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All beginnings are hard 

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All Beginnings Are Hard 
by Zach Sprowls

Hometown: 
Scranton, PA
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram - ​ @zach_sprowls
Facebook - Zach Sprowls
Twitter - @zachsprowls

​SHOWTIMES:
​​Friday, July 26 at 8:30 pm
Saturday, July 27 at 5 pm
Saturday, July 27 at 8:30 pm

LOCATION: 
Wilbury Theatre Group

TICKET PRICE:
$15

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DESCRIPTION OF PIECE

Performed by Scranton, Pennsylvania-based pianist and composer, Zach Sprowls's, All Beginnings Are Hard is an instrumental telling of what it's like to start over. Zach uses elements of neoclassical minimalism, melody, aching harmony, and electronic synthesis to translate his own life experiences into a deeply-felt journey for listeners. Zach's music has been featured on KEXP radio and performed by members of the US Army Strings and The National Symphony Orchestra.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST

​Zach Sprowls is a pianist and composer based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. After obtaining a degree in music, he worked for several years as a church music director, music teacher, and freelancer in various places around the United States. In 2018, he moved back home where he currently works as a pianist and composer for film, theater, church, and streaming. His work has been performed by members of the National Symphony Orchestra and the U.S. Army Strings and has been featured on highly-acclaimed KEXP radio. In addition to music, he also writes regularly on Substack about art and creativity.

FRINGE 2025: July 13-26, 2025


​FRINGEPVD : The Providence Fringe Festival®
​​IS PRESENTED BY
 THE WILBURY THEATRE GROUP
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  • Home
  • 2025 Shows
    • 50% of Presence
    • A Wolf in Ex's Clothing
    • Actress Waiting to Audition
    • An Outer Bounds Sketch Comedy Show
    • And the Band Plays On
    • Apocalypse King; Or, the legacy of small hands (an anti-anti intellectual play) also known as, No one panic! It’s just late stage capitalism!
    • Beastly: An Autobiographical Feminist Folk Tale
    • Blue Cow Bells: Six Short Plays
    • Cabaret Jeté
    • Childhood Nostalgia
    • Chin Up
    • CHRONIC PAin au chocolat
    • Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins
    • Connecting the Dots
    • Drunken Folk Music
    • Escape from the Zoo
    • Fatso Goes to McDonald's (and other short plays)
    • fidget. spinster.
    • Folk Music for the 21st Century
    • franny keeps live
    • God and Manic Depression
    • Golden Arches
    • How Much Can You Change for Someone You Love?
    • How to Get a Second Husband
    • husk/vessel
    • I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes)
    • I Love You, Satan
    • In A Minute
    • Jacob and the Jellyfish
    • Life's Canvas
    • Literary Monsters
    • Marge the Pizza Presents: A Slice of Life
    • Me'leven
    • MetroGnome: A Fully Improvised Musical
    • Modern Butchood
    • Morality Play
    • Ms. Steak's Mistakes
    • Murder, Meth and Mayhem: a folk opera
    • Escape from the Zoo
    • Obsessive Comedy Disorder
    • Of Petals and Fire
    • One Dead, One Alive
    • Oops! All Songs - One Providence Place: A Mall Musical
    • Persistence
    • Pierrot < 3 Moon
    • Piggy Wants to Fly
    • PROMISCUOUS METALS
    • RHODE DAWN!!!
    • Shelter from the Storm
    • The Call to Adventure: An Improvised Epic
    • THE CALLING, or BROKE
    • "The Clothes Make The Man: A Loving Satire On 'Mrkn Fashion Featuring 'The Man In White' And The Developing Country Band"
    • the estate sale
    • The Farm
    • The Fear is Becoming Normal
    • The Gospel According to Susan: Confessions of a (Transgender) Serial Killer
    • The Greatest Betrayal
    • The Lady of Shalott
    • The Navel Gazers
    • The Stronger
    • The Waste Land
    • Too Fat for China
    • Travel “Whore”: The Backside of International Relations
    • Trolley Stop(s)
    • Two Passengers
    • Unscripted: The Everchanging One Act Play
    • Whatever Fate Decides
    • When Cayden Came
    • WomenInShorts Part Deux
    • "Would I Lie to You?" Played by PIG Performers
    • Zauber Magic Flute Enchantée
  • Special Events
    • "Let's Fringe!" Opening Night Party
    • Busking at the Fringe!
    • Open Mic Night
    • Motion State Arts Dance Classes
    • Artist Mixer
    • Sims Ave Fest + Family Fringe!
    • Haus of Codec LGBTQQIA+ Resource Fair & ART Marketplace
    • ACCESSIBILITY IS BEAUTIFUL
    • Playwrights’ Mixer @ LitArts RI
    • Closing Party
  • Venues
    • 50 SIMS
    • ALCO
    • Buttonwoods Brewery
    • Farm Fresh
    • ISCO
    • LitArts RI
    • Riffraff
    • Teatro ECAS
    • The Providence Drum Troupe Clubhouse
    • The Steel Yard
    • WaterFire Arts Center
    • Wilbury Theatre Group
  • About
    • FAQ's
    • About The Wilbury Theatre Group
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