Forever noon
a twilight Saga original musical parody
Music by Fernanda Douglas
Book and Lyrics by Lisa Mongillo and Danielle Smith
Forever Noon is a darkly funny reimagining of the entire Twilight franchise. With a lush, pop-infused original score and a subversive book, the show sinks its teeth into Twilight’s melodrama, Mormon-coded subtext, and undying afterlife. It’s a fever dream with a meta twist and unexpected heart.
We begin by tumbling through the Saga’s most iconic moments with increasing insanity, as the characters strain against the boxes their creator — mother Stephenie Meyer — has put them in. But when mysterious forces pull present-day actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson back into the world of Twilight, the critically-loathed franchise they’ve tried to outgrow, they see a chance to reshape it into the kind of strange, A24-adjacent art film they’d actually be proud to reference in interviews. Will they succeed? Probably not. But in the chaos, they — and all of us — might discover a new way to look at Twilight. Or not. Either way, it’ll be fun!
Forever Noon was developed through a series of artistic retreats with support from the Pendragon Theater. The show was most recently seen in a sold-out reading at Littlefield in Brooklyn, featuring Broadway’s Imani Russell and viral comedian Marcia Belsky. Additional dates at a new venue to be announced!
MEDIA
“Forever Noon”
After an oddly romantic biology class activity, Bella and Edward try to hide their yearning.
“A Lot of Days”
To close the show, our cult of Twilight worshippers parody its most iconic soundtrack entry.
the writers
Fernanda Douglas (music)
Fernanda (they/she) is an NYC-based composer and music director from Goleta, California. Recent presentations of Fernanda’s shows include: FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT SAGA MUSICAL PARODY (reading, Littlefield, NY), TODAY WE CELEBRATE EARTH DAY (staged reading, New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series), and PAYASITA (reading, Skyline Theatre Co., NJ). Select theatrical commissions include: RAQUEL’S PURPLE PINEAPPLE ADVENTURES (Creede Repertory Theater, CO), THE FAIRY GODDAUGHTER (Nashville Children’s Theatre, TN) and THE HOBBIT (First Stage, WI). When not writing, Fernanda spends their time teaching voice and piano lessons with Liz Caplan Vocal Studios. Fernanda is a rehearsal pianist for MOULIN ROUGE on Broadway, as well as an active member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and an alumnus of Columbia University.
Lisa Mongillo (lyrics, book)
Lisa (she/her) is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop, an alumna of William & Mary, and a humor writer for Reductress. Selected credits: lyrics/book for THE RADIUM GIRLS (directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, produced by High Octave, NAMT Finalist); script for PARTY PEOPLE (Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival); lyrics for A NEVER-ENDING LINE (Off-Broadway, album released by Broadway Records); lyrics/book for WE ARE THE BENJAMIN HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL HORSE GIRLS (Out of the Box Theatrics’ New Works). Her shows were selected for incubator programs with Western Connecticut State University, Pendragon Theater, The Phoenix Theater, and the Johnny Mercer Foundation. Her work has been performed on stages from LA to Paris – including Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and Lincoln Center; produced in various festivals; and showcased in Playbill’s Songwriter Series. She studied comedy at The Second City and The Annoyance, and worked on Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW.
Danielle Smith (lyrics, book)
Danielle (she/her) is a writer, clown, and puppeteer in Upper Manhattan, who originally hails from Atlantic City, NJ. Her show, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, written with Fernanda Douglas, appeared in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Her work has been developed through the BMI Workshop and Pendragon Theater, and performed at venues across NYC including Littlefield, Caveat, and more. She is a former editor-in-chief of Columbia’s Jester Magazine. Danielle was a Clown Gym regular and graduated from the WonderSparks Puppets Professional Training Program. She has also performed in DOWN TO CLOWN at Pine Box Rock Shop.