AMERICAN SKIN: A New Musical Music by Joshua Davis Book and Lyrics by Eric C. Jones Based on True Events
Revised Version @ 2016
Original Version @ 2006
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CAST OF CHARACTERS:
DA BOYS:
RALPHIE: White Male, Early 20's Baritone Range
HYDE: White Male, Early 20's, Tenor/ Hip-Hop Rapping Skills
DJ: White Male, Late Teens- Early 20's, Rock Tenor
THE INFERNO:
FANTASY: Hispanic Female, Early 20' Mezzo Soprano
ECSTASY: African American Female, Early 20's Soprano, Strong Belt
DESTINY: Asian American Female, Early 20's Alto, Strong Belt.
BIG LOUIE: White American Male, Late 30's, Rock Tenor, Flamboyant personality.
SIDE SHOW FREAKS:
JIGABOOS:
JAMES BYRD JR: African American Male, Early 40's Baritone-Tenor
JAMES CHENEY: African American Male, Late 20's Tenor
EMMITT TIL: African American Male, Early Teens, High Tenor
YUSSEF HAWKINS: African American Male, Late Teens, Baritone/ Hip Hop Rap Skills.
INJUNS:
BLACK COYOTE: Native American/Hispanic American Male, Early 30's.
THE WETBACKS:
JOSE CAMPOS TORRES: Hispanic American Male, Early 20's Tenor
JOSE DIAZ: Hispanic American Male, Early 30's, Baritone.
THE ORIENTALS:
VINCENT CHIN: Asian American Male, Mid- Twenties, Rock Tenor
MIKYOUNG KIM: Asian American Female, Early 20's, R&B Soprano, Riff and has Strong Belt Voice.
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THE CRACKERS:
VIOLET LUIZZO: White Female, Early 30's, Mezzo-Soprano
AMY LOCIERO: White Female, Late 20's, ALTO
MICHAEL SCHWERNER: White Male, Early 30's, 2nd Tenor
ANDREW GOODMAN: White Male, Early 20's, High Tenor
YANKEL ROSENBAUM: White Male, Early 20's, Baritone
THE RAGHEADS:
ABRAHAM ATTA: Middle Eastern American Male, Mid-20's, Tenor
MIKEY MIKE: African American Male, Early 30's Tenor, Emcee of the GREAT AMERICAN SIDE SHOW.
SUPPORTIVE CHARACTERS: Can all be played by the Main Cast.
PRODUCTION NOTES:
This musical can have actors play multiple parts. It's a free form show with a lot improvisation and antics that is encouraged. A lot of interaction with the audience is essential.
SYNOPSIS:
This irreverently funny and powerful rock musical tells a story of how three white misfits' wild night of hell raising turns upside down when they crash their car. While escaping from the Law, THEY are unwilling patrons of a Side Show where the freaks are people who have been murdered because of the color of their skin. This wild supernatural show forces the boys to come face to face with their own deep seeded prejudices & inner demons. Its ASSASSINS meet CRASH.
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ACT I
Place: Coney Island, New York City, New York.
A dream-like setting which loosely resembles an old, dilapidated section of a Coney Island Boardwalk. A world filled with amusements, "carnie" booths, concession stands, nightclubs, and sideshows.
Time: Early 21st Century. Present time. Early Evening.
Scene I
The play opens with another start of another business night. (Play Rock overture) Enter GUITAR HERO as HE starts to play scales and begins to riff while two people are passing by. THEY don't drop any money into HIS pot. HE continues to play. The local carnies and the local sideshow performers are setting up their stands. Enter BIG LOUIE as HE is opens up HIS Club Inferno. HE kisses HIS girls; DESTINY, ECSTASY and FANTASY on their cheeks as THEY arrive to start another night shift. As the sets are complete and in place, the entire cast are scattered throughout various sections of the stage. THEY freeze except the guitar hero as he continues to play. Enter MIKEY MIKE, the Emcee of the Great American Sideshow as HE faces the audience.
Track One- " BUSINESS AS USUAL " (Alternative Rock)
MIKEY MIKE (Sings)
YOU WON'T FIND A PLOT LIKE THIS ON REALITY TV;
HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN, A TRUE SIGHT TO SEE.
CHARACTERS SO AMAZING,
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE;
WHAT A MAD AUTHOR'S VISION WOULD CONCEIVE.
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COMPANY (Sings)
THIS IS THE REAL WORLD WE'RE LIVIN' HERE TODAY.
THERE AIN'T NO SCRIPT,
STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP;
AND IT'S ONLY MAY.
IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL,
DOWN ON THE BOARDWALK.
TIME TO PUNCH IN.
IT'S A NIGHT FOR SIN.
GET READY FOR THE SHOCK.
BIG LOUIE
FORGET A NIGHT AT THE THEATER.
COME DOWN. RELAX AND CHILL.
WE GOT WINE IN THE CELLAR.
WE GOT GOOD TIMES THAT'LL THRILL.
TAKE A BREAK FROM WALKING DOWN THE BOARDWALK.
