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Dreamland

An over-the-top, B-movie-style musical comedy with a score that blends contemporary musical theatre pop with the smooth sounds of the 1950s, Dreamland is a musical riff on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, set during the declassification of Area 51.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy, Science Fiction

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions
  • Orchestra Size: Medium

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary
Dreamland (or a musical riff on Shakespeare's Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51) is exactly what the title says it is, or is it? Who thought it would be a good idea to give a group of high school honor students free rein in a top-secret military base two days before it opens to the public? Will there be aliens? Maybe. A show choir? Definitely. 

An over-the-top, B-movie-style musical comedy with a score that blends contemporary musical theatre pop with the smooth sounds of the 1950s, Dreamland is the brainchild of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen, award-winning songwriters of Tuck Everlasting on Broadway.

Premiere Production:

Dreamland was commissioned by the Educational Theatre Association and presented in a staged reading, sponsored by Concord Theatricals, as part of the Thespian Musicalworks program at the 2019 International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, under the direction of Nathan Tysen. Dreamland subsequently received its world premiere at Salina South High School in Salina, Kansas on January 30, 2020. The production was directed by Kate Lindsay.

Characters

  • Casting:
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: Medium

  • ADULTS
    MELISSA SIMMS – Channel 9 news reporter. Excellent in front of the camera, and a force to be reckoned with away from it.
    COLONEL RASMUSSON – High ranking officer of the Air Force, and government liaison for Dreamland. Imposing, but gregarious, convinced his facility has nothing to hide.
    PRINCIPAL WILSON – Principal of Las Vegas Prep School. The only chaperone for the weekend, so a bit jumpy. Parent of Rebecca. Can be any gender.
    SNYDER – The last of a long line of caretakers at Area 51. Dreams of being an entertainer. (Range: Ab2-A4)
    CAMERA OPERATOR – Employee of Channel 9 News. A person of few words. Can be any gender.

  • HONOR STUDENTS
    REBECCA – Teenage pilot. Dreams of joining the Air Force. Leader of the honor students and daughter of Principal Wilson. (Range: A3-D5 (opt. Eb5))
    RANDY – Lover of geology, radiobiology, and Rebecca. (Range: G2-E4)
    ELIOT – Meteorology enthusiast who dreams of being a TV weatherman and going on a date with Rebecca. (Range: A2-G4)
    AURORA – Astronomy buff and secret conspiracy theorist who believes in alien life. Has severe social anxiety, and is misunderstood because of it. (Range: G3-Db5)

  • SHOW CHOIR
    NEW DAWN – Show choir at Las Vegas Prep School comprised of energetic and eager triple threats. Flexible size. SATB.
    QUINN – Student elected director/choreographer of New Dawn. Can be any gender.
    SCOTT – New Dawn’s resident student composer.

  • ALIENS
    ALIENS – Extraterrestrials who have been stranded on Earth for over sixty years. Obsessed with the music of the 1950s. Flexible size.
    OBERON – Co-captain of the alien expedition, determined to return home. Can be any gender. (Range: F2-Eb4)
    TITANIA – Co-captain of the alien expedition, no-nonsense. (Range: F3-F5)
    PUCK - Youngest member of the expedition, a troublemaker. Can be any gender. (Range: G3-D5)
    COBWEB, PEASEBLOSSOM, MOTH & MUSTARDSEED – Minions of Titania. (Range: C&P: Bb3-E5(opt.G5), Moth:Bb3-Eb5, Mustardseed: F3-C5(opt.D5))

  • AUTHORS’ NOTE:
    A few things to keep in mind: the show is a fast-paced B-movie send-up of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, silly and a little outrageous. Depending on the size of your cast, it is possible for the show choir and the aliens to be played by the same group of actors, provided their costumes are easily swapped. These two groups perform the big production numbers, of which there are quite a few; think Glee on crack. Designers should not be afraid to embrace a creative, low-tech/low-budget approach to the set and costumes. While a realistic bunker/hangar can be very effective, the whole show could be done on a set of scaffolding; furthermore, a 2-D tinfoil and cardboard rocket ship could prove just as effective as a 3-D metallic one if the actors imbue it with authenticity. As noted, many characters can be cast in any gender; just swap pronouns.

    • Available Material

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

    1 x Vocal Book
    1 x Libretto

    		$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.

    		$24.95
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    1 x Vocal Book
    1 x Keyboard 1-Conductor (rehearsal & performance)

    		$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.

    20 x Vocal Books
    1 x Keyboard 1-Conductor (rehearsal & performance)

    		$450.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Keyboard 2
    1 x Guitar
    1 x Drums - Drum Set, Wind Chimes, Shaker, Ride Bell, Bell Tree, Triangle, Glockenspiel, Wood Block & Crotales
    2 x Violins
    1 x Viola
    1 x Cello
    1 x Bass

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm
    Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    10 x Vocal Books

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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