Written by Carly Campbell and directed by Caitlin Wells, Fabulodge Productions presents COMMITTED, an original fantastical DIY dark musical comedy that tells the story of a young woman jostled between the worlds inside her head, psychiatric institutions, and her queer Southern community.

Starring a 14-person cast, this production includes a set that transforms, a live 4 piece band, lighting and projections, intricate costume design, a one-eyed cat puppet, and pill bottles put to use like you’ve never seen before.




COMMITTED: The Musical tells the story of a young woman jostled between the worlds inside her head, psychiatric institutions, and her queer Southern community. The show explores grief, spirituality, and mental health, asking the questions: Where is the line between a mental breakdown and a spiritual breakthrough? How do we support others through mental health crises while maintaining care for ourselves? Is it possible to reclaim our personhood after being discarded?

The subject matter is dark, but there’s a twist; COMMITTED is bursting at the seams with comedy, joy, and community. Characters include a talking one-eyed cat with a punk-rock haircut, a seductive singing bed, and drag king pill bottles performing as a boy band. And that’s not all – watch out for a visionary medieval nun, a frisky Scottish witch, a gender-defying Haitian Revolutionary, and a long-overlooked Beat Poet from the Bronx.

The setting of this original musical may feel familiar – Durham resident Carly Campbell began writing COMMITTED in 2013 in a North Carolina psychiatric ward.

“Life inside the psychiatric hospital was strange and absurd. As I started processing my experiences in the hospital, as well as riding the highs and lows of bipolar disorder, I started journaling through song. I realized pretty quickly that this was not a singer-songwriter album or even a one-woman show: it was a musical based on my life. A very strange musical.”