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lyin', hurtin, cryin' musical ... |
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Vern is in a bar with live Karaoke talking
to the bartender (not seen) about "his
Tammy Lea" (his ex) and getting up
on stage and singing songs either about
how wonderful he is, or how useless she
was and getting drunker as the evening progresses.
Despite his hurting he also claims to want
Tammy back because he still loves her.
Tammy Lee has gone on from her time with
Vern to find fame and fortune as a C&W singer
songwriter. She is in a studio taping one
of those shows where artists sing and talk
about the background of their music. Her
songs are about how wonderful she is and
what a jerk he was. She apparently wants
nothing more to do with men.
The story twists at the end as Vern in
his cups confesses, he really doesn't want
Tammy back, but that they aren't legally
divorced and he wants half her money. Tammy,
once the cameras are no longer running,
cuddles with her guitar player, with whom
she was cheating (the crime she accuses
Vern of) long before she left Vern. In other
words we see a soft stage persona and a
hard bitten schemer in reality.
In other words we have the typical dialogue
that occurs after the break down of a marriage
only it takes place in both song and words.
The set is simple. Vern and a bar to one
side, a sit and talk area for for Tammy
to the other. The centre is for the band
who change costumes, etc. to be either the
TV show band or the bar band. The songs
are staged appropriately. Overall there
is a lot of humour in the play, it is dark
but definitely humorous, yet a couple of
the songs invariably (even in rehearsal)
bring tears. In essence it takes the 'logic'
of the lyrics of Country and Western songs
to a valid, if somewhat unusual, place.
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| Principals |
| Tammy Lea
- A female Country and Western singer known
as The Cryin' Cowgirl. She is in her mid-to-late
20's, dressed in gloriously overdone Country
and Western glitz. Essentially, through a
combination of talent and circumstances, she
is a woman who at long last is content, if
not happy, with the circumstances of her life
and will do whatever it takes to maintain
and improve upon the fame, fortune and success
she is enjoying - even if it means lying outrageously.
Some of this happiness and deceit should shine
through the aura of bitterness she projects.
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| Vern - A
customer in a C&W Karaoke bar in his late
20's or early 30's showing early signs of
dissipation. He is slightly overweight and
unsuitably dressed in tight western gear.
During the play he gradually grows more inebriated,
and speaks and acts accordingly. His singing
skills are semi-professional and he awkwardly
mimics the presentation of a more polished
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| Supporting Cast |
 The
Band - Tammy's band. (Also doubles
via the magic of theatre as the Karaoke
bar house band. One member is also the Club
Announcer.) This could be a keyboard player
with suitable bed tapes, or, ideally, 4
or more musicians.Tammy Lea should ideally
sing with back up singers/dancers but could
do with none. Her numbers should be staged
with showy routines, etc. The musician(s)
should change hats -- cowboy to baseball
- put on jackets, or do something to indicate
they are a different band playing in a different
venue as appropriate. There should be a
concert like feeling to Tammy' s performance,
whilst Vern's is looser, occasionally bad.
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| TV Show Announcer
An off-stage voice heard at the opening of
the play (possibly pre-recorded). |
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Royalties
Code P
Royalty fees are payable for each
performance given to an audience.
Obtain a quotation by either completing
the Application at the Credit Card payment
Checkout, or this Online
Application Form or mail-in our printed
Application
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