Script and Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music

“Script and Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music,” featuring Hermitage Fellows Sam Beam and Lindsey Ferrentino, Monday, June 22, 6:30pm: Multiple Grammy Award nominee Sam Beam (also known as Iron & Wine) and celebrated Broadway playwright Lindsey Ferrentino are two artists at the top of their fields – contemporary folk music and contemporary theater. These two Hermitage Fellows are developing original works both individually and in collaboration. Beam has been creating music as “Iron & Wine” since 2002 and has released six studio albums along with multiple singles, EPs, and exclusive downloads. His latest album, Hen’s Teeth, “hums through the speakers like a quiet, sudden revelation” (Flood Magazine). Ferrentino’s first major New York production, Ugly Lies the Bone, was a New York Times Critic’s Pick in 2015 before transferring to the National Theater in London and has been produced in over 100 productions across the world. Since then, she has had several hits in both the U.S. and abroad, including the recent Broadway musical The Queen of Versailles, and her Olivier Award-nominated play The Fear of 13, now on Broadway starring two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody; she writes with what Variety calls “a moral conscience second to none among her generation of playwrights.” In this Hermitage Beach program, Beam and Ferrentino will offer insight into their individual artistic practices and share original work and music from their impressive careers, while discussing the nuances of collaborating across mediums. Join us on the Hermitage Beach for this inspiring evening of theater and music, just before sun sets into the Gulf. Registration is required at HermitageArtistRetreat.org ($5/person registration fee). Hermitage Artist Retreat, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood, FL 34223