Wilderness!



Production photos from the 2025 SheNYC Festival. Photos: Danielle DeMatteo.
What's it About?
Mari, Beth, Cass, Julia, and Nadia would never be friends in most circumstances. But when they find themselves stuck with each other in a failing wilderness therapy program for teens, they must navigate the ups and downs of their internal struggles and interpersonal relationships, all while learning how to make fires and properly poop in the woods.
Music and additional lyrics by Olivia Berkson.

Excerpt performance at Parlando School of Music's New Musical Project Cabaret. Photo: Kevin Snyder Photography.
Awards and Recognition
Semi-Finalist - O'Neill National Music Theater Conference 2026
Official Selection - SheNYC Arts Festival 2025
Winner - Best Direction of a Musical, Amanda Berkson
Winner - Best Ensemble, the cast of Wilderness!
Finalist - New Musical Project 2025
​An annual festival showcasing scenes and songs from new musicals through the Parlando School of Musical Arts. "My Best Try" from Wilderness! was performed as part of a cabaret performance in Boulder, Colorado on August 2nd, 2025.
Past Performances

New Musical Project Finalist Cabaret
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Cabaret Performance:
August 2nd at 7:30 pm
Grace Gamm Theater - 2590 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80302

SheNYC Arts Festival 2025
Performances:
July 24th at 7:30 pm
July 26th at 2:00 pm
The Lynn F. Angelson Theater at Classic Stage Company 136 E 13th Street
New York, NY 10003


Olivia Berkson: Coming to a Theatre Near You
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Performances:
December 22 9:30 pm
2024
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