About the Show
Dramatis Personae
Abby Robbins: 40s, a kind, hard-working skating coach who tries to stay positive as she escapes her abuser; soprano.
Bb3 to G5
Liz Robbins: 15, a depressed, confused, high school student whose struggles are clear; alto. A3 to C5
Chase Robbins: 11, the funny, savvy younger child of Jeremy and Abby, soprano. C4 to F5
Gabriel Corelli: 14-16, a transgender ice skater who works hard to please other people. Vocal part is transposable to alto or tenor. F3 to C5
Helen Corelli: 50s, the type-A, irritating stage mom of a transgender boy, mezzo soprano. G3 to E5
Megan Foster: 40s, a bold, accepting music teacher with good advice and a few boundary issues. Mezzo patter role. F3 to D5
Brooke Foster: 15, a privileged, open-hearted high school student who feels deeply; soprano. A-flat3 to F5
Jeremy Robbins: 40s, the self-centered, impulsive father of Liz and Chase, with priorities out of whack. Vocal part is transposable to tenor or bass. C3 to F4
Derek Johnson: 18, the kind, patient, gay skating partner to Gabriel, transposable tenor-bass. Either B-flat2 to D4 or D3 to F#4
Link: represents social media algorithm: can be any gender, age, voice part. Vocal music in treble or bass clef. either A3 to G5 or A2 to G4
Internet Troll: any age and gender, transphobic and inappropriate, non-singing role. *Must NOT be played by an actual transphobic person.
Veronica: 30s, a well-intentioned friend of Jeremy’s, short singing solo. G3 to E4
Julie: 20-40, a well-intentioned friend of Jeremy’s, party girl. Short singing solo alto. (Could be the same actor as Veronica)
Future Gabriel: a 20-25-year-old trans man who visits Gabriel to give him advice about the future. Tenor. E-flat3 to F4
Amber Wilde: 17-60, a trans woman movie star, wildly popular. Short alto/tenor singing solo. E-flat 3 to E-flat 4
Jason: 10-13, a nonbinary friend of Chase Robbins, alto. A-flat3 to D5
Youth Ensemble including Andy, Jane and Suzy (each with a mid-range solo); group numbers can also include Brooke, Liz, Chase and Jason.
Adult Ensemble each has at least a few spoken lines, and some have singing solos. The adult ensemble can be as few as 5, doubling with Amber, Future Gabriel, Veronica, Julie and the Troll, or the lines could be spread among many more ensemble members, with a bigger cast, to give everyone something interesting to do.
Musical Numbers
Because three of the roles are written for transgender actors, all music for Gabriel, Future Gabriel, Jason and Amber Wilde is intended to be transposed or re-adjusted as necessary. It is imperative that actors feel comfortable, both vocally and emotionally, with playing these roles. Please feel free to contact the composer if you would like the notation or a backing track in a different key, or to alter the melody within the existing harmonic structure.
ACT ONE
1. Connected Opening: Full Ensemble
2. Enough: Gabriel
3. I Need to Know: Abby
4. Push Yourself: Link, Veronica, Jeremy, Ensemble
5. Shine Like the Sun: Megan, Youth Ensemble
6. Jeremy’s Facebook Feed: Jeremy, Abby, Link, Megan, Ensemble
7. Gabriel’s Discovery: Gabriel, Ensemble
8. In My Hand Is a Tool: Megan and Abby
9. Listen to the Calling: Gabriel and Future Gabriel
10. Abby and Jeremy’s Argument: Abby and Jeremy
11. Shine Like the Sun (Reprise #1): Youth Ensemble
12. You’re Gonna Fly: Full Ensemble
ACT TWO
13. The Split Generation: Full Ensemble
14. Puppies, Puppies! Chase, Liz and Abby
15. Shine Like the Sun (Reprise #2): Megan, Youth Ensemble
16. What’s the Matter? Liz
17. Magic Wand: Brooke
18. Jeremy's Tango: Jeremy
19. Magic Wand (Reprise): Megan and Brooke
20. Give it a Try: Derek and Gabriel
21. Listen to the Calling (Reprise): Ensemble
21A. One More Step: Megan and Abby
22. Bursting with Pride: Ensemble
23. Connected (Reprise): Jeremy, Abby, Megan, Ensemble
24. My Pride and Joy: Helen
25. Act Two Finale: Full Ensemble
The orchestral parts that accompany the show are divided among 13 musicians. Two reed players, covering flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone; one French horn; a string quartet, Keys 1 and 2, guitar, bass, drums and percussion. There are also performance tracks available for all songs.
Our piano-vocal score contains the entire script, so that everyone is on the same page at all times. Dialogue within a song is embedded into the musical score of that song, along with the stage directions that go with the words. There is no standard Broadway libretto that has all the words in the front and only the vocal line of music in the back, because we think those are silly.