I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
by Gretchen Cryer, Nancy Ford
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Synopsis
I’m Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road was a controversial sensation at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater and Circle in the Square in the late ’70s.
It is the story of a 39-year-old songwriter who is making a comeback, throwing out “the crap of the past” – her commercial sex kitten image – in order to forge a new identity, writing songs that express how she really feels and who she really is.
Her manager (a former lover) is appalled.
He likes her the way she used to be and says he can’t sell this “new woman.”
They battle it out to a bittersweet, triumphant conclusion.
Press Reviews
"Clearly the most imaginative and melodic score heard in New York all season."
— SoHo Weekly News
"The most enjoyable evening I’ve spent in the theater recently was at the Encores! production of I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road."
— New York Post
"Brash, funny, very agreeable in its brash and funny way, and moreover, it touches a special emotional chord for our times."
— New York Post
Characters
| Character |
|---|
HEATHER A singer/songwriter, 39 |
JOE Her old friend and manager |
CHERYL |
ALICE |
JAKE Guitarist |
THE LIBERATED MAN’S BAND |
Videos
Getting My Act Together Interview at York Theatre Company- Part 1
Publication
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road is a play written by Gretchen Cryer and published by Concord Theatricals (1980).
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Concord Theatricals · 1980 · 57 pp
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