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.