Plays/Musicals:
These Walls: A New 10-Minute Musical, 2W/2M
Book & Lyrics by Caitlin Collins, Music by Matthew Lowy
It’s moving day, and newly married Liz and Jeff burst into their first home with one another, full of hopeful anticipation. On a separate plane of reality thirty-five years in the future, older Jeff and Liz perform a final sweep as they prepare to move out. The two timelines overlap, exploring the bittersweet nature of love and the true meaning of home.
Production History:
New York Theater Festival - Winterfest 2020* (*Winner of Best Short - Play or Musical)
Sound Bites Streaming Live, (Theatre Now New York) - Fall 2020
Sound Bites Extra Bites (Theatre Now New York) - Spring 2021
Theatre Now’s Sound Bites 7.0 Festival in NYC - May 2022
Outbound - Full-length play, 5W/2M
Iris feels lonely and directionless in her call-center job, until work lands her on the line with Shelly - a young widow who happens to live in the same small town in which Iris's absent mother grew up. Taking the synchronicity as a sign, Iris travels back to the town for a visit with her own estranged grandmother, Ruth. As all three of these women grapple with the ghosts of their pasts, their journeys become increasingly intertwined, encircling others in the community who shoulder their own baggage. Their stories weave an exploration of isolation, connection, loss, and resilience.
Production History:
Redtwist Theatre - Digital Staged Reading - August 2021
The Forestburgh Playhouse - In the Works - In the Woods Festival - Workshop Presentation - September 2022
Songwriting:
As of July 2020, Caitlin completed her second year as a lyricist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and was invited to join the ongoing Advanced Workshop. In her first year, she had the privilege of working with many talented artists - check back soon for some song demos!
For the past year, as their Final Second Year Project, she’s been collaborating with composer Kristen Rea on an adaptation they’re both incredibly passionate about. They have some exciting projects in the works, so stay tuned for more from Collins & Rea!
*A Screenshot from their Final Second Year Presentation.
Personal Narrative Essay:
“Hearing Voices” - Personal Narrative Essay
Published in antirrhinum: BROAD TOPICS, Issue 1. September, 2018.
Chicago-based literary journal.
