Untitled Lifeguards Musical
Music by Rae Covey
Book and Lyrics by Rae Covey and Lisa Mongillo
UNTITLED LIFEGUARDS MUSICAL is a darkly funny, tender coming-of-age musical set at a small public pool in suburban America.
Three newly certified 17-year-old lifeguards begin the summer convinced it’s supposed to matter — a last chance to become different, less flawed versions of themselves before college arrives. But as pre-season training ends, a strange rumor spreads through conspiratorial corners of the internet: the solar eclipse arriving in August may bring the end of the world. As the sky goes black, everything will just…stop.
Under the compounding pressure of monotonous pool scans and a looming potential apocalypse, the teens’ inner lives rise to the surface. As the days until the eclipse tick by, they try to strive for what they want, even when everything feels like it might be ending.
This show is about the ways we brace for disaster, and the secret hope that our lives mean something. The tone is offbeat and a little bizarre, blending surreal ritual with scorching monotony. Big feelings unfold alongside very dumb pool specifics.
UNTITLED LIFEGUARDS MUSICAL is for everyone living in a world that constantly feels like it’s ending.
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The Writers
Rae Covey (Music, Book & Lyrics) is a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writers’ Workshop and a graduate of Northwestern University. Her full-length works have been developed at Joe’s Pub, Tuacahn Theatre, The Library at the Public Theater, and other incubators nationwide. Favorite spots where her music has been performed include Prospect Theater Company, The York Theatre, Titchfield Festival Theatre (UK), and Brooklyn Children’s Theatre. She is a Fred Ebb Award finalist and a Signature Theatre LaunchPad Residency semifinalist. Her musical, WHERE WE ARE, will receive its world premiere at Capital City Theatre (WI) in September 2026, and another (currently untitled) project is developing toward an industry reading in June 2026. When she's not writing, Rae works as a vocal coach at Liz Caplan Vocal Studios. More at raecovey.com and @rcoveymusic.
Lisa Mongillo (Book & Lyrics) is a member of the BMI Musical Theater Writers’ 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…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.