April Alsup is a music theatre composer from Denver Colorado. ⭐️ @eiggmusical BWW Best new Musical 2023 ⭐️ @absurdheromusical 4 STARS The Scotsman 2025 ⭐
Denver, CO
Joined November 2016
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Broadside begins before the Revolution had a name. We borrowed a page from The Beggar's Opera and put Phillis Wheatley in charge. Her first task? Tell Dr. Joseph Warren to stop singing The Liberty Song so politely and sing it like he means it. That's where our story starts.🎭
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Sam Adams used pseudonyms to challenge the Crown in the pages of the Boston Gazette. Writing under names like Vindex, Candidus, and Populus, Adams shaped public opinion while protecting his identity, proving that the battle for hearts and minds often began with the printed word.
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Our original Boston tea party scene in Sarah Fulton's kitchen had issues, so we worked with the actor and their instinct led us to a more powerful moment: the point when colonists stopped thinking of themselves as British subjects and began thinking of themselves as Americans.🎭
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We're planning a talkback after our Sunday matinee at Vintage Theatre.
ALT Ever wonder what it takes to create a brand-new musical and take it halfway around the world? Join us for a special Theatre Makers Town Hall Discussion at Vintage Theatre, where we'll pull back the curtain on the creative journey from developing a new musical here in Denver to bringing it to the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's largest performing arts festival. We'll talk about the writing process, research, rehearsals, producing, fundraising, and everything in between, with the conversation moderated by Shannon McCarthy at Vintage Theatre.
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Before the first shot… there was the dock. Moored at Griffin's Warf is the Dartmouth, heavy with East India tea. The words travel fast here, from ship to shore, like the broadsides posted in town, the original social feed. Men debating taxes, rights, and what “liberty” means.
ALT Walk along Griffin’s Wharf in 1773 and you’d feel it. The tension, the anticipation, the low hum of something about to change.
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Before taxis there were carriages... In Colonial Boston, horse-drawn carriages served as the early taxi system. You might spot one rolling past Faneuil Hall or pulling up near Old South Meeting House with a broadside on back, wheels creaking and hooves striking the brick streets.
ALT Horse drawn carriage with Broadside posted on the back navigating the streets of colonial Boston.
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Before feeds and timelines… there was Nine Men’s Morris. Colonists played this strategy game using corn kernels on a scratched wooden board. You’d spot it in taverns, near Faneuil Hall, or along the docks at Griffin’s Wharf, quiet competition beneath debates about liberty.
🤖 Made with AI
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It's 1770, you open the door of a tavern near Boston and the room hums with low voices, flickering candlelight and whispered debates about liberty. On the wall, a broadside, ink still wet, the original social meme. On stage a messy breakup, Britain and America, are losing trust.
ALT A Broadside of Broadside the Musical in a 1770s tavern
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Here's a live video of Absurd Hero, filmed in 4K and edited from different nights and camera angles. It feels like you're in the action, the comedy, and the chaos. This is about as close as it comes to being there.🎭
youtube.com/watch?v=iOHR3p1A…
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With only five minutes to load in and out at Fringe, your set design has to be flexible and fast. Once we create a concept that’s both functional and true to the show, we use ChatGPT to mock up the layout in our actual venue.
We open Aug 1st at Fringe.
@edfringe @GreensideVenue
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🎭 Our Absurd Hero crowdfunding campaign is LIVE!
Why pledge?
Because we’ve got perks that even the gods envy:
⚡ Divine swag
💬 Personalized shoutouts
🛍️ Mythic mystery bags
🎫 VIP access to chaos
Support the show. Mock the system. Cling to meaning.
👉 indiegogo.com/projects/absur…
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Here's our outdoor advertising campaign for the Fringe. We have a festival banner outside Deacon Brodie, a quad board on the mound and a double crown outside Greenside HQ. The Out of Hands folks are great! 🎭
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@GreensideVenue
@outofhandprint
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Here's a trailer we created at our first rehearsal. It's fun to do this sort of thing. We're now in the production phase of the project and we always ask all the members of our small troupe to join in on the creation process. @edfringe @GreensideVenue @absurdheroshow
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We've been toying around with how to use this star wars toy for Tony (Thanatos) in a funny way. It has a microphone that distorts his voice and makes him sound mean. @absurdheroshow @edfringe @GreensideVenue #edinburgh #musical #newwork
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Darby's music box uses a piano roll to play her motif as she ponders at her aging beauty. Coming to @edfringe @GreensideVenue @RiddlesCourt first week of August 2025. 🎭
@edfringe @GreensideVenue @absurdheroshow @AprilAlsup
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This little theater in Scotland gives me goosebumps. It's so immersive and audiences are so engaged. It's empty now, but it won't be for long! Looking forward to lighting this place up again this Summer. See you soon!
@edfringe @GreensideVenue @Riddlescourt @AprilAlsup
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Here's a link to our first official press release. 🎭
drive.google.com/file/d/1v1N…
#edfringe #absurdhero #musictheatre
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Here are some examples of our identity for the Absurd Hero show. We've been working with Melissa Rick again. Stay tuned for the complete announcement. 🎭
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