BROKEN PIECES

A new original musical by Darrin Yalacki and Laura Lineback

Broken Pieces expands upon the emotional complexities of a strained mother-daughter relationship shaped by dementia, memory loss, and caregiving, first introduced in the one-act musical Losing Memory, and presented at Write Act Repertory in the summer of 2025.

This new full-length work reimagines and deepens the story through new music, new material, and an evolved narrative structure. The project is currently undergoing continued writing and development for future workshops and production opportunities.

THE REAL STORY

Personal photos Lucy ripped up of herself

Laura & Lucy

CREATIVE TEAM

Darrin Yalacki

Writer & Composer

Darrin is a Los Angeles based writer, director and improviser originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. His improv training includes ComedySportz San Jose and Los Angeles, iO West and extensive workshop study. He has performed with multiple improv and musical improv groups and has written and performed with the acclaimed sketch show WHAT! and the sketch group No Beaks. He also directs improv and sketch and runs the Improv Lab at Write Act Rep. Darrin created, produced, and starred in the pilot Rehab.

Other writing, producing and directing credits include Con-Sequences: The Web Series, Corporate: The Web Series, The Lost Cell Phone Weekend – A New Musical and I Want To Do Something Great – A Solo Show. He wrote and performed the solo show Human Me-Sources and wrote and produced the short film Interpretive Dance. His theatre writing work includes the full-length dramedy NOT/NOW and over twelve one-act plays spanning comedy, drama, and musical theatre. He is currently developing projects for theatre, television, and feature film.

Laura Lineback

Composer

Laura Lineback is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist with an MFA from Syracuse University. A Fremont, California native originally trained in painting, Laura began writing music during graduate school when her urge to paint transformed into song. Teaching herself a few chords has since blossomed into original songwriting and composing for one-act musicals.

Her practice spans public sculpture, musical composition, and even playing Pantalone in The Clown School’s 2025 Spring production of Torn Asunder, a Commedia dell’arte show. Each project Laura undertakes is driven more by concept than by medium.

Drawing on personal family experiences with dementia, she and Darrin use Losing Memory and now Broken Pieces, to reflect on changes in identity and the delicate process of losing someone while they are still here.