LEAVING EDEN: Composer / Music Director
Laurelyn Dossett lives and writes in the piedmont of North Carolina and her songs tend to reflect the stories of the region, both traditional and contemporary. One of the most sought-after voices in creative collaborations, she has toured with Rhiannon Giddens, folk legend Alice Gerrard, and composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain. She premiered composer Kenneth Frazelle’s song cycle, Songs in the Rear View Mirror, and has toured with the North Carolina Symphony. She has appeared on Prairie Home Companion and at various music festivals with Polecat Creek, a band she co-founded with Kari Sickenberger. Since 2006 Laurelyn has partnered with Triad Stage’s Preston Lane on six plays featuring regional folklore and original music: Brother Wolf, Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity, Bloody Blackbeard, Providence Gap, Snow Queen, and Radiunt Abundunt. An adaptation of Bloody Blackbeard toured NC schools in 2009, and both Brother Wolf and Beautiful Star are published by Playscripts and have gone on to have professional productions in cities across the U.S. Her song “Leaving Eden” is the title track of the Carolina Chocolate Drops Grammy-nominated release.
Shows at PlayMakers
- Leaving Eden Apr 4 - 22, 2018