C'MON!
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
HAVE A FEW DRINKS.
LET'S TALK.
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COMPANY
THIS IS THE REAL WORLD WE'RE LIVIN' HERE TODAY
THERE AIN'T NO SCRIPT.
STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP
AND IT'S ONLY MAY
IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL,
DOWN ON THE BOARDWALK
TIME TO PUNCH IN
IT'S A NIGHT FOR SIN
GET READY FOR THE SHOCK
MIKEY MIKE
_ Yo, check it out y'all! We have the largest collection of freaks and oddities anywhere in the U.S.A. Come on down, pay a small fee and be amazed.
BIG LOUIE
No way man! Folks don't wanna be bored with a freak museum. You want to fight for ya right ta party. I got the remedy!
MIKEY MIKE
What are ya doin' man?!
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BIG LOUIE (Sings)
IT'S ONLY FREE ENTERPRISE.
THIS IS THE HOME OF BRAVE.
IT AINT ROCKET SCIENCE.
I'M JUST A BUSINESSMAN.
CHILLAX
BEHAVE
MIKEY MIKE
Y'ALL JUST HERE TO QUENCH MY THUNDER.
BUT I CAN SHOW THEM A WORLD OF WONDER
BIG LOUIE
Yea Right!
COMPANY
THIS IS THE REAL WORLD WE'RE LIVIN' HERE TODAY.
THERE AIN'T NO SCRIPT
STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP
AND IT'S ONLY MAY
IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL,
DOWN ON THE BOARDWALK.
TIME TO PUNCH IN.
IT'S A NIGHT FOR SIN
GET READY FOR THE SHOCK
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BIG LOUIE
Oh please! (Sings)
LIFE IS HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS.
YOU CAN'T CURE THIS WORLD WITH SHOWBIZ.
NO ROAR FROM THE CROWD
OR SCENT OF GREASEPAINT;
IS GONNA TURN ANYBODY OUT THERE INTO A SAINT.
COMPANY
THIS IS THE REAL WORLD WE'RE LIVIN' HERE TODAY.
THERE AIN'T NO SCRIPT
STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP
AND IT'S ONLY MAY.
IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL,
DOWN ON THE BOARDWALK.
TIME TO PUNCH IN.
IT'S A NIGHT FOR SIN.
GET READY FOR THE SHOCK.
TIME TO PUNCH IN.
IT'S A NIGHT FOR SIN.
GET READY FOR THE SHOCK.
Fade down lights. The enter cast freezes except MIKEY MIKE as HE faces the audience.
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MIKEY MIKE
Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all ages! May I direct your attention to the front entrance. (Spotlight on Front entrance of the Sideshow.) Inside is a world beyond imagination. A world that transcends time, color and borders! A world beyond the norm! (BIG LOUIE interrupts)
BIG LOUIE
Like his love life! He hasn't had a customer in years and from what I heard; he hasn't gotten laid twice that long! Giggles)
MIKEY MIKE
Don't listen to that pseudo P.I.M.P. We are a thriving business. Besides, I have a mistress. It's my career! (Big LOUIE giggles) Excuse me. Action! Everyone unfreezes. The cast begins to exit except for MICHAEL SCHWERNER, JAMES BYRD JR, and BLACK COYOTE.
BLACK COYOTE
Hey boss! Are you talking about those crazy boys that came here this past weekend?
JAMES BYRD JR.
Man, them boys were a piece of work.
MIKEY MIKE
Yes Lord!
MICHAEL SHWERNER
They were un cool man! Very un cool.
(Begin the underscore of "DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND")
BLACK COYOTE
Yea! What he just said!
MIKEY MIKE
And those boys got under your skin and you lost the weekly pool.
JAMES BYRD JR.
He didn't get the best of me! Y'all just frontin'!
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BLACK COYOTE
I want to win that prize! I hope we never get to see the likes of them again.
MICHAEL SCHWERNER
Not if I win the prize first.
BLACK COYOTE
Oh yea!
MICHAEL SCHWERNER
Yea! THEY all start to argue!
MIKEY MIKE interrupts.
MIKEY MIKE
Knock it off you guys! You all got played. But I promise you, if you stay on point and do your job, you all might be lucky enough to win the prize too.
JAMES BYRD JR
Hey boss! While we've been arguing, the folks still don't know what happened. We're violating the fist rules theater. We need to show and not tell. Let's give them the 411?
MIKEY MIKE
Alright, I'll show them. It happened just a few days ago.
Track Two- DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND (Classic Rock) (Sings)
IT WAS THE MEMORIAL WEEKEND IF YA DIDN'T KNOW.
THREE YOUNG CATS WHO WANTED TO HAVE FUN.
THEY WENT TO DA BEACH TA SOAK UP THE SUN.
MICHAEL SCHWERNER
They did more than just head for the beach to soak up some rays.
JAMES BYRD JR.
They committed a few misdemeanors.
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BLACK COYOTE
And some felonies while you're at it.
