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Find Me

Find MeThe Musical

Two lost souls. One Craigslist ad. A bench beneath a willow tree, and the songs neither of them could finish alone.

Find Me poster: two silhouetted guitarists face each other on a park bench beneath a willow tree and a glowing full moon.

The Story

Sometimes you have to be found.

Danny is a songwriter hiding from the world after an ugly breakup, filling his late mother’s journal with songs he is too afraid to share. Ally is a singer determined to live fully while she waits on test results she would rather not open, and on a father who calls five times a day.

Each of them turns to Craigslist to find someone to make music with. After a parade of shredders, beginners, a supplement salesman, a French classical guitarist and one man who only wanted to buy a couch, two messages finally cross. A recorded song is all it takes to send them to a bench beneath a willow tree in the park.

Find Me is an intimate, funny and tender story about the courage it takes to let someone in, about what we owe the people we love, and about what music keeps of them, even after they are gone.

“Even when the path is dark, keep taking one step at a time. The light will find you.”

Ally’s mom
Acts
2
Songs
16
Actors
6
Setting
A city park, summer

I see us sitting in the park
in the shade of a willow tree,
playing and singing our songs.

“Find Me” · Danny & Ally

The Music

Songs from the show

Folk harmonies, two guitars and a lot of heart. Listen to 16 demo recordings from Acts I and II. More are on the way.

  1. Find Me

    Danny & Ally · Written by Ian Pedersen & Jennifer Emerick-Cayton in 2017

    Scene 1
  2. Smile

    Danny · Written by Ian Pedersen in 2022

    Scene 3
  3. Pizza and Beer

    Sean · Written by Ian Pedersen in 2022

    It's supposed to be bad.

    Scene 3
  4. Post and Pray

    Ally · Written by Ian Pedersen in 2025

    Scene 4Demo coming soon
  5. Song in My Heart

    Danny · Written by Ian Pedersen in 2016

    Scene 6
  6. Post and Pray (Reprise)

    Danny · Written by Ian Pedersen in 2025

    Scene 6Demo coming soon
  7. Follow Me

    Ally · Written by Jennifer Emerick-Cayton in 2016

    Scene 7
  8. Follow Me (Rewind)

    Ally & Danny · Written by Jennifer Emerick-Cayton in 2016

    Scene 7
  9. Somebody Listens to My Heart

    Danny · Written by Bruce Rawling in 1985

    Scene 7
  10. Somebody Listens to My Heart (Rewind)

    Danny & Ally · Written by Bruce Rawling in 1985

    Scene 7
  11. Guy Like Me

    Danny & Ally · Written by Paul Kaeding in 2025

    Scene 10Demo coming soon
  12. Find Me (Reprise)

    Danny & Ally · Written by Ian Pedersen & Jennifer Emerick-Cayton in 2017

    Scene 10

The Characters

Who you’ll meet

  • Songwriter

    Danny

    An aspiring musician hiding from the world after an ugly breakup. He keeps his songs in the journal his mother left him, and shows them to no one.

  • Singer

    Ally

    Creative, funny and set on living fully while she waits for test results she would rather not open. Her father calls five times a day.

  • Danny's best friend

    Lionel

    Caring and protective, and the one who finds the post that changes everything. Does not know who the Wailin' Jennys are.

  • Ally's best friend

    Maddie

    Half of the Darling Detectives, with a quick wit and a long history of childhood adventures with Ally. Packs mace.

  • Danny's friend

    Will

    Blunt, a little bit of a jokester, and the best digger from their college volleyball days. Plays a mean recorder.

  • Craigslist musician

    Sean

    Enthusiastic, jarring and completely sure his song about pizza and beer will make him mucho money some day.

  • Father

    Ally's Dad

    Overprotective and still mourning the loss of his wife, he meets every lab result with a list of questions.

  • Local Pub & Cafe

    The Server

    Clearly struggling on her first day on the job. Has lost her pen. It's behind her ear.

Six actors, many roles

Find Me is written for a company of six, with the supporting cast doubling across the Craigslist musicians and the city around Danny and Ally.

Actor 1
Danny
Actor 2
Ally
Actor 3
Lionel, Musician 3, Couch Guy, Funeral group
Actor 4
Maddie, Musician 2, Woman in the park
Actor 5
Will, Sean, Musician 4, Ally's Dad
Actor 6
Server, Musician 5, Funeral group

The Stage

Three worlds, one willow tree

One expansive stage, divided into three spaces. Light moves between them, so Danny and Ally can share a song from across the city long before they share a bench.

The Creators

Written by

Story and script by

  • Ian Pedersen

Music and lyrics by

  • Ian Pedersen
  • Jennifer Emerick-Cayton
  • Bruce Rawling
  • Paul Kaeding

Contact

Bring Find Me to your stage

For readings, workshops, productions or licensing, get in touch with the writer. Scripts and demo recordings are available on request.

Prefer email? Write to ianpedersenmusic@gmail.com, or visit the shop.