CREATIVE TEAM: Composer/lyricist Ari Afsar, playwright Lauren Gunderson, and McCarter Theatre Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen are among the artists — all women — behind “I & You: The Musical,” which comes to McCarter September 13 – October 12. Rasmussen directs.
McCarter Theatre Center announces the all-woman creative team behind the world premiere of I & You: The Musical. Inspired by Lauren Gunderson’s play I and You, this new musical reunites Gunderson with director Sarah Rasmussen, who directed the play’s world premiere in 2013. Commissioned by McCarter with support from the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle, the production runs September 13 through October 12and is a co-production with Olney Theatre Center.
Rasmussen returns to the story in her role as McCarter artistic director, joined by composer and lyricist Ari Afsar. Movement director Steph Paul, music director Sujin Kim-Ramsey, and dramaturg Julie Felise Dubiner complete the team. Commissioned by McCarter with support from the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle, the production runs September 13 through October 12, 2025, and is a co-production with Olney Theatre Center.
“This production represents the best of what McCarter stands for — fearless new work, storytelling that resonates deeply, and a celebration of women’s creative leadership propelling the future of American theater,” said Rasmussen. “Opening our season with a world premiere led by this extraordinary group of women is both a privilege and a powerful artistic statement. I’m incredibly proud of this team and the new light we’re bringing to Lauren Gunderson’s poignant story.”
Seventeen-year-olds Caroline — stuck at home with an illness — and Anthony — an earnest overachiever toting Walt Whitman and waffle fries — are classmates pulling an unexpected all-nighter. What starts as a reluctant school assignment soon sets both their worlds spinning into a soul-searching exploration of fate, friendship, and the fragile wonder of being alive.
Casting and the full production team will be announced in the coming weeks.
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