20 Seconds

Theatre
Name: Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage
Address: 480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Production Information
First performance date: September 10, 2023
Opening date: September 21, 2023
Closing date: October 21, 2023
External Links: Official Website


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Production Description
To a young Tom Sweitzer in 1970s blue-collar Pennsylvania, homemade meatballs were an Italian mom’s cure-all. Husky pants from Sears were a necessary evil. And dad’s schizophrenia and alcoholism were the fuel to a nightmarish fire. That is the life Tom knew and endured until one day, he ran out of the house and into the church across the street. There, he met a woman who gave him a gift that would alter the course of his life: music. Through song, Tom found a haven, a passion, a career, and a purpose. But above all, it gave him the language to accept loss, let in love, and forgive the demons of his past. 20 Seconds is an inspiring testimony to the uplifting power of music at all stages of life. Music provided companionship when Tom couldn’t find it in a destructive home. Years later, music shaped Tom’s career as a therapist, allowing him to augment his penchant for song with clinical, research-based practices.
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Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
A Place to Be Producer
Ben & K.C. Graham Producer
Jacqueline B. Mars Producer
Barbara Schaufeld Producer
Milton Sender Producer
Shannon & Jim Davis Producer
Teresa Wheeler Producer
Aaron Grant Executive Producer
  
Thomas Sweitzer Playwright
Jeremy Scott Blaustein Developer
  
Jeremy Scott Blaustein Director
  
Lindsay Fuori Set Designer
Emilee McVey-Lee Costume Designer
Jamie Roderick Lighting Designer
Bill Toles Sound Designer
  
Aaron Grant Theatrical, Inc. General Manager
  
Bill Toles Production Manager
Melissa Erikson Production Supervisor

Cast
Actor Role
Thomas Sweitzer Thomas Sweitzer