Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In “Spotlight On,” The 5th Avenue Theatre shines a light on a new musical in development. This month, Associate Director of New Works Neen Williams-Teramachi (they/them) chats with SassyBlack (SassyBlack.com), the creator behind Emerald Jett.
Emerald Jett is a sci-fi funk musical about the trials and tribulations of a 34-year-old Black woman based in Seattle. As if navigating her way through the world in her Black Queer body wasn’t enough, Emerald soon discovers that she is in fact an alien from a Black planet with a superpower that she might lose unless she makes some much-needed changes in her life. In this take on a coming of age and stepping into power story, Emerald learns that although we are all on the hunt for life's true purpose, it is in her genetic coding to actively change her life's goals or face dire ramifications.
Learn more about First Draft: Raise Your Voice here: 5thavenue.org/about/new-musical-development/first-draft
In “Spotlight On,” The 5th Avenue Theatre shines a light on a new musical in development. This month, Associate Director of New Works Neen Williams-Teramachi (they/them) chats with SassyBlack (SassyBlack.com), the creator behind Emerald Jett.
Emerald Jett is a sci-fi funk musical about the trials and tribulations of a 34-year-old Black woman based in Seattle. As if navigating her way through the world in her Black Queer body wasn’t enough, Emerald soon discovers that she is in fact an alien from a Black planet with a superpower that she might lose unless she makes some much-needed changes in her life. In this take on a coming of age and stepping into power story, Emerald learns that although we are all on the hunt for life's true purpose, it is in her genetic coding to actively change her life's goals or face dire ramifications.
Learn more about First Draft: Raise Your Voice here: 5thavenue.org/about/new-musical-development/first-draft
