How one software engineer is turning Silicon Valley Bank's collapse story into a musical

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Abstraction: Atlanta engineer creating gospel hip-hop musical "The Valley" about SVB collapse

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Mauricio Costa (software engineer/composer, Atlanta) writing "The Valley," a musical comedy about the SVB collapse
Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda; gospel and hip-hop style — VCs are "preachers," startups are "naive churchgoers," CEO "Greg" Becker is central character
Six songs written in four months; titles include "The Valley Is Great," "Blessing in Disguise," "We Are Gonna Die"
Costa incorporates verbatim tweets from founders and VCs reacting to the collapse
No single hero — audience expected to leave with differing views on who was villain or victim
Seeking professional musicians and theater partners including University of Central Florida

Connections: Silicon Valley Bank · Startup Culture · Banking Crisis · Venture Capital