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VOX POP!

a post-democratic musical

In the distant future, a group of rebel troubadours is surrounded on all sides by the deadly forces of an oppressive regime. In their last few moments of freedom they have only one chance left to pass along the tale of Vox Populi, a sacred secret that tells of the rise and fall of a great mythical society. Can they pass along the legend to their children before they're captured and save future democracies from corruption, or is there no such thing as democracy without corruption?

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Book, Music, & Lyrics by David Davila

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VOX POP by David Davila

PRODUCTION PHOTOS FROM
VOX POP! A POST DEMOCRATIC MUSICAL

Vox Pop! got a workshop production at Indiana University in 2024: Directed by Lauren Diesch, Set by Maggie Jackson, Lights by Nicholas Gwin, Costumes by Katie Cowan-Sickmeier, Sound Design by Andrew Hopson, Props by Ash Cosey, Music Direction by Erik Wakar, Orchestrations by Em Singleton, Choreography by Aerin Webber, Dramaturgy by Sarah Johnson. Photos by Zach Rosin. 

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Vox Pop! LIVE at Indiana University

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY

  • ​World Premiere, Indiana University 2024

  • Developmental Reading, Indiana University 2023

  • Developmental Readings, The PlayGround Experiment 2022

  • 4x15 Workshop, Musical Theatre Factory 2015

  • New Musicals @ 54 Below 2014

Bloom Where You're Planted

Grammy winner Darryl Jovan Williams sings "Bloom Where You're Planted" from VOX POP

Don't Look Back

Broadway's Ben Rosenberry & Caitlyn Caughell sing "Don't Look Back" from VOX POP

Closer

Broadway's Desi Oakley sings "Closer" from VOX POP

Be The Change

Broadway's Arielle Jacobs, Britney Coleman, Genny Lis Padilla, and Allison Rerecich sing "Be the Change" the Act 1 finale of Vox Pop!

All Good Things

Broadway's Jenna Leigh Green sings "All Good Things," the closing number from VOX POP

IT HAS BEGUN

Charles Barksdale and Lindsay Hicks sing "It Has Begun," from VOX POP!

SAVIOUR

Lifelong collaborator Mariela Flor Olivo sings "Saviour" from VOX POP!

VOX POP ANTHEM

Broadway's Brian Charles Rooney sings the Vox Pop Anthem. 

VOX POP! @ MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY

Behind the Scenes photos of the developmental workshop of VOX POP! at Musical Theatre Factory at the former MTF Porn Studios Theatre on 40th St and 8th Ave in Manhattan. Directed by Srđa Vasiljević, Music Direction by Karl Hedrick, Artistic Director Shakina Nayfack. Starring Jessica Kahkoska, Brian Charles Rooney, Brendan Daugherty, Gabby Horning, Emilie Mirvis, and Injoy Fountain.

Karl Hedrick & Jessica Kahkoska
Shakina Nayfack
Srđa Vasiljević
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Vox Pop! @ MTF
Brian Charles Rooney, Brendan Daugherty, and Injoy Fountain

VOX POP! FIRST TABLE READ AT IU

Behind the Scenes photos of the first developmental table read through of VOX POP! at IU 2023.

Vox Pop by David Davila
Katie Wheeler
Director Lauren Diesch and David Davila
Vox Pop at Indiana University
Paully Hawthorne
Vox Pop at Indiana University
Brandon Magid
Vox Pop at Indiana University
Vox Pop at Indiana University
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