by Laura Duffy Ride the Cyclone is a 2009 musical with lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, which has developed a cult following in recent years due to internet popularity. It follows six high school students who die in a roller coaster accident, and are left in limbo with a mysterious mechanical fortune telling machine who forces them to compete for a chance to escape the afterlife. Barnstormers Theatre set the tone for their production with a simple but