The Children of Children is a rock opera whose subject touches nearly everyone in the western world. If you haven’t lived through it, you probably know someone who has. It’s about divorce and its ultimate casualties: the children. It’s about survival and growth and making the best of terrible circumstances.

Our story begins when a teenage couple conceives. They do “the right thing” and legitimize the child by marrying, then proceed to have another, embarking on the family journey. Youth and inexperience render them emotionally unequipped to handle the demands of family life, and the marriage dissolves. Both parents lament their predicament and blame each other, taking comfort elsewhere.

The children take sides, dividing the family in two. The mother vows to turn both children against their father. The daughter complies, foregoing visitations, while the son manages to maintain dual loyalties at his own expense. He tries to salvage his deteriorating family on two occasions, failing miserably at both desperate attempts and receding ever deeper into himself.

Devastated by the destructive results of her vindictive agenda, the mother initiates a truce for the sake of the children. The father struggles to find meaning in his life, and more importantly, validate his existence. Over time, acceptance of his situation fortifies his relationship with his son, and letting go of his baggage leaves him free to fall in love again — this time for the right reasons. His daughter returns as an adult with a family of her own and a new appreciation for his mistakes that parents make. Their reunion completes his life.

Some Review Highlights

“This story should be told to every generation.”

—Trutti Gasparinetti, Choreographer, New York City

“Wow...very ambitious and quite a production. I’m impressed.”

—Vinny Tabone, Sony Music

“...this has the same dramatic feel as some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous works. Jesus Christ Superstar is the one that comes to mind.”

—Stephanie Follow, ProgressiveWorld.net

“...it is passionate, moving, provocative work of sheer brilliance.”

—Jason Grant, Creative Director, St. George’s Playhouse