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The Circus in Winter: The Musical

“From Page to Stage,” Katherine Greene, Ball State Alumnus Magazine. November 2011, pp. 12-13.
Download the soundtrack.
“It takes a circus.” Lou Harry, Indiana Business Journal.
“An absolute must-see musical.” Erik Deckers. Indiana Insider Blog.
TV commercial featuring Ben Clark, who wrote the music and lyrics and another video about the adaptation process.
Videos from the production: Amazing, If I Could Know You, and Circus Day
Photos of the production, courtesy Ball State Daily News.
“Circus Musical: Peru native’s book being staged at Ball State.“ Danielle Rush. Kokomo Tribune.
Feature on Christopher and Justin Swader, set designers for the musical, from the Evansville Courier & Press.
“Big Top Hits the Stage,” from the Ball State University website.
“The Circus in Winter Comes to Muncie Civic Theater.” Ball State University English Department blog.
Article in Ball State’s alumni magazine
The Circus in Winter: The Musical website.

Excerpts

“For Love and the Colts,” an essay published on SI.com the day after Super Bowl XLI that became the germ of Comeback Season.
Excerpt from Comeback Season in Creative Nonfiction‘s online series “Pittsburgh in Words”
Excerpt from Comeback Season in Indianapolis Monthly.

Interviews

2011 interview by Sara Phinney for a story on The Circus in Winter: a Musical for Indiana Public Radio 92.1 WBST.
2010 interview on the Ball State University English Department blog.
2010 interview with David Inge on WILL Urbana’s Focus.
2009 and 2006 podcast interviews with Ellen Wadey on WYEP Pittsburgh’s Prosody.
2008 Interview with Regis Behe in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
2008 interview with Bryan Furuness for Hobart literary journal online.
2005 interview with Kurt Andersen on PRI’s Studio 360.

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