Synopsis

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Adam Mathias & Brad Alexander

Published by Samuel French Inc

4 Male 3 Female

Winner! 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book
Winner! 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and the 2007 Jerry Bock Award

This is a contemporary musical about connections missed and made at tourist destinations across America ...

A wanderer believes his destiny is written on rooftops along the North Carolina Interstate

A young man yearns to connect with intelligent life in Roswell, New Mexico

A woman at the Alamo steps out of the shadow of her grandparents' idealized romance to take a chance on love

Three estranged sisters cruise to Glacier Bay to scatter their father's ashes

Two high school boys face unexpected fears in the Coney Island Spook House

And a terrified bride-to-be ponders taking the leap - over Niagara Falls!

With a score [not included] that incorporates pop, rock, folk and more, each story builds on the last to create a vivid travelogue of Americans learning to overcome their fears and expectations in order to connect

CLICK THE SPEAKER FOR A SONG SAMPLE:

Overture
Rock City
I Can Tell
Mile After Mile
We Are Not Alone
All There Is To Say
Grampy's Song

CAST: M4,F3 (doubling) or M7,F6 - Runs about 90 minutes [no intermission]

CHARACTERS

JESS - A twenty-something traveler. He's been on the road as long as he can remember

DODI - A small-town Carolina waitress. She's never left the state

EVAN - A twenty-something loner. No money, no girlfriend, no job - but he hasn't given up hope

LAUREN - A thirty-year-old teacher from Fredericksburg. She's single

GRAMPY - Lauren's beloved grandfather. He suffered a stroke a few years ago that left him unable to walk or speak

DEMPSEY - A thirty-something professional. He's a divorce lawyer, but he hates it, if that makes it any better

LILY - Judy and Claire's younger sister. She just wants her sisters to get along

JUDY - Lily and Claire's sister. She's emotional

CLAIRE - Lily and Judy's sister. She just wants to get this over with

CUTTER - A prep-school teen. He's the "bad kid"

RICK - A prep-school teen. He's Cutter's best friend

KATE - A bride. She's not ready - or is she?

TOUR GUIDE - A tour guide. He's determined to give Kate a little push

WAITER

SUBWAY CONDUCTOR

FREAK SHOW BARKER

CARNEY

REVIEWS

" ... an excellent and moving new musical ... It's also beautiful, it's hopeful, and it's - in the best sense of the word - sweet" ~ Jesse Oxfeld, The New York Observer

"The musical's genuine heart and humor simply transports audiences" ~ TheatreMania.com

NOTE: Score is available For Rent (only)

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