Jay Adana

Singer/Songwriter

Projects

The Loophole, The Public Theater/Public Studio - Composer/Lyricist

The story of the self-liberation of Polly Danfield, a black scientist and cartographer stuck at a crossroads. As The Civil War rages and the call of the mysterious Alligator Queen beckons, Polly must choose: safety in hiding or love and revolution? With a folk/rap score, verse, and body percussion, this swampy epic recasts the American hero.

Fingerpaintings, Playwrights Horizons Downtown - Composer/Lyricist

Evie has been seeing things. When she returns to her hometown where her best friend died three years ago, she and the friends she left behind try to save the abandoned western movie set they grew up in and attempt to reconcile in the process.

The Woodsman, New World Stages/59E59 Theaters - Lyricist

A bunraku puppet adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wizard of Oz telling the origin story of the Tinman

The Last Tiger in Haiti, La Jolla Playhouse/Berkeley Rep - Composer/Lyricist

Contributed music to Jeff Augustin’s story of five Haitian children entangled in a dark history of servitude.

Beloved, The Public Theater/#BARS Workshop - Composer/Lyricist

Short adaptation of Beloved by Toni Morrison .

Le Fay, Musical Theater Factory 4x15 - Lyricist

Queer, Druid puppet opera centered on the Celtic legend Morgan LeFay.

Awards

Richard Rodgers Award