Written & Created by James A. Rocco & Albert Evans with Heidi Karol Johnson Orchestrations by Patti Wyss & Ed Cionek Original Musical Direction & Dance Arrangements by Jason DeBord PRODUCTION SCRIPT www.stagerights.com STREAKIN’ THRU THE 70S! Copyright © 2001, 2018 by James A. Rocco & Albert Evans All Rights Reserved All performances and public readings of STREAKIN’ THRU THE 70S! are subject to royalties. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, of all countries covered by the International Copyright Union, of all countries covered by the Pan-American Copyright Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention, and of all countries with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations. All rights are strictly reserved. 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For all stage performance inquiries, please contact: Steele Spring Stage Rights 3845 Cazador Street Los Angeles, CA 90065 (323) 739-0413 www.stagerights.com PRODUCTION HISTORY Streakin’ Thru the 70s! was originally developed at Cabaret Oldtown, Wichita, KS (Christine Tasheff, Producer), and Off-Broadway at Club Babalu (Steven Yuhasz, Producer). The 2018 production was developed by Thirty Saints Productions (James A. Rocco and Jeffrey P. Scott, Producers). Original NY Cast Gloria ............................................. Patty Reader & Christi Moore Tyrone .......................................... Everett Bradley & Darryl Jovan Chrissie ........................................................................... Tari Kelly Tripp ...................................................................... Danny Vaccaro Donny ................................................................... Monte Wheeler Angela ...................................... Simone DePalo & LaVonda Elam Understudies .................................................... Sandra Bargman, Trevor Richardson & Catherine Carpenter Original Wichita Cast Gloria ........................................................................ Patty Reader Tyrone ........................................................................ Corey Smith Chrissie ............................................... Jenna Tyrell & Cary Hesse Tripp ..................................................................... Kyle Vespestadt Donny ......................................................................... Brent Moon Angela ....................................... Ronda Kingwood & Linda Austin Streakin’! began as a workshop by creators/writers James A. Rocco and Albert Evans, who were responsible for the Off-Broadway hits Pageant and Nite Club Confidential. A six-week try-out at a small theatre in Wichita turned into a five-month run. Reaction to “How would you like a nice Hawaiian Punch?”, “Dy-no-mite!”, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” pet rocks, tube tops, hot pants, white polyester pantsuits and the Village Person, plus the popularity of the international sensation Mamma Mia, emphasized the universal appeal of both mocking and simultaneously embracing the “what-were-we-thinking?” culture of the 70s. A six-week try-out at cabaret Old Town in Wichita, Kansas led to a five-month run and two return engagement at that theatre. The show played for a limited Off-Broadway run in 2002 and again in 2003, gathering an enthusiastic cult audience and it has since been produced twice at The Orlando Fringe Festival, as well as other regional theatres. Streakin’! has been a hit with audiences wherever it has played. It has been retooled for licensing by Steele Springs Stage Rights for 2018. CAST OF CHARACTERS Cast Total: 6 – 3F, 3M All must be triple threats with a solid comic sensibility— great pop singers who can handle musical styles ranging from the Carpenters to LaBelle to The Village People. TRIPP: (Man 1) A dazed and confused adult. High rock tenor. • Plays: TIM, the “pop star” son in 27 Bubblegum Lane (a 70s sitcom); a draft dodger; JO JO, the “winner of last week’s hustle contest”; a trucker; a backwoods Deliverance type. *Tripp is also the “Streaker.” TYRONE: (Man 2) A Lou Rawls-type who came to “party.” Must sing R&B as well as pop. • Plays: POPS, a stagehand in Scream That Theme; DR. GRADY, the father in 27 Bubblegum Lane, (a 70s sitcom); a student revolutionary; the VILLAGE PERSON. DONNY: (Man 3) An “Up With People”-type (Donny Osmond) with a toothy smile. Great pop singer and great comedian. • Plays: TAP KNEEJERK, a game show host in Scream That Theme; CARVER, the myopic and brainy son in 27 Bubblegum Lane (a 70s sitcom); a student revolutionary; TONY MARINO, a Saturday Night Disco King; a John Denver-type. CHRISSIE: (Woman 1) A blonde (Suzanne Somers), 70s bombshell-type. Must be an excellent singer and dancer. • Plays: A Karen Carpenter-type; MELANIE COLLINS, the sex-crazed girl next door in 27 Bubblegum Lane (a 70s sitcom); a HIPPIE CHICK modern dancer; LEESHA, “last week’s winner of the hustle contest”; a Toni Tenille-type. GLORIA: (Woman 2) A tough women’s (Gloria Steinem) libber. Must be an excellent comedian and singer. • Plays: ZANNA O’MANNA, a whacked-out, Vanna White-type in Scream That Theme; PEGGY, the housekeeper in 27 Bubblegum Lane (a 70s sitcom); a student revolutionary; SCARIE WHITE (Carrie’s cousin); a female trucker; a backwoods Deliverance-type. ANGELA: (Woman 3) A former disco diva and Tina Turner-type. Great dancer and a fierce R&B singer. • Plays: a Patti LaBelle-type; POOKIE, the youngest pigtailed daughter in 27 Bubblegum Lane (a 70s sitcom); a student revolutionary (an Angela Davis-type); SONNA, a Donna Summers-type and a trucker. A note about the “Streaker”: The show was written for the “TRIPP” character to play the “Streaker.” In the Off-Broadway production, the “Streaker” was the male understudy. This is entirely up to you and your casting. In some productions, the “Streaker” has appeared in a G- string with a large smiley face button covering the entire pouch. SETTING NOTES Unit set with “70s pop art” background and “pop out” pieces that become podiums, chairs, a living room, and a disco. Lots of color. In the original production, the band was onstage, and the set was multi-leveled and modular so it could morph into various locations: the set for the television game show Scream That Theme into a sitcom living room and later into a spectacular disco. RUN TIME 95 minutes Act I runs 50 minutes Act II runs 45 minutes DIRECTOR’S NOTE Streakin’! is a kaleidoscopic musical flashback to the 1970s. Each scene introduces a cultural happening from the decade. Within each scene are memories related to those phenomena that tumble into each other and morph, ultimately creating a pop collage of the entire decade. It is a comedy based in the joy of remembering a tumultuous and fast-paced time. Simultaneously (for the people who may not have these memories) there is the music. Each song authentically conjures up the original hit. Although the performers are not impersonating the original artists, they pay homage to the original hits by incorporating quirks and phrasing from those recordings and morphing them into refreshed and alive performances. Technically all departments are asked to be familiar with the basis of the show’s references and then take them to the max. When designing, keep in mind that Streakin’ Thru the 70s! takes place right now as a collage of oversized memories from the period. The reality is heightened and idealized. It must always be goosey and fun and never be condescending to the times. The music is authentic and the visuals must be too. MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I 1. Play That Funky Music White Boy .............................................................................. Band & Cast 2. You Sexy Thing ...................................................................................................................... Tyrone 3. Have You Never Been Mellow .......................................................................... Chrissie & Backup 4. Smokin’ in the Boys Room .................................................................. Tripp with Tyrone & Donny 5. I Am Woman .......................................................................................................... Gloria & Women 6. Everything is Beautiful ........................................................................... Donny with Tyrone & Trip 7. Lady Marmalade .............................................................................. Angela with Chrissie & Gloria 8. Scream That Theme ............................................................................................................... Band 9. Scream Bossa ......................................................................................................................... Band 10. Love is All Around .......................................................................................