Titanic: The Musical
Carnegie Mellon University
School of Drama
Spring 2025
​Story & Book by Peter Stone
Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Orchestrations by Ian Weinberger​​​​
Dramaturgy asst. Madelyn Streisfeld
Dramaturgy adv. TJ Young
​Direction by Telly Leing
Music Director Michael McKelvey
Choreographer Tomé Cousin​​​
Look below at Lillian's dramaturgy website, interactive lobby display, first rehearsal activity, program note, and more for Titanic.
Dramaturgy Website
Titanic The Musical features an ensemble-style cast; to prepare the actors to step into role tracks with multiple characters based on historical figures, the dramaturgy website features individualized pages for each actor with biographies and resources for each of their characters. Additional resources on the website include generalized information about the Titanic, production-specific style inspirations, and an annotated glossary of terms from the script.
Lobby Display
Created in collaboration with the Encore team of CMU's Entertainment and Technology Center (ETC), the installation spanned multiple stations in the Purnell Center lobby. Each one featured unique luggage items and audio recordings tied to different passengers on the ship, allowing audience members to walk through and explore each character’s backstory by quite literally unpacking their baggage. They also gave the audience a chance to respond to what they saw. One station was a working telegraph booth where audience members could leave their own “final message” — automatically transcribed and projected into the space.
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View the video on the right for a walkthrough of the display, scroll through the photo gallery below, or click on the button here for a news article about the display collaboration.
Program Note
Dramaturgy Rehearsal Activity