THE SHOW
Forever Noon is a darkly funny reimagining of the entire Twilight franchise.
With a lush, pop-infused original score and a subversive book, the show sinks its teeth into Twilight’s absurd melodrama, purity-coded subtext, and undying cultural afterlife. It’s a nostalgic fever dream with a meta twist and unexpected heart.
The show was developed in Saranac Lake, NY with support from Pendragon Theater.
STREAM THE staged reading
forever noon
filmed live at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC
on Saturday, April 4, 2026
directed by Joy Donze
starring Imani Russell, Cody Garcia, Scott Redmond, Jen Chia, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Matthew Bovee, Josh Nasser, Liz Coin, Meredith Brandt
the team
Fernanda Douglas
(music)
Fernanda (they/she) is an NYC-based composer and music director from Goleta, California. Recent presentations of Fernanda’s shows include: FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT SAGA MUSICAL PARODY (readings, Littlefield and Laurie Beechman, NY), TODAY WE CELEBRATE EARTH DAY (staged reading, New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series), and PAYASITA (reading, Skyline Theatre Co., NJ). Select theatrical commissions include: RAQUEL’S PURPLE PINEAPPLE ADVENTURES (Creede Repertory Theater, CO), THE FAIRY GODDAUGHTER (Nashville Children’s Theatre, TN) and THE HOBBIT (First Stage, WI). When not writing, Fernanda spends their time teaching voice and piano lessons with Liz Caplan Vocal Studios. Fernanda is a rehearsal pianist for MOULIN ROUGE on Broadway, as well as an active member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and an alumnus of Columbia University. More at fernandadouglas.com
Lisa Mongillo
(book & lyrics)
Lisa (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based writer originally from Illinois. She is an advanced lyricist and bookwriter in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, an alumna of William & Mary, and a contributing humor writer for Reductress. Select credits: lyrics and book for THE RADIUM GIRLS (directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, NAMT Finalist, produced by High Octave Productions); PARTY PEOPLE (Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival); lyrics for A NEVER-ENDING LINE (Off-Broadway); lyrics and book for WE ARE THE...HORSE GIRLS (Out of the Box Theatrics’ New Works). Her work has been performed on stages like Joe’s Pub and Lincoln Center; showcased by Playbill; and selected for incubator programs with Western Connecticut State University, Pendragon Theater, The Phoenix Theater, and Johnny Mercer Foundation. She studied comedy at The Second City and The Annoyance, and worked on Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW. www.lisamongillo.com
Danielle Smith
(book & lyrics)
Danielle (she/her) is a writer, clown and puppeteer in Upper Manhattan, who originally hails from Atlantic City, NJ. Her first musical, FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE, written with Fernanda Douglas, appeared in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Her show FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT SAGA MUSICAL PARODY has been developed through the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop and Pendragon Theater, and performed at venues across NYC including Littlefield, Caveat, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, and more. She is a former editor-in-chief of Columbia’s Jester Magazine. Danielle was a Clown Gym regular and graduated from the WonderSparks Puppets Professional Training Program. She has also performed in DOWN TO CLOWN at Pine Box Rock Shop.