FORTY MINUTES
Six of the songs from FORTY MINUTES are now Alice’s drawings come to life in WORKING TITLE. The videos below are from the May 2020 digital reading of FORTY MINUTES.
“Forty Minutes”
A group of friends tries to reconnect knowing that they don’t have long to do so.
“Cooking for One”
Someone quarantining alone encounters the challenges of total isolation.
“Spontaneously”
Struggling to adjust to distance learning, a high school teacher reflects on what he misses most about the classroom.
“Promise”
A nurse calls her family to say goodnight during a rare quiet moment in her shift.
“Fly Away”
Faced with new and serious illness, a couple wishes they could somehow escape.
“Nonessential”
Feeling newly useless, a person does their best to better themselves in the meantime.
*Alice will be singing this to Grandma, about how she’s been trying to keep herself busy since the lockdown began.