Hephaestus tells the story of the physically deformed, oft-forgotten Greek God of fire. Cast down to Earth by his mother, the jealous and powerful Hera, he reaches into his soul and identifies his strength as an artisan to win back his spot on Mount Olympus. Told with an almost completely sung thru score that weaves contemporary musical theatre with classical influences, Hephaestus asks what it means to be a family, and explores the power of inner beauty. Hephaestus was originally produced first as a public workshop in 2018, and then as a fully fledged production in 2019 at Music Theatre of Madison. It was also the recipient of a  Frank Young Fund for New Musicals Production Grant from the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.