THE YELLOW STOCKING PLAY - A new musical

by D.W. Gregory

Book by D.W. Gregory. Lyrics by Sarah Knapp. Music by Steven M. Alper

The show must go on—even if you can’t recognize it.

Twelfth Night is the inspiration for this quick-change musical comedy about a 17th Century Shakespeare troupe embarked on a disastrous tour of the Continent. Food poisoning, drowning, duels and avalanches befall the actors one by one--until only four of them remain. Minutes before the...

Book by D.W. Gregory. Lyrics by Sarah Knapp. Music by Steven M. Alper

The show must go on—even if you can’t recognize it.

Twelfth Night is the inspiration for this quick-change musical comedy about a 17th Century Shakespeare troupe embarked on a disastrous tour of the Continent. Food poisoning, drowning, duels and avalanches befall the actors one by one--until only four of them remain. Minutes before the curtain rises on their next-to-final show, the ingénue elopes with the town innkeeper, leaving a company of three to pull off the most frantic play in the repertoire. But her lover, Gropio, is too heart-broken to go on, while her confidante, Tremolo, just refuses to kiss a man. It falls to Simpatica, the leading lady, to recast and revise on the fly. Her biggest challenge is how to keep the backstage drama from spoiling the onstage comedy. But the show must go on. Even if you can't recognize it.

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THE YELLOW STOCKING PLAY - A new musical

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  • Cheryl Bear: THE YELLOW STOCKING PLAY - A new musical

    Will the show go on with all the turmoil that arises for this troupe? Entertaining and well done!

    Will the show go on with all the turmoil that arises for this troupe? Entertaining and well done!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Create Theater and Tequila Talking Theatrical, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Industry, Year 2016

Awards

  • Best Actress in a Musical (Alyse Alan Louis)
    CreateTheater New Works Festival
    Winner
    2023
  • Best Actor in a Musical (Edward Watts)
    CreateTheater New Works Festival
    Winner
    2023
  • Best Musical
    CreateTheater New Works Festival
    Winner
    2023
  • Best Book of a Musical
    CreateTheater New Works Festival
    Winner
    2023