Artemis Montague is a Black mixed nonbinary composer - lyricist - librettist - producer - singer - activist with co-occurring chronic illnesses.
Having received an undergraduate degree in Women's and Gender Studies, they have dedicated much of their time to arts advocacy and social justice. Their musicals concern topics such as the mental health industrial complex; the struggle of wanting to survive late-stage capitalism vs. making art; and the revolutionary nature of radical self-love and community.
SHE SINGS ME HOME, their first Black-, trans-, and queer-led musical love story, was part of the Page to Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center in November 2020. The musical then had a successful concert at NYC's own The Green Room 42 on February 6, 2023, as well as a full workshop at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD as part of their 2nd Annual National Capital New Play Festival from May 1-6, 2023. It was awarded a 2024 MAP Fund Grant and had a developmental reading on February 3, 2025 at Caveat in NYC.
They have 2 in-progress musicals (HOW BABY AND THE ANCESTORS ATTEMPTED A REVOLUTION and RHAPSODY IN SUNFLOWER YELLOW); 160+ songs and two in-progress film scripts. Montague was a finalist for the 2022 Write Out Loud Contest for their song, “friend”, received an AudioFemme Agenda Grant in May 2023 to record an EP of original music, and was honored with a National Disability Theatre Grant in 2023. They were a participating Lyricist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as well.
Montague is also the IIDEAA Board chair for TEMPO (Trans Expansive Music Professional Organization, and they are currently seeking representation and other producing opportunities.