opportunities to actually present elements of the musical and receive comments and critiques from a community of experts. I am excited to move forward even further to see where we can go with Green!
Kathryn Komsa Schmidt