About
Hawkins and Jay
In the Fall of 2017, Jorge “Jay” Rivera-Herrans dropped his Pre- Med Major at The University of Notre Dame and signed up for a Musical Theatre performance class with Professor Matt Hawkins. In class, Jay shared his idea for a new musical and performed a song he wrote. Hawkins was inspired by the idea and the song and the two got to work on a new musical called Stupid Humans. The musical was about Indigo, a character inspired by Jay’s experiences. The story followed Indigo as he dropped out of med school to pursue his dream of becoming a famous singer-songwriter. Hawkins and Jay developed the musical in the New Works Lab at Notre Dame and Stupid Humans premiered on February 21, 2019. Hawkins directed the sold out run. Hawkins and Jay continue to develop Stupid Humans which now has a new title, My Heart Says Go.
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