The Titanic has remained a continued fascination of human thought for over 100 years. The event acts as a cautionary tale about the futility of human hubris against nature. Not only is this demonstrated in the ship's quest for size and speed but it's class systems that ambitiously separate humans who would all come to the same disastrous fate.
Titanic: The Musical is a story of class and the eventual reckoning with reality, we are all human. While there is a great deal of negativity for the greed involved with hubris, there is an underscoring of admiration in the musical for the human spirit. Innovation can lead to great terrors but has possibilities to change our world for the good and the musical captures the hopes and dreams of all passengers regardless of class.
The world is full of dichotomies: rich and poor, innovation and history, industry and culture, the living and the dead but for a brief moment through Titanic: The Musical we can see time stand still and brave people decide to fight for each other regardless of their differences.
SITE OVERVIEW
General Resources will bring you to the dramaturgy team contact, the glossary for definitions of terms in the script, a link to a Pinterest board if you'd like to collaborate, and actor resources for taking care if the emotional labor of the show becomes demanding.
The Basics will bring you to in-depth pages about the boat (its history, design, etc.), the journey (from launch all the way to the inquiries), the passengers (a look at the ship's accommodations by class), the crew (detailing all aspects of crew life including daily tasks and what they did during the sinking, and the musical (basics on Titanic: The Musical production history
Go Deeper will bring you to mini-resource sections about more niche topics such as news coverage of the ship, the orchestra onboard, a list of famous people from the ship, a look at the pets that were aboard the ship, an overview of the OceanGate Titan implosion, some resources for music analysis, and a presentation viewing Titanic: The Musical as a morality play.
Finally, the Cast Directory tab will bring you to pages separated by actors that give an overview of the characters they are playing as well as resources that may benefit them a bit more personally. If you have any questions, requests, or anything please feel free to reach out to Lillian McDermott (lmcdermo@andrew.cmu.edu) and Madelyn Streisfeld (mstreisf@andrew.cmu.edu).