by Andy Roninson and Sean McVerry
When Andy’s best friend and bandmate Kyle suddenly dies, he does what any highly neurotic composer would do— he writes a show about it. What starts as a tribute spirals into a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud, and heart-wrecking journey through memory, music, grief, and friendship. Starring Andy himself with co-writer indie rock artist Sean McVerry, The Real Kyle McCarren blurs the line between truth and storytelling in a one-of-a-kind tale of a friendship that transcends life and death.
•Accepted to the 2024 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat
•Winner of Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's Triple R Award, which included a 29-hour reading in NYC in April 2025
•A sold out concert at Joe's Pub in May 2025 featuring Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin, Orville Mendoza, and more
•Winner of the 2025 Pipeline Foundation Arts Grant
•Workshop/public presentation by the Off-Broadway company Prospect Theater in Binghamton, NY in October 2025
•Finalist for the Signature Theater's SigWorks in 2026
•Finalist for the 2026 Richard Rodgers Award
THE REAL KYLE McCARREN was supported by Rhinebeck Writers Retreat with a 2024 residency and 2025 Triple R Award.
THE REAL KYLE McCARREN was developed, in part, with funding from the Pipeline Arts Foundation.