Book cover for 'Tame the Noise' by Benjamin Walton, featuring a silhouette of a person playing guitar amidst clouds and musical notes in a grayscale illustration.

tame the noise

tame the noise is an intimate, high-energy actor-musician adhd musical. in the town of normal, life is defined by a quiet, predictable status quo. but when a chaotic force called the noise begins to paralyze the citizens by forcing their internal thoughts into the open, the town’s only person who isn’t bothered is sent on a mission to find the source and silence it forever.

joined by three travelers and his best friend, the boy treks through a world of echoing canyons and shouting cities, eventually discovering that the mayor’s plan to "kill" the noise is actually a plan to kill something deeply misunderstood. with a foot-stomping folk heart and immersive storytelling, it’s a fable about finding harmony in chaos.

in active development.

    • book, lyrics, and music by benjamin walton

    • cast of seven actor-musicians

    • folk score

    • finalist for new musical project 2026