Runaways (Christopher)
Jay Christopher
Runaways
by Elizabeth Swados
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award Obie Award Tony Award
Nominee: Five 1978 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book and Score Nominee: Four 1978 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Music and Lyrics Winner! 1978 Obie Award for Director Elizabeth Swados
Synopsis
Runaways is a collection of songs, dances, and spoken word pieces performed by children who have run away from their homes.
Initially created from interviews with homeless children and those in orphanages, Liz Swados weaves songs about personal struggle and the world at large through the eyes of youth in New York City in the ’70s.
The show blends different musical styles, from pop to hip-hop and jazz to reggae, while asking why children can’t remain children -- Back cover.
Press Reviews
"An immensely affecting show."
— Newsweek
"This blast of undiluted teen spirit… is guaranteed to leave you feeling windblown, hyped up and ready to race through the most torpid summer night… Elizabeth Swados makes us eavesdrop on the sufferings of children. That sounds ominous but it isn't... The calligraphy of childhood is one of the wonders of nature even when the message it writes is heartbreaking."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Interpreter |
| A.J. |
| Jackie |
| Lidia |
| Melinda |
| Nikki Kay Kane |
| Manny |
| Eddie |
| Sundar |
| Roby |
| Lazar |
| Eric |
| Iggy |
| Deidre |
| Ez |
| Luis |
| Mex-Mongo |
| Jane |
| Mocha |
| Hubbell |
Videos
More from the cast of the Encores! production of Runaways
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1980
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573680977
ISBN-10 0573680973
LCCN 80028600
LCC ML50.S9806 R8 1978
Runaways is a American play written by Elizabeth Swados and published by Samuel French in New York (1980).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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