What do you get when you combine a slasher flick and a musical comedy in some unholy experiment? Lend Me A Chainsaw—a bloody, bawdy, and wildly entertaining whirlwind where horror tropes meet showtunes, and everything goes deliciously off the rails.
Six friends set off on a road trip to a lake house the summer before their senior year, blissfully unaware it was the bloody site of a chainsaw murder spree last year.
Who is the killer? Who will survive? …Will you?
Brian Christensen (Book/Music/Lyrics) has been the resident sound engineer for Dallas Children’s Theater since 2015, and also regularly works with MusicalWriters.com and numerous other theaters in DFW. His other musicals Hatshepsut and Greece: A Mythical Comedy were performed at IMPRINT Theatreworks’ First Impressions Festivals; Hatshepsut was also featured in the 2022 Rogue Theater Festival in NYC.
We’d like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who supported our Seed & Spark campaign —
Vieth Chloe, CaitLyne Martin, Jessica Layman, Doug Sturdivant, Becky Christensen, Allen King, Hailey Green, Chris Harris, Joseph Kaminski, Dan Sander-Wells, Ryan Somerfield, Peg & Jeff Somerfield, Daniel Wolfert, Ed & Laura Crotty, Gabriela L., Christopher Fisher, Artie Olaisen, Lisa Leone, Aaron Turcotte, Robert Bradford Smith, Stan Graner, Laura Brewer, Ed Levy, Michael & Elaine Morrisey, Tim Lowrey, Randy Pearlman, Danyelle Dron, Janel Villatoro, Matt Molandes, Jessi Pitts, Taylor & Stephen Kanter, Alli Betsill, Christina Kudlicki, The Ozunas, Meredith Mirmow, Nicolette Neurauter, Justiss Leanne, Lindsay Cutting, Pam & Jason Herzog, Carolyn Whiteford, Agi Purse, Andrea Gordon, Tony King, Linda & Mike Brown — and to everyone who contributed anonymously.
Your generosity and belief in this project mean the world to us.
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With deep gratitude and respect, we honor Doug Sturdivant. He was an avid supporter of Lend Me A Chainsaw—from his thoughtful review of Lend Me a Chainsaw last year, to his generous contribution to our Seed&Spark campaign and his enthusiasm to see Chainsaw again this year—but also of the entire NTX theatre community. Doug embodied the true spirit of support and community. May we all carry his legacy forward by championing and uplifting local theatre.
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MusicalWriters.com Productions would also like to thank Rosewood Center for Family Arts, Circle Theatre, Uptown Players, Hailey Green, Lexi Nieto, Reagan Fitzgerald, Lili Johnson, Arlie Coker, Edgar Leonardo Hernandez, Zane Arterburn and Rune Bunn.