Into the Sun (World Premiere Recording) [MP3]
Michael Gubser's musical Into the Sun dramatizes the conflict between military duty and friendship; political activism and resistance among youth, especially young women; gay attraction among soldiers; and soldiers facing multiple deployments, shell shock (PTSD), and incomprehension from families back home — themes as potent today as they were during the Great War. An exploration of love, courage, and friendship, Into the Sun asks audiences to confront the question of what is truly worth fighting for.
Into the Sun is a historical drama, based on historical fact, that was inspired by the World War I poet-soldiers, such as Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, John McCrae, May Wedderburn Cannan, Edith Sitwell, and William Butler Yeats, many of whom died in in a meaningless war but who live on in their renowned and widely anthologized poems, which stand as warnings of the devastation of war.
The album features performances by Michali Dantes, Michael Gubser, Natasha Hoeberigs, India Rose, Toby Shellard, Olivia Mae Ward, Peyton Weil, and Harry Winchester.
Digital Release Date: November 7, 2025
A Center Stage Records Relesase
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