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A MusicalA Musical Comedy Comedy Tribute Tribute to the to 1960sthe 1960s Book by TIM KELLY Book by TIM KELLY Music and Lyrics by BILL FRANCOEUR Music and Lyrics by BILL FRANCOEUR CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of speaking) CAST OF CHARACTERS # of lines (In order of speaking) TRAVIS PERKINS ........................ music festival promoter, 90 TRAVIS PERKINS .............................about music 20 festival promoter, about 20 MURIELMURIEL ......................................... ............................................... another another 78 ANNANN ............................................... ...................................................... hippie hippie wannabe wannabe 20 SYLVIASYLVIA .......................................... ................................................. another another 19 ALICALICEE ............................................ ................................................... another another festival festival promoter promoter 74 TONYTONY ............................................ .................................................... sound sound man man 15 ELMERELMER CRUMB CRUMB ............................ ................................ apple apple farmer farmer 24 MRS.MRS. PORTER PORTER ............................. ................................... irate irate citizen citizen 51 SHERIFFSHERIFF WITHERS WITHERS ..................... ........................ bewildered bewildered law law officer officer 61 MILLIEMILLIE KUBRICK KUBRICK .......................... ............................ flower flower child child 12 HIPPIEHIPPIE GIRL GIRL WITH WITH FLUTE FLUTE .......... ......... hippie hippie 12 BEADSBEADS .......................................... .................................................. male male hippie hippie 18 IRISIRIS ............................................... ........................................................ of of musical musical group group the the Lemon Bugs38 Lemon Bugs TORK .................................................... a Lemon Bug TORK ............................................ a Lemon Bug 38 ANDY ................................................... another ANDY ............................................ another 28 MILDRED ........................................... nurse MILDRED ...................................... nurse 13 MISTY DAWN ................................... hippie MISTY DAWN ............................... hippie 14 SWASHBUCKLER ............................ biker SWASHBUCKLER ........................ biker 8 JOYCE RUFFIN .................................. town reporter JOYCE RUFFIN ............................ town reporter 32 STANLEY KELLOGG ...................... talent manager STANLEY KELLOGG.................... talent manager 27 JACKIE PIERCE ................................. another JACKIE PIERCE ........................... another 26 EXTRAS/CHORUS MEMBERS .... as/if desired EXTRAS/CHORUS MEMBERS .... as/if desired ii RIGHTS MUST BE PURCHASED BEFOREii REPRODUCING THIS SCRIPT For preview only. MUSICALMUSICAL NUMBERS NUMBERS MC MC1 Power 1 Power to the to Peoplethe People ...................................... ...................................... Male Male and.Female and.Female Folksingers,Folksingers, Company Company MC MC2 Music, 2 Music, Beads Beads and andFlowers Flowers .......................... .......................... Travis, Travis, Alice, Alice, Tony, To ny, Muriel,Muriel, Beads, Beads, Millie, Millie, ElmerElmer MC MC3 Lemon 3 Lemon Bugs Bugs in a inLemon a Lemon Air-o-Plane Air-o-Plane ..... Iris, ..... Iris,Tork, To Andy,rk, Andy, CompanyCompany MC 4MC The 4 The Pied Pied Piper Piper of Rock of Rock and andRoll Roll.............. .............. Hippie Hippie Girl GirlWith With Flute, Fl ute, CompanyCompany MC MC5 Groovy! 5 Groovy! ............................................................. ............................................................. Company Company MC MC6 We 6 MayWe May Not NotPass Pass This This Way Way Again Again .......... .......... Travis, Travis, Muriel Muriel MC MC7 Groovy 7 Groovy [Reprise] [Reprise] ........................................... ........................................... Company Company MC MC8 Curtain 8 Curtain Call Call..................................................... ..................................................... Instrumental Instrumental MC MC9 Exit 9 Exit Music Music ........................................................ ........................................................ Instrumental Instrumental SYNOSYPSISNOPSIS The Theaction action takes takes place place at Crumb's at Crumb's Apple Apple Farm. Farm. The Thetime time is the is 1960s.the 1960s. ABOUTABOUT THE THE SET TINGSETTING A fieldA field in Crumb's in Crumb's Apple Apple Farm. Farm. The The field field is now is now functioning functioning as the as the commandcommand center center fora for forthcominga forthcomingpop pop music music festival. festival. Wh atWh looksat looks like like an openan open tent tent is positioned is positioned UPSTAGE UPSTAGE CENTER, CENTER, ideally ideally on a on platform. a platform.In In the theback back of the of thetent tent is a isbanner a banner reading: reading: "MUSIC, "MUSIC, BEADS BEADS AND AND FLOWERS."FLOWERS." The The following following are insideare inside the tent:the tent: a table a table at LEFT at LEFT covered covered withwith posters, posters, leaflets leafletsand and a guitar; a guitar; at RIGH at RIGHT, a T,cot, a cot,pillow pillow and andblanket; blanket; CENTER,CENTER, a desk a desk facing facing out outto the to audiencethe audience with with a chair a chair behind behind and anda a stoolstool to one to oneside. side. On theOn thedesk desk is a ismicrophone, a microphone, typew typewriter,riter, cup cupwith with pencils,pencils, typing typing paper paper and andwalkie-talkie. walkie-talkie. Outside Outside the "tent;' the "tent;' which which is open is open to fullto audiencefull audience view, view, is shrubbery is shrubbery UP RIGHT UP RIGHT and andUP LEFT UP LEFT [cutouts [cutouts of of appleapple trees trees would would look look great great but not but necessary]. not necessary]. DOWN DOWN RIGHT RIGHT is a rustic is a rustic benchbench with with some some shrubbery shrubbery behind behind it. The it. The same same for DOWN for DOWN LEFT. LEFT. Here Here and andthere there a tree a treestump stump would would look look good. good. iii iii iii For preview only. EVERYTHING'SEVERYTHING'S GROOVY! GROOVY! PROLOGUEPROLOGUE MUSICMUSIC CUE CUE 1: "Power 1: "Power to the to People." the People." The Theopening opening strains strains of music of music are heard. are heard. East East Indian Indian in flavor, in flavor, mysterious mysterious in nature,in nature, it evokes it evokes all ofall the of "alternatethe "alternate consciousnes consciousness" ofs" the of the counterculture:counterculture: the hippie,the hippie, the flower the flowerchild child movement. movement. The TheCOMPANY COMPANY ENTERSENTERS from from LEFT LEFT and andRIGHT RIGHT during during the musicthe music and andfree�es free�es in in silhouettesilhouette poses poses of jubilant of jubilant song song and dance.and dance. As