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A shocked girl and three disembodied heads as title image for a young ages musical by The Kennedy Center in Washington DC

The story is about a teenage girl, Fovea Munson, who is stuck working at her parents’ cadaver lab during the summer, when suddenly three disembodied heads start talking to her and ask her for a favor. Music and Lyrics by Justin Huertas, Music Direction and Orchestration by Steven Tran. Directed by M. Graham Smith.

Client: The Kennedy Center, Washington DC

Producer: Sean-Maurice Lynch

The Mortification of Fovea Munson

Title image for a new musical for young audiences, "The Mortification of Fovea Munson“, a World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission, based on the book by Mary Winn Heider.

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