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Two One Acts Performed Together
Alcohol, adultery and the American way... You can never go home again …well, you can, but it gets messy.
| A Country Musical in One Act |
A Rock/Punk Musical in One Act |
Book: Richard Jennings & John Sanborn
Music Richard Jennings
Lyrics: Richard Jennings & John Sanborn
Please listen to the “ Goin’ South” demo
in the MUSIC page. |
Book: John Sanborn
Music Richard Jennings
Lyrics: Richard Jennings & John Sanborn |
Cast
Roy -20s male, nice, solid guy – handy man and narrator.
Brittany –20s, flirty – Roy’s ex girlfriend, Earl’s wild one affair
Alice - 30’s woman, Married to Earl and wondering why.
Earl - 30’s, Alice’s alcoholic, cheating husband – a likeable mess.
Fred - mid 40s man, charming “salt of the earth”, really
Lynne – mid 40’s woman, a bright southern sweetheart - Fred’s wife.
Location: Small Town, USA
In a small southern trailer park, a collection of down on their luck characters struggle to get by. And as they scrounge for cash they drink a mid-morning beer, dally with others they’re not married to, and generally screw things up. All set to a series of snappy country songs that reek of alcohol, revel in adultery and celebrate the American way. Through everyday twists and turns our ensemble sings about love, loss, fear and the price of gas. As our devil-may-care narrator Roy points out “You just never know. Sometimes things just go south.”
“Living in continual chaos is exhausting, frightening. The catch is that it's also very addictive.” Cast
Brittany - 20’s woman, Trashy, brash and a sexy mess.
William - male 20’s male, dashing, witty and very verbal.
Deborah - 40’s woman, stylish, pragmatic and smart. Brittany’ mom. Ex band mate and ex wife to Jack.
Jack - 40’s male. Slightly burnt, die hard rebel. Father to Brittany.
Sheila - 30’s woman, very chic, party queen.
Roger - 30’s male, serious in the way only a reformed smoker can be. He’s self-righteous, but right.
Location: Brittany’s home city
Take a wild ride with Brittany, a young woman desperate to get her life back on track. She’s quit school, run away from a messy affair, drunk her weight in beer and headed home to sort things out. There she picks up William, a handsome guy who curiously is not interested in sleeping with her, and actually turns out to be a mythic sprite, dressed in Armani. Together they trace the roots of Brittney’s troubles in a series of biting punk flavored rock songs. The oddball duo visit Mom and Dad, discuss the nature of free will verses destiny, and sing and dance a Tango of Fate. You can never go home again- well, you can, but it’s gonna get messy.
©2009 Richard Jennings & John Sanborn
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