Legacy Boy (a new musical)

by Gina Kaufmann

Legacy Boy blends comic and dramatic elements with buoyant, indie rock music and heightened theatricality to tell a story about gender, race, privilege, and legacy in a way that directly speaks to our times. It reframes the Don Juan story, more relevant than ever today, to give voice and agency to the women who fight back.

The music for Legacy Boy is written for a small rock ensemble.

Legacy Boy blends comic and dramatic elements with buoyant, indie rock music and heightened theatricality to tell a story about gender, race, privilege, and legacy in a way that directly speaks to our times. It reframes the Don Juan story, more relevant than ever today, to give voice and agency to the women who fight back.

The music for Legacy Boy is written for a small rock ensemble.

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Legacy Boy (a new musical)

Character Information

9 named roles: 4 female-identifying (one Black, one White, one Latina, one any race), one either female identifying or non-binary (any race), four male identifying (three White, one Latino)

ENSEMBLE (SATB) plays Students, Old White Guys, Dining Hall Worker Women, & Cute Guy
(The number of ensemble members could range from seven to seventeen.)
Must be diverse.
  • Isabel
    ISABEL (mezzo – A3 – E5), a Queer, edgy art student at Johnsville College. In her senior year. A young woman. Any race.
    20 - 24
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Teresa
    TERESA (mezzo – G#3 – G5), a worker in Johnsville College’s dining hall, friends with Cat- Eye from high school. A young Latina woman.
    19 - 22
    Latino
    Cis female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Cat-Eye
    CAT-EYE (baritone/tenor – G2 – G4), a student at Johnsville College, friends with Donny. From the local town. A young Latino man.
    19 - 22
    Latino
    Cis male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Ann
    ANN (soprano – B3 – G5), a prelaw student at Johnsville, in a serious relationship with Donny. A young white woman.
    19 -22
    White
    Cis female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Loretta Lord
    LORETTA LORD (alto – G3 – E5), new president of Johnsville College. A Black woman in her 40s or 50s.
    40 - 59
    African American/Black
    Cis female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Donny Johns
    DONNY JOHNS (tenor – C3 – A4), a student at Johnsville College, and fifth generation legacy. Descendant of Donald Jefferson Johns I, the college’s founder. A young white man.
    19 - 22
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Marcus
    MARCUS (tenor – C3 – A4), a student at Johnsville College, and Donny’s cousin. A young white man.
    19 - 22
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Olivia St. Clair
    OLIVIA ST. CLAIR (alto – G3 – E5), a philosophy professor at Johnsville College. A woman in her 30s. Race flexible.
    30 - 40
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Donald Jefferson Johns
    DONALD JEFFERSON JOHNS I (operatic bass – F2 – G4), the STATUE on the Quad. Founding father of the college. An old white man. He exists in the world of 1895.
    45 - 65
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man

Development History

  • Reading, organized by the creative team, 2021
  • Workshop, Millrose Music Studio, 2020
  • Reading, The University of Massachusetts Amherst , 2017
  • Residency, The University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015

Production History

  • University, The University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015

Awards

  • 10K Development Grant
    The Joseph and Robert Cornell Foundation
    Winner
    2017