FLARE is a female-forward musical in development, featuring 16 original songs and an intergenerational cast.
"When the world asks us to choose sides, how do we choose each other instead?"
FLARE follows two neighboring mothers as their spouses are deployed on opposite sides of a growing civil conflict. The story explores the work of mothering, inheritance, and what it means to keep choosing one another across generations.
The upcoming Kickstarter campaign will support the next phase of FLARE’s development, including finalizing the musical score, creating vocal recordings and demos, and preparing the script and music for future workshops. These funds are an essential step to move FLARE toward production. Supporters will be playing a direct role in bringing an original musical from idea to stage; one song, one scene, and one conversation at a time.The Kickstarter will launch Spring 2026
Carol Brady is a songwriter, composer, visual artist, and educator. She is the lead creator of FLARE and has written the musical’s lyrics, songs, and scores to date. Her work centers on storytelling, motherhood, and connection, with a focus on creating art that holds complexity without prescribing answers.
She lives in Columbia, SC with her wife and two children.
Special Thanks: With deep gratitude to Mahayana Landowne, a New York City–based theatre director supporting the development and script of FLARE, and to Dan Konopka for his support and guidance on music production.