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10-MINUTE MUSICAL COLLECTION

Book and Lyrics by
Andy Roninson and Chris Critelli
Music by Andy Roninson

Comedy

Finding the Words

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It's the final rehearsal at a small regional theater, and the lead actor STILL can't remember his lines. Only the director's klutzy assistant can help save the show.

Overview

Cast Size

6 (3m, 2f, 1x)

Duration

11 Mins

Setting

At a regional theater, Present

Subgenre

Romantic Comedy

Themes

Regret, LGBTQ+ Interest, Dating, Theatre/Entertainment Industry

Target Audience

Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult

Style

Contemporary Musical Theatre

Instrumentation

Piano/Vocal, Guitar

Additional Resources

Accompaniment Tracks

Cautions

Mild Language
Synopsis

Casting Information

  • FANNY - 20's to 30's, female-identifying, Sweet, funny, alto

  • TONY - 20's to 30's, male-identifying, classic young male lead type, like a Prince Charming type. Tenor, both pop-rock and legit.

  • MORTY - 60's to 80's, wise-cracking Borscht Belt-type. Non-singing.

  • DESIREE - 20's to 40's, a total diva. High soprano.

  • STEVE - 20's to 40's, male-identifying, a soft-spoken, cool techie. Non-singing.

  • STAGEHAND - Any age. A stagehand, one line. Non-singing.

Songs

Full Show
00:00 / 13:24
Talk to Him
00:00 / 01:20
Steve
00:00 / 01:59
Talk to Him (Reprise)
00:00 / 01:54
Casting & Songs
Media

Media

Production History

  • 2013 - New London Barn Playhouse in New London, NH. Staged reading, directed by Andrew Lark. Starred George Merrick (Honeymoon in Vegas, South Pacific).

  • 2013 - Theatre Now's SOUND BITES. Won Best Actress for Katie Whetsell, directed by Andrew Lark

  • 2015 - Manhattan Musical Theater Lab (part of a reading of seven TAKE A TEN musicals). Directed by Emmy-winner Matt Cowart.

Production History
Author's Bios

Author Bios

Illustrated Mountains

CHRIS CRITELLI resides in New York City, where he balances his time between acting, whether it’s voicing cartoons or getting beat up by superheroes, writing all kinds of stuff, and drawing, where he’s just wrapped up illustrating his second book - a sequel compendium of political limericks, ‘Trumpericks 2’, available through Amazon!

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ANDY RONINSON is a composer, lyricist, orchestrator, and music director living in New York City. He is a recipient of the 2019 Jonathan Larson Grant, a 2019-2020 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, and a participant in the 2017 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. As a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, he was awarded the Robert B. Sherman Scholarship and the Harrington Award for Creative Excellence. For more, visit AndyRoninson.com. He is the creator, host, and co-writer of TAKE A TEN, the all-original ten-minute musical podcast. Recorded episodes featured Broadway voices like Laura Osnes, Rob McClure, George Salazar, and more. Episodes have been produced live around the world and have won numerous awards including Best Musical twice at Theater Now’s SOUND BITES Festival, the 2016 City Theater National Award for Short Playwriting, and the top place at the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival. To hear every episode for free, visit TakeATenMusicals.com.

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