or... Life’s a Hurdle When You’re Wearing a Girdle
Book by Billy St. John
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur
CAST: 11M, 10F, plus chorus
SET: Simple interior and exterior sets
TIME: About 120 minutes
Script:
$9.25 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler K: $4.00 each
ROYALTY:
$105 First Performance
$105 Each Additional Performance
SET: Simple interior and exterior sets
TIME: About 120 minutes
Script:
$9.25 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler K: $4.00 each
ROYALTY:
$105 First Performance
$105 Each Additional Performance
Young actor Clarence Rawlins’s falsetto voice isn’t the only ’false’ thing about him after he gets himself and his acting troupe into a little debacle in Lucky Lady, Nevada. Discovering that he has misread his distant aunt’s handwritten will, Clarence learns he has not inherited a profitable saloon, as expected, but instead the Lucky Lady Salon, a beauty parlor. Flat broke, Clarence has no choice but to raid the costume trunk and transform himself into a down-on-her-luck British aristocrat, Lady Claire Rawl, now head hair stylist of the small town’s only salon. His pal and fellow actor, Roger Gaines, becomes a French stylist, Rogaine. Together with the ladies in the troupe — Heidi Gray, Bobbie Pinz and Nell Clipper — they re-open the beauty salon to great success. But their good luck runs out when, unbeknownst to them, the owner of the saloon next door plots to acquire Clarence’s salon as part of a scheme to rob the bank next door to it. Filled with hilarious characters, uproarious musical numbers and puns galore, this western comedy includes piano player Melody Plunkett, preacher’s wife Sadie Blessing; ranch owner Rhoda Steed and her cook Russell Grubb. You’ll ’dye’ laughing at this wild western musical full of dynamic dialogue, double identities, criminal plots, and a music score as wild as the Old West!
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler K: $4.00 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $30.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
CD sampler K: $4.00 each
Way Out West in a Dress
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JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT #171
OROFINO, ID
OROFINO, ID
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CSD
BERNE, NY
BERNE, NY
WENDY KOETZ
LEONARD, ND
LEONARD, ND
SOUTHEAST OF SALINE HIGH SCH
GYPSUM, KS
GYPSUM, KS
HICKORY GLOBAL MC
HERMITAGE, PA
HERMITAGE, PA
MARGARET DOYLE
COATESVILLE, PA
COATESVILLE, PA
WEST GREENE HIGH SCHOOL
MOSHEIM, TN
MOSHEIM, TN
ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MONROE, IN
MONROE, IN
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
CRESCO, IA
CRESCO, IA
BARBARA STILES
WINTERSET, IA
WINTERSET, IA
LU ANNE TYSON
HURST, TX
HURST, TX
AMERICAN LEGION POS 291
POTTER, NE
POTTER, NE
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This year is the highest number of students we’ve had yet participate in the play. I was aiming for comedy when I picked ‘Way Out West in a Dress,’ and I knew the play had a lot of parts. It’s got fun, catchy songs, and I knew the kids would enjoy that. So it just fit. Marsha Zavez, North Hampton School, North Hampton, NH
Catchy tunes, funny lines, fast moving plot...
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For production: E-Scripts
Our Get It Soon delivery option allows you to download printable PDFs of all your production material and zip files of your music tracks within one business day of placing your order. This delivery option is available to schools and organizations with a business address and requires the purchase of a sufficient number of scripts for your entire cast. It does not require pre-payment of your order and/or royalties.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. As you check out, make sure to specify that your address is a business address so you can select Get It Soon as a DELIVERY OPTION.
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Our Get It Now! delivery option allows you to immediately download printable PDFs of all your production material and zip files of your music tracks. This delivery option requires the purchase of a sufficient number of scripts for your entire cast and pre-payment of your entire order, including royalties.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space. Make sure you specify the exact number of performances and select “Bill Now” for your royalties.
IMPORTANT:
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, use our Get It Soon delivery option and receive your digital materials within one business day.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space. Make sure you specify the exact number of performances and select “Bill Now” for your royalties.
IMPORTANT:
- You will receive emailed links to download all ordered parts immediately after your order is submitted. Valid email address is required.
- A $6 e-delivery fee will be added to each order.
- All prices are the same whether traditional or digital.
- There are no returns, exchanges, or refunds on digital materials.
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, use our Get It Soon delivery option and receive your digital materials within one business day.