The Children’s Hour Inc. presents…

ICKY: A Radio Musical

Listen to ICKY: A radio musical for kids. Way back in the days before the end of The Big Sick, students everywhere were forced to stare at computer screens featuring live video feeds of their classmates. This was happening in bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens across the country and the world.

With the help (and the subconscious musings) of a dreamer named Halley, a team of super heroes discover that unity and togetherness can get them through any sicky situation.

ICKY runs 35 minutes.

Poster art by Noe Barnett

ICKY: A Radio Musical

by The Children's Hour

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Credits

Starring
Illuminata, Maya F, Airdrie, Flo, Kodiak, Corbit, Maya M., Melissa, Amadeus, Zen, Isaac, Thaniel, Xander, Kalum, Lucas, Sasha Menéndez,
Tania Hopkins & Katie Stone

Produced by Katie Stone
Directed by Jonathan Dunski

Written by Sarin West
Composed by Jules Latimer Warren
Lyrics by Hakim Bellamy
Assistant Direction by Nicholas Main
Musical Direction & Arrangement by Sage Sarason
Scoring by Robb Janov
Sound Design by Jen Kraus

The ICKY Band:

Guitar by Kyle Malone
Violin, Robb Janov
Drums & Percussion, Josh English
Keyboards, Shaun Hettinger
Bass, Paul Hunton
Ukelele, Maya Malone

A grid of photos of the team listed in the credits, from Katie Stone through Mr. Anonymous who donated technical support.

A grid of photographs of Mrs. Michael's Classroom on Zoom.

Making ICKY during the COVID pandemic lockdown

A child singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from behind.

A child smiling and singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from the side.

The director sitting on the back of his convertible car, bundled up because it is cold and cloudy, with a microphone in front of his mouth and wearing a mask.

A child in a car wearing headphones and reading a piece of paper.

A view of the engineering table with two men standing in front of soundboards while cars are on a grid in the field in the background beyond the soundboard table.

another view of the grid of cars on the field.

A photo of the ICKY t-shirt and script with a Children's Hour 4 color pen atop the pile.

A child sitting in front of a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from the side.

A woman in the driver's seat in front of a microphone wearing headphones.

A child smiling while sitting in the front passenger seat of a car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from the side looking directly at the camera.

A child singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from the front.

A man wearing headphones sitting in the driver's seat of a car, with a microphone stand coming through the window. The man is concentrating.

A woman standing next to a car in the field adjusting a microphone stand.

A child smiling into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see her from the front.

A masked engineer standing at a soundboard outside.

A lot of cars parked on an empty, dry field. One person is standing between two cars looking busy.

A screen shot of a technical rehearsal on Zoom.

A child singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and holding a script.

A child singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see him from the side through an open car window.

A child singing into a microphone while sitting in the back of her car. Child is wearing headphones and we see him from the front.

How did we make ICKY a radio musical for kids during a pandemic lockdown in New Mexico? We workshopped together with our creative team on Zoom, then we recorded ICKY in a field, each of us using our cars as a sound booth. We wore headphones that carried the sound of all our voices, plus the soundtrack instrumentals.

ICKY: Art Contest Winners

1st Place

“Visitation”

Xander, 8

2nd Place

“Boredom”

Valerie, 16

3rd Place

“Sorrow”

Maya, 8

ICKY In The News

The Paper

Katie Stone guest writes a column all about ICKY and how it came to be. What inspired it and how all the creatives were assembled to create a once-in-a-lifetime creation. She explains how this musical opens up conversations about COVID-19 and kids’ concerns about it.

New Mexico In Focus

Katie discusses ALL THINGS ICKY with Gene Grant from New Mexico in Focus, A Production of NMPBS. Watch the interview in its entirety here online. Find out how this sick icky came to life.

Hear the Podcast of the interview!