MY PET DRAGON is a bold new musical where addiction takes the form of a fire-breathing beast that consumes everything in its path. But don't worry, because Georgia is here to show us that even the biggest dragon can be conquered. With heart and determination, she battles her own personal demon and emerges victorious. This is a tale of hope for all the 23 million Americans out there struggling with addiction.
With the power of art, we can destigmatize this disease and give people the support they need to overcome it.
MY PET DRAGON has been endorsed by
The Moe - Vranas Collaboration
MAGGIE MOE (Book and Lyrics) and JOSHUA VRANAS (Book and Music) met at NYU TISCH Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program in 2019 where their first collaboration, an angsty but catchy as all hell Greta Thunberg pop anthem called' ‘How Dare You’, shut the whole house down boots and the rest is history! It was then that M & J knew that they had something magical together.
Both Maggie and Joshua feel passionate about giving “voices to the voiceless” and believe that, through art, we can change the world. They have brought their personal relationships with addiction and recovery to tell this semi-autobiographical story. Where their individual stories differ, one thing remains glaringly similar: Dragons do everything in their power to keep people from living the lives they were meant to live. Out of its clutches, at least for today, M & J use their “ice” (strength within) to share this story.
They are real life Superhero Best Friends and geek out on Drag Race, Kander and Ebb, Mrs. Lovett, the Wicked Witch of the West, Roald Dahl, having the same main astrological houses (Leo and Libra) and more.
Joshua takes his coffee black. If he’s feeling spicy he likes a Nitro. Maggie prefers Diet Coke or anything that tastes like coffee ice cream.
They are also both chronic migraine sufferers-so that’s all real too.
WSAV News Spotlight
This was a press interview for our 2-Week Staged Reading in Hilton Head, SC from August 2022.
Production Reel
From our 2-Week Staged Reading in Hilton Head, SC from August 2022.
The Team
PATTI MAURER (Lead Producer) is a producer, award winning director/choreographer, Founder of Blue Topaz Productions LLC, Artistic and Performing Arts Director, Broadway World South Carolina’s Arts Educator of the Decade, and Hilton Head Island's Woman of the Year.
Producing Credits include: Ain't Done Bad, Tuck Everlasting, Alexis Fund I, II, and III productions, and Marie, Dancing Still. International and Regional credits include: Mary Poppins, 42nd Street, The Producers, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, Hollywood Showboat, and The Crystal Room. Director/Choreography credits include: Shrek, Tuck Everlasting, Clicquot in Concert, Clue, Beauty and the Beast (2020 Winner, Musical of the Decade), Evita, Big Fish, Sound Of Music (2018 Winner, Best Musical), 13, NFL Association, and SeaWorld. New Projects include: My Pet Dragon, Ain't Done Bad, Little Dancer, and Booked.
RASHAD V. CHAMBERS (Executive Producer) is a Tony Award winning producer, talent manager and lawyer. Rashad recently produced the New York premiere of the award winning musical Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical. His Broadway producing credits include American Son, Ain’t Too Proud, Betrayal, The Inheritance, Caroline, or Change, The Music Man and Topdog/Underdog. Rashad attended Morehouse College where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He also earned his JD and MBA degrees from The Ohio State University. Rashad is a founding member of The Industry Standard Group as well as a board member of On Broadway Performing Arts Training Program and Houses on the Moon Theater Company.
BLUE TOPAZ PRODUCTIONS LLC is a production company that aims to bring the next exciting newnew works in theatre, film, and dance to life.
EVAN BERNARDIN PRODUCTIONS is a full-service theatrical management company that provides general management for theatrical productions and consulting services for corporate entertainment ventures.
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Development CAST
Click on the headshots to read the bios
Santina Umbach | GEORGIA
Meredith Inglesby | MORPHY
William Boyajian | DRAGON BREEDER
Bern Tan | FRANK
Lisette Glodowski | LOIS
Harrison Meloeny | BILLY
Terry Burrell | ALICE
Song List & Production Credits
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Overture
Too Good to Be True — The Dragon Breeder
More Is More — Company
The Doctor’s Song — The Dragon Breeder, Alice, Georgia
Arrived — Georgia, Morphy
How I’m S’posed to Feel — Company
Look Into My Eyes — Morphy
The Facts — Alice, Frank
Losing It — Company
Rock Bottom — Georgia, Morphy
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Entr’acte
Superhero Best Friend Song — Billy, Lois
Free — Georgia, Morphy, The Dragon Breeder
Shipwrecked — Alice, Frank
Nothing Without Me — Georgia, Morphy
The Nightmare Sequence — Company
Look Into My Eyes (Reprise) — Morphy
Fire and Ice — Georgia
Too Good to be True (Reprise) — Georgia, The Dragon Breeder
One Day at a Time — Company
Bows
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Georgia Victor
Morpheus
The Dragon Breeder
Alice Victor
Frank Victor
Billy
Lois
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Written by Maggie Moe & Joshua Vranas
Directed by Joe Barros
Lead Producer, Patti Maurer
Executive Producer, Rashad V. Chambers
Blue Topaz Productions LLC
Evan Bernardin Productions
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Music by Joshua Vranas
Lyrics by Maggie Moe
Music Copied by Brooke Trumm
Arrangements by Frank Galgano & Matt Castle
Join the Team
MY PET DRAGON is flying quickly to its first production and we’re always looking to expand the team!
Reach out to Patti Maurer at patti@bluetopazproductions.com or 843-263-5346 for special investment opportunities.
Development History
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Scene Workshop
New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY — January 2024
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Magazine Cover Story
Betty Ford Foundation, New York, NY — September 2023
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Newsletter Interview
Betty Ford Foundation, Minneapolis, MN — August 2023
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Keynote Presentation
GSV Mission Summit, Dallas, TX — May 2023
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Podcast Interview
‘Let’s Talk’ Podcast with host William C. Moyers, Hazelden Betty Ford, Minneapolis, MN — May 2023 [WATCH the Podcast Interview]
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The Making of MY PET DRAGON
35th Parallel Productions, Dallas, TX — November 2022
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Benefit Gala Presentation
Acceptance Recovery Center, Athens, GA — October 2022
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2-Week Staged Reading
35th Parallel Productions, Hilton Head, SC — August 2022 [WATCH the News Highlight]
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Print Interview
Hazelden Betty Ford, Virtual — June 2022 [READ the Interview]
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Industry Reading
35th Parallel Productions, New York, NY — March 2022 [READ the Press Release]
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Podcast Interview
Musical Theater Radio FOLLOW SPOT, Virtual — June 2021 [LISTEN to the Interview]
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Sizzle Reel Presentation
Jill Edmund Theater, Virtual — May 2021
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Industry Reading
New York University, New York, NY — May 2021 [WATCH the Highlight Reel]