Over the past two years, Paperboy has had three developmental workshops in the MSM Musical Theatre Lab Series which was created to offer students the opportunity to work on musicals-in-development and give musical theatre artists a no-pressure environment where they can develop new work. The Lab Series allowed producers to hear the script and the score and make revisions.


According to the creative team behind the production, the story of Paperboy called out to be realized as a musical. “The main character in Paperboy struggles with stuttering, however the overall theme of the production is about communication,” said Director Don Stephenson. “Humans have struggled to communicate with each other ever since the beginning of time. It is the universal pursuit. The show asks the questions: How do we talk to each other? What other ways can we talk if not with our voices? What alternate ways can we reach out our hands to each other? How can we understand each other using different methods of communication? We all go through our days talking or texting or emailing; we are all trying to be understood and communicate our wants, desires, and deepest selves.”


“We received feedback from more than a few audience members who stutter...they were visibly moved and thanked us for telling this story."


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