Episode #1: PART 1 with KAIT KERRIGAN & BREE LOWDERMILK with DEEPAK KUMAR & JORD LIU

READY WHEN YOU AREEpisode #1: PART 1 with KAIT KERRIGAN & BREE LOWDERMILK with DEEPAK KUMAR & JORD LIUIn the premiere episode of READY WHEN YOU ARE, host Timothy Huang brings together two generations of musical theatre writers for an honest conversation about craft, mentorship, and building a life in the theatre.Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk join Deepak Kumar and Jord Liu for a wide-ranging discussion about heroes, education, technology, and how social media is shaping the way writers find their pathway into the field. The group also shares the songs they wish they’d written, the “magic songs” that capture lightning in a bottle, and the moments of struggle that ultimately led to creative breakthroughs.The episode also features an intimate live performance of “Out Here” from ERNXST, or the Importance of Being, with Zachary Noah Piser, recorded live in the NAMT office.READY WHEN YOU ARE is a video podcast series from the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) bringing together Festival alumni across generations for candid conversations about mentorship, legacy, innovation, and the evolving landscape of new musicals.www.namt.orgREADY WHEN YOU AREHosted & Created byTimothy HuangFeaturingKait KerriganDeepak KumarJord LiuBree LowdermilkAndZachary Noah PiserA National Alliance for Musical Theatre Media ProjectProduced & Directed by Frankie DaileyCinematography & Editing by Emily VorthermsAudio Supervisor & Original Music by Dylan GlatthornAssociate Producers: Skye Cone Ivey, Amanda FreedmanProduction Coordinator: Brent WhitesideFeaturing the song“Out Here” From ERNXST Or the Importance of BeingBook by Justin Elizabeth SayreLyrics by Kait KerriganMusic by Bree LowdermilkBased on The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThank You, ART/New York Studios!ABOUT THE HOSTTIMOTHY HUANG Follow Tim: @timothyhuangstagramMore info: https://www.timothyhuang.net/ABOUT THE GUESTSKAIT KERRIGAN Follow Kait: @kaitkerriganFollow Kerrigan & Lowdermilk: @kerrigan_lowdermilkMore info: https://kerrigan-lowdermilk.com/DEEPAK KUMARFollow Deepak: @_kumardeMore info: https://deepakwrites.com/JORD LIUFollow Jord: @jord_de_vivreMore info: https://jminjie.com/BREE LOWDERMILK Follow Bree: @breelowdermilkFollow Kerrigan & Lowdermilk: @kerrigan_lowdermilkMore info: https://kerrigan-lowdermilk.com/ABOUT NAMTThe National Alliance for Musical Theatre, founded in 1985, is a not-for-profit organization serving the musical theatre community. Its mission is to be a catalyst for nurturing musical theatre development, production, innovation and collaboration. Their 140 organizational members and 60 individual members, located throughout 31 states and six countries abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs and individual producers. In 2024, NAMT reached $1 million in awards to member organizations through NAMT granting programs including the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals and the Impact & Exploration Fund. Among the 300 musicals launched by NAMT’s Annual Festival of New Musicals are Come From Away, Lempicka, The Drowsy Chaperone, Lizard Boy, Teeth, Gun & Powder, King of Pangea, Benny & Joon, Darling Grenadine, Ordinary Days, It Shoulda Been You and Thoroughly Modern Millie, among many others, representing 600 writers. Last year, over 100 students from 27 states participated in the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with NAMT. Discover more at namt.org.Follow NAMT: @namt_orgMore info: namt.org