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See Rock City and Other Destinations

A contemporary musical about connections missed and made at tourist destinations across America.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language
  • Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book
    Winner! 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and the 2007 Jerry Bock Award
See Rock City & Other Destinations 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. A terrified bride-to-be ponders taking the leap... over Niagara Falls.

With a score 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.
REVIEWS:

[See Rock City & Other Destinations] turns out to be 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 music by Brad Alexander with lyrics by Adam Mathias are consistently lovely. The songs are polished and catchy displaying the composers' gift for writing tunes that are both versatile and genuinely moving.

Roma Torre NY1

The musical's genuine heart and humor simply transports audiences.

Andy Propst TheatreMania.com
Premiere Production:

See Rock City and Other Destinations was presented Off-Broadway by Transport Group at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City in 2010. The musical received its World Premiere at Barrington Stage Company in 2008.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Flexible casting, Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: Expandable to 7m, 6f
  • Chorus Size: No Chorus

  • 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

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Conductor's Score / Piano/Vocal Score

    		$24.00
    Libretto This is optional. Order Now

    The LIBRETTO is available for SALE ONLY and is not available for hire as part of the Rehearsal Material set. It must be purchased separately and is available through our office.

    		$24.95
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    10 x Piano/Vocal Scores
    1 x Conductor's Score

    		$150.00 +$30.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Cello
    1 x Guitar
    1 x Bass

    		$60.00 +$30.00/pm

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