Five Minutes on the Low Road
A woman’s near-death experience shatters her marriage, her career, and everything she thought she knew about reality. Five Minutes on the Low Road explores what happens when someone returns from clinical death with radically reset priorities, and certainty that consciousness survives — to a world that isn’t ready to hear her. Book, music, and lyrics by NMTE member Charles Betz; additional book, lyrics, and music by Josiah Thomas Turner; orchestrations by Ben Jossi. Selections were workshopped at Nautilus Music-Theater’s Rough Cuts in March 2026.
Timeline
Rough Cuts at Nautilus Music-Theater — March 2026
Four NMTE members were featured in Nautilus Music-Theater’s Rough Cuts program — and nearly 50 people showed up despite a March blizzard.
NMTE Member Charles Betz Releases "Earth Was The Dream!" Demo
NMTE member Charles Betz has released a working demo of “Earth Was The Dream!” featuring the extraordinary vocals of Lia Peros.