The Path to Catherine is the true backstory of Sophie, the teenage girl who will become Catherine the Great, and the two women whose lives would ignite her extraordinary destiny.
In 1744 Russia, Princess Sophie arrives as a prospective bride for the heir to the empire. Caught between her ambitious mother Joanna's manipulation and Empress Elizabeth's ruthless pragmatism, Sophie enters a glittering world of betrayal and court intrigue. When her intended proves callow and dismissive, Sophie must choose between her mother's calculated schemes and Elizabeth's dangerous mentorship.
A life-threatening fever becomes her crucible, exposing Elizabeth's unexpected tenderness and Joanna's treacherous ambitions. As secrets unravel and ultimatums thunder through the palace halls, the court's machinations threaten to consume her. Sophie confronts a cruel choice between blood and destiny. Through devastating consequences, she learns that power has a price; that price is family.
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Patricia Zehentmayr is a versatile bookwriter, songwriter, and lyricist whose collaborative spirit bridges multiple musical landscapes. Her work reflects a rare artistic adaptability.
Notably, her musical theater piece "The Path to Catherine" garnered significant recognition, earning three Broadway World Regional Award nominations in 2022. Her theatrical portfolio includes provocative works like "Wanting Miss Julie," "Madwomen," and "The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice"- each demonstrating her ability to tackle complex narrative themes.
Patricia's creative journey continues to evolve. In 2023, she participated in the THEaterAccelerator think tank and is currently a semifinalist for the prestigious Pipeline Arts Foundation Award in 2025. Her pop music compositions have found homes with respected licensing companies including Koze Music, A Matter of Sync, and World Fusion Music Productions.
Her collaborations read like a who's who of musical innovation — from Rosie Flores, the Queen of Rockabilly, to John Axelrod, conductor of international orchestras. This breadth underscores Patricia's unique ability to navigate and excel across diverse musical genres.
Jan Roper is a composer and music director. Her theater career started with the full-scale production of her own original rock opera, Jerusalem A.D. in 2006. Another original work, City of Light, was chosen for the ASCAP Stephen Schwartz Workshop (2016) and the sheNYC Festival (2017), where it won Best Score. City of Light has also been featured as a “new work to watch” at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC after a sold out concert reading there in 2018. In 2019 Jan had a featured song in the new world premiere, Girlhood, produced by CPA Theatricals.
Another new work, América Tropical, won the 2020 Raise Your Voice playwright competition, sponsored by Inclusion Media Group, and was a semi-finalist for the National Musical Theatre Group and a finalist for the Jonathan Larson Grant in 2022. América Tropical was awarded Equity readings by McCoy-Rigby Entertainment at the La Mirada Theater and Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, both in 2022.
She stays busy as a faculty accompanist and teacher at AMDA College of the Performing Arts, and a vocal and music director in the local theater and cabaret community of LA. She won the L.A. Scenie Award for Music Director of the Year for her accumulative work in 2019 and early 2020.
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