The Countdown Begins
The days are counting down to my little preview performance of the new one-man show "Boulevard Days - A Play with Songs". It’s in Newport, IOW on Friday, March 22nd. I invite all my friends and followers to join me for this special preview before I take the show out on the road in the summer.
In preparing for this first glimpse of the material, I've been working hard to flesh out the playscript and integrate many songs which will bring this autobiographical story to life. It's been quite a journey condensing years of formative life experiences into a tight three-act structure, but I'm excited to share some of the early product of this highly creative stage in the process.
The story follows a classic monomyth framework, with the songs slotting into scenes that trace the 17 stages of the ‘hero's journey’. While I may not use every single song or stage for this initial run, having the overall structure outlined has been immensely helpful. By listing the index of contents it struck me that what I have right there, is the programme for the show, and it would be useful to upload that right here where I can work on it further, print it out, and refer to it.
For those eager to attend the preview show and enjoy the performance, good company, nibbles and a taste of last year’s cider, sadly in short supply… I'll share the ticket link again here:
https://thelittleboxoffice.com/andyroberts/
As you'll see, it promises to be an entertaining and eclectic night of music, drama and storytelling. I hope you can join me on this adventure!
I'm sharing a draft of the programme below as a work-in-progress with the paid subscribers only, since after a few run throughs it will most certainly change quite a lot before being released into the public realm.
The Programme Itself (work in progress) :
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