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Dreamlandia
Octavio Solis
Dreamland
by Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen
Highlights
Present Day Expandable Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Synopsis
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.
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Characters
| Character |
|---|
| 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 Ab2-A4 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 A3-D5 (opt. Eb5 Teenage pilot. Dreams of joining the Air Force. Leader of the honor students and daughter of Principal Wilson. (Range: A3-D5 (opt. Eb5)) |
| RANDY G2-E4 Lover of geology, radiobiology, and Rebecca. (Range: G2-E4) |
| ELIOT A2-G4 Meteorology enthusiast who dreams of being a TV weatherman and going on a date with Rebecca. (Range: A2-G4) |
| AURORA G3-Db5 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 F2-Eb4 Co-captain of the alien expedition, determined to return home. Can be any gender. (Range: F2-Eb4) |
| TITANIA F3-F5 Co-captain of the alien expedition, no-nonsense. (Range: F3-F5) |
| PUCK G3-D5 Youngest member of the expedition, a troublemaker. Can be any gender. (Range: G3-D5) |
| COBWEB, PEASEBLOSSOM, MOTH & MUSTARDSEED C&P: Bb3-E5(opt.G5 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. |
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Dreamland is a play written by Chris Miller and published by Concord Theatricals .
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