Scene 1: Arrival
~5 minutes
The experience begins before it is formally announced. As the audience enters, performers are already present—stretching, sitting, breathing, simply being. From the start, the audience is invited into a shared environment rather than a traditional theatrical frame.
♪ "The Tonic Note" - Two Voices introduce the central metaphor: the calm, steady center beneath life's noise
Scene 2: The Reality
~3 minutes
The Voices step out of metaphor and into everyday life, sharing familiar moments of overthinking and anxiety. The ensemble is introduced as emotional archetypes, each briefly naming the internal role they carry.
♪ "Bring It All" - Creates permission for honesty, inviting the audience to arrive without fixing or pretending
Scene 3: Naming the Chaos
~2 minutes
With permission established, the internal noise surfaces. Ensemble members rapidly voice the looping "what-ifs" that characterize anxiety and mental overload.
♪ "The Static" - An explosion of overlapping thoughts capturing the visceral experience of anxiety
Scene 4: What We Actually Carry
~10 minutes
Each performer shares a specific origin moment—often from childhood—that shaped the emotional role they carry today. These stories are concrete and human, revealing how coping mechanisms were learned rather than chosen.
♪ "The Stories We Carry" - The ensemble gives musical voice to the weight revealed, acknowledging burdens carried over time
Scene 5: The First Reset
~9 minutes
Stillness enters the room for the first time. The Voices openly model resistance to slowing down. Gradually, performers and audience are guided into simple grounding and breath.
♪ "Breathe It Out" - A minimalist, rhythmic musical moment rooted in breath and presence, performed WITH the audience
Scene 6: Self-Compassion
~8 minutes
The Voices contrast the kindness we offer others with the harshness we direct at ourselves. Ensemble members briefly reveal their inner critics, exposing the cost of self-judgment.
♪ "What I'd Tell a Friend" - Compassion turns inward through music. Words normally reserved for others are offered to the self
Scene 7: Before You Learned to Hide
~9 minutes
The ensemble reflects on who they were before learning to edit, suppress, or perform for acceptance. Childhood memories surface—moments of joy, curiosity, and expression.
♪ "Before the World Told You" - A tender musical reflection on reclaiming what was never lost, only hidden
Scene 8: The Choice
~5 minutes
The Voices articulate the central question: whether to continue performing and proving, or to choose presence and authenticity. Each ensemble member names a personal choice aloud.
♪ "I Choose Me" - Pop-anthem empowerment. The PEAK moment of activation, celebrating self-ownership
Scene 9: The Descent
~2 minutes
After the peak, the energy is intentionally guided downward. The Voices remind the room that integration matters as much as activation.
♪ "Euphoria" - Presented not as exhilaration, but as steadiness. Gospel-soul transcendence celebrating arrival without striving
Scene 10: The Landing
~2 minutes
The experience concludes quietly. The Voices reflect on staying rather than chasing. The audience leaves not with answers, but with a felt sense of grounding.