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A Time for Singing

A spirited and sentimental tale of the Morgan family and their struggles of love and labor at the turn of a century.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
A lost treasure from the 1960s, A Time For Singing is based on How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn's classic novel of a Welsh mining village. Librettist Gerald Freedman and Oscar-nominated composer John Morris weave a spirited and sentimental tale of the Morgan family and their struggles of love and labor at the turn of a century. Excellent for a large ensemble cast, A Time For Singing asks, "Do we ever know what we have, till we no longer have it?"
REVIEWS:

"[A] frequently beautiful score… the richness of which points directly to the pop operas of a decade or two later… the Warner Brothers cast album is a great listen. Little known but strongly deserving of reissue."

Ken Mendelbaum Playbill.com

"One of the wonderful shows now playing on Broadway;quot;

Ed Sullivan
Premiere Production: In 1966, A Time For Singing opened at the Broadway Theatre for a run of 41 performances.

Characters

  • Casting: 10M, 3F, 1M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Chorus Size: Large

OLD HUW MORGAN – the narrator
GWILLYM MORGAN (Dada) – a miner, head of the Morgan Family
BETH MORGAN – his wife
IVOR MORGAN – their oldest son
BRONWEN JENKINS – a young lady who works for the Morgan family
MR. DAVID GRIFFITH – a minister
DAI BANDO – a miner
CYFARTHA LEWIS – a miner
PAYMASTER – works at the mine


The other Morgan Brothers, miners:
DAVEY MORGAN
OWEN MORGAN
IANTO MORGAN
EVAN MORGAN
HUW MORGAN
ANGHARAD MORGAN – their sister, 17 years old
TOM DYLAN – a miner
MR. CHRISTMAS EVANS – owner of the mine
IESTYN EVANS – his son, about 24
JOHN WILLIAMS – a miner
MRS. TOM DYLAN – a miner’s wife


ENSEMBLE
Large Singing and Dancing Ensemble with many small roles
Villagers, Miners and Children of the Valley

Available Material

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

1 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano-Conductor Score

$24.00
Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

1 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano-Conductor Score

$75.00
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.

30 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano-Conductor Score

$550.00 +$135.00/pm
Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

1 x Woodwind I
1 x Woodwind II
1 x Woodwind III
1 x Horn
1 x Trumpet
1 x Percussion (Trap Set (including Snare, 2 Tom Toms {high & low}, Hi-Hat, Bass Drum and Suspended Cymbal), 2 Tymps (A & D), 2 Woodblocks (high & low), Xylophone, Bells, Chimes (optional), Big Cymbal (Piatti), Tambourine and Sleigh Bells (jingling coins effect)
1 x Keyboard I
1 x Keyboard II
1 x Violin I
1 x Violin II
1 x Viola
1 x Cello
1 x Bass

$350.00 +$135.00/pm
Lib/Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

10 x Libretto-Vocal Book

$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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