MICHAEL SCHWERNER
That's the understatement of the year.
MIKEY MIKE
Let me finish! (Sings)
BOYS WILL BE BOYS WHEN YA HAVING FUN.
BUT AIN'T NO FUN WHEN THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
WHEN YA HURT SOMEBODY,
IT BREAKS THEIR SOUL.
YA NEVER COUNT THE COST
OR SEE DA DEATH TOLL.
Spotlight on HYDE, RALPHIE and D.J. as they are in a mock interior of a mustang car. The car rotates as they are driving across an empty projector screen. The boys are creating havoc on the roads.
HYDE
Outta my way punk! Yo, step off! R
RALPHIE
Who taught that Gook to drive?
D.J.
Screw him, man! Hey watch the road! The boys start to skid and slide. Play FX tape of them passing traffic and tires skidding.
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COMPANY
THEY ARE DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND.
THEY ARE BURNIN' UP DA TOWN.
THROUGH THEIR WICKED WAYS!
THEY ARE DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND.
MISGUIDED YOUTH,
WITH NO SENSE OF TRUTH.
RELIEVING THEIR GLORY DAYS.
RALPHIE
Would you pay attention? Numb nuts!
HYDE
Screw you, man!
RALPHIE
Hey look! Here comes another one!
D.J.
Yea, an ugly spic and his hoochie mama getting' his swerve on!
RALPHIE
Let's put a stop to that shall we gentlemen? He picks up two water filled balloons.
HYDE
Are ya ready with the balloons?
D..J.
Yes sir!
RALPHIE
You may fire when ready number one!
D.J.
Bombs away! He throws out the balloons. Enter a couple making out. THEY get sprayed and yell obscenities in Spanish at THEM. Direct hit!
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RALPHIE
A balloon filled with urine! Gotta love that!
D.J.
Hey guys, do ya think they're PISSED OFF? ( He laughs) Ya get it? Pissed off! (They don't laugh.) You fags!
HYDE
Hey man look out! (They start to skid and slide)
MICHAEL SCHWERNER /James BYRD JR. /BLACK COYOTE
WHAT A PATHETIC DISPLAY OF INDECENCY
TERRORIZING THROUGHOUT THE VICINITY
THEIR DEEDS AND ACTIONS SPEAKS VOLUMES.
WHILE DRIVING THAT OLD MUSTANG RIDES ON FUMES
D.J.
Hey man, crank it up! I like this part!
DA BOYS
WE ARE DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND.
THIS PLACE IS OUR DOMAIN.
WE ARE DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND.
CROSS US AND WE'LL BRING DA PAIN.
WE'RE GONNA STOMP ALL OVER YOU
TILL WE'RE DONE.
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT.
TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN.
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HYDE
Yo man! Pass that paint gun! Ya see them?
RALPHIE
Yeah! Niggers playin' ball at nine o'clock!
HYDE(Giggles)
Hold the wheel, jackass! Alright, this is my impression of a drive by. He fires gun unto projected screen as there is a film image of black street ball players getting sprayed with paint balls) (DA BOYS laugh) Bullseye! The same street ball players stand up and pull out their pistols and start firing. THEIR make shift car starts to produce sparks as if it's being shot at.
D.J.
Oh, Shit! Those moolies are really pissed off, dude! Put the peddle to the metal!
RALPHIE
Look out! Hyde is swerving the wheel. And they begin to slide.
COMPANY DA BOYS
THEY ARE DA BOYS WE ARE DA BOYS OF CONEY ISLAND
OF CONEY ISLAND THEY ARE BURNIN' UP DA TOWN
WE CAME TA PARTY DOWN. MISGUIDED YOUTH
THIS PLACE IS OUR DOMAIN.
NO SENSE OF TRUTH. CROSS US, WE'LL BRING DA PAIN
RELIVIN' THEIR GLORY DAYS.
TOGETHER
THEY/WILL STOMP ALL OVER YOU UNTIL THEY'RE DONE. IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT! IT'S TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN.
Spotlight back on the boys.
RALPHIE
Look at that Camel Jockey! He's only 2 blocks away. Let's get him.
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HYDE
Speed up, money! I think he sees us.
D.J.
Get closer! I want to shoot him. He might be a terrorist. He pulls out his paint gun.
HYDE
That's an extra 50 points. Let’s make America Great Again.
D.J.
Let's take our country back!
RALPHIE
Time to make the Chimichangas! Ready! AIM!
Project image on screen of a Telephone pole.
D.J.
Look out Hyde!
Play SFX tape of a car crashing. Fade down lights. Spotlight on MIKEY MIKE as the music begins slow down in tempo.
MIKEY MIKE (Sings tenderly)
BOYS WILL BE BOYS WHEN YA HAVING FUN.
BUT AIN'T NO FUN
WHEN THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
WHEN YA HURT SOMEBODY,
IT BREAKS THEIR SOUL.
YA NEVER COUNT THE COST OR SEE DA DEATH TOLL.
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