Miss Rainsong at The Plant

Miss Isabella Rainsong and Her Traveling Companion

A two-act, solo acoustic musical by Ross Martin

Saturday, June 10th, 2023 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm.

The Plant, Building 2

192 Lorax Ln

Pittsboro, NC 27312

If you have questions, please contact Tami Schwerin at tami.schwerin@gmail.com or Ross Martin at ross@ACMImimi.org.

Miss Isabella Rainsong and Her Traveling Companion will take you on an unforgettable journey

You will board this two-act, original acoustic musical in an Anniston, Alabama Amtrak train station. A threatening storm keeps you holed up in the station while it passes. A wayward Traveler helps you pass the time by sharing the story of his three-year journey all across America with Miss Isabella Rainsong – a captivatingly beautiful black guitar.

Created and performed by Ross Martin, Miss Isabella Rainsong and Her Traveling Companion: A One-Guitar Show had its world premiere on January 20th, 2018 in Columbia, Maryland. It was selected for the Florida Festival of New Musicals, where it was presented in a one-act version August 23-25, 2018. This will be the 20th staging of the show. 

There are some exciting additions to this performance, including some new audio backing tracks and some technical wizardry that Ross has designed to run the entire show -- including audio and lighting cues -- from the stage using an Arduino micropocessor built into his guitar! See the Miss Rainsong blog for more details. 

About the Creator

Ross Martin (Book, Lyrics, & Music) started singing about the same time he started talking and added the guitar when it seemed his only option for impressing girls. He grew up doing community and school theater and choirs. When he realized that he cared more about the parody of The Music Man he wrote for his med school talent show than passing his medical boards, he knew something had to give. After delivering babies for a few years, he flipped his career to consulting in health IT to make more room for writing, eventually penning five screenplays and fourish musicals (depending on how you count). He is devoting a larger share of his time to creative pursuits like Miss Rainsong. He also claims to be the World's Leading Medical Informatimusicologist as President and Founder of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology (ACMImimi). More than you likely care to know is at www.rossmartinmd.com.

About the Venue

The Plant is a diverse 17-acre eco-industrial park located on the east side of Pittsboro, North Carolina.  We are the home to like-minded local economy focused small businesses.  The Plant has turned local commerce into an experience with an art gallery, many outdoor spaces for gatherings and events, amazing spirits, ciders, meads, beers, a coffee roaster and a farm to fork kitchen that grows her food on site.  Hemp clothing and CBD products are also on site. More at www.theplantnc.com.