HONOLULU -- Local songwriter Roslyn Catracchia is asking the public to help in getting back her life’s work. Burglars broke into Catracchia’s home in Aina Haina Sunday, and stole computers that contained 20 years of her work.

Catracchia said she and her mother, Bebe Freitas, were at church when the burglars hit. “Everything is gone. All of my original scores for all of my shows. I’ve written over 40 musicals,” said Catracchia.

The burglars broke in through a screen window of the home she shares with her husband and mother. It was the second time burglars have struck in three months. “We’ve been robbed so many times since I’ve been a kid that my mom and I early on realized that we don’t hold onto stuff. It’s not the stuff. It’s the work,” Catracchia said.

Part of that work is for the current production of "The Princess and the Iso Peanut," which Catracchia co-wrote with the late playwright Lisa Matsumoto. Catracchia said the thieves stole all the work she did to transfer her handwritten music to sheet music. Nevertheless, the show is moving ahead and will open April 9, at the Hawaii Theatre.

Catracchia said she doesn’t care about the other stolen property. It’s the loss of years of work that hurts her the most. “These are my masters. I have no duplicates. Every single note to every show I’ve ever done is in there. If we could possibly get the computers back, with my life’s work on it,” Catracchia said.

Catracchia told KITV-4 two neighbors have come forward as witnesses. One neighbor reports seeing a man strip off his clothes and baseball cap in a nearby yard, where neighbors also found a jewelry box from Catracchia’s home.

Catracchia said another neighbor saw two local men at her house at about 9 a.m. Sunday. One man jumped the fence and the other stood near a navy blue car with the trunk wide open.

Catracchia’s friends are offering a reward of at least $500 for any information leading to the return of her work. Catracchia said she simply wants her computers and work back, no questions asked.