It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is a new musical about a family dealing with the challenges of epilepsy. It follows Jackson, a middle school boy with big feelings who's in big trouble after punching his bullying classmate, Tyler Price, for mocking his sister, Lucy, after she sings about wanting a bat mitzvah. Lucy attends the same school, but in the special day class. She has epilepsy and related learning challenges – lots of them. Jackson's principal insists Jackson explain himself to the entire school in order to avoid expulsion. With music he steals from his composer dad, Jackson stages a scrappy, heartfelt musical. Through each family member's bravery, we watch healing begin for all.
“When my family was in crisis – my little girl, diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, was having 100 seizures a day and we felt so isolated – I never imagined a musical would grow out of it. Writing these songs helped my family have difficult conversations and come together,” said Ben Decter. “It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is a fun, irreverent look at a family going through a really hard time – that everyone can relate to.”
Through this project, it's our intention to raise awareness of and help de-stigmatize LGS - and epilepsy overall. We also want to reflect the experience of families dealing with this extremely challenging condition so that people may feel less alone. But mounting a full-blown musical is no easy or inexpensive task. Any amount you can contribute to this production helps us to realize this goal. We are thrilled to have the LGS Foundation as a sponsor of our musical.
A percentage of each donation to TYLER PRICE will go to the LGS Foundation as well as to the Epilepsy Foundation. Together we can make a difference!