Overview
Cast Size
3 (2m, 1f)
Duration
10 Mins.
Setting
A college town, 1992.
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy
Themes
Dating, College Romance, Alcoholism
Target Audience
Teen (Age 14 - 18), Young Adult (Age 18 - 23), Adult
Style
Pop/Rock
Instrumentation
Piano/Vocal, Guitar, Bass, & Drum
Additional Resources
Accompaniment Tracks
Cautions
Mild Adult Themes, Alcohol Use
Casting Information
BEN - 19 years old, a college student. Lovable party boy who is always up for a good time. He is warm hearted, good-natured and always the life of the party, although secretly desperate to find true love.
LAUREN - 19 years old, a college student. She’s strong, independent and intelligent. She can let her hair down and have a good time, but is sensible enough to know when to stop. She has a life plan, and good luck to anyone who tries to stop her.
STAFFORD - 19 years old, a college student. He is the party boy who refuses to grow up and has come to college to get away from his strict parents, nothing takes precedence over partying and drinking.
Songs
Media
Production History
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March 1st, 2014 - Recorded and released on the podcast TAKE A TEN
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December 2014 - Second Annual SOUND BITES Festival. Directed by Andrew Lark. Winner Best Musical and Best Lyrics - Kevin Hammonds.
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December 2014 - Baldwin Wallace University, One Act festival. Directed by Nicholas Wilders.
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Summer 2015 - Broadway au Carré, Paris, France. Directed Lisandro Nesis.
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Summer 2015 - Presented as part of a reading of TAKE A TEN by Manhattan Musical Theater Lab at Ripley-Grier Studios in NYC. Directed by Emmy-winner Matt Cowart.
Author Bios
KEVIN HAMMONDS is a two-time winner of the BMI Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement (2015-Lyricist; 2017-Librettist). Most recently, his musical with composer Kristin Bair, Up and Away, premiered at Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret Theater where it enjoyed a remarkable 16-week run. It then had its west coast premiere in Portland, Oregon at the Broadway Rose Theatre. Previously, he and composer Charles Miller had a successful run of their musical When Midnight Strikes at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in London (original cast recording available on iTunes). Their musical Brenda Bly: Teen Detective received critical acclaim at London's Bridewell Theatre, and was published by Samuel French. His other musicals with Charles Miller - When Midnight Strikes, No One in the World, Hope and Mr. Christmas have been published by Rodgers & Hammerstein UK. The same four musicals have been translated into German and published by Gallissas Theaterverlag. His short musical The Answering Machine (music by Andy Roninson) won “Best Musical” and “Best Lyrics” at the Theatre Now’s 2nd Annual SOUND BITES 10-Minute Musical Theatre Festival. Kevin is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop.
ANDY RONINSON is a composer, lyricist, orchestrator, and music director living in New York City. He is a recipient of the 2019 Jonathan Larson Grant, a 2019-2020 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, and a participant in the 2017 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. As a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, he was awarded the Robert B. Sherman Scholarship and the Harrington Award for Creative Excellence. For more, visit AndyRoninson.com. He is the creator, host, and co-writer of TAKE A TEN, the all-original ten-minute musical podcast. Recorded episodes featured Broadway voices like Laura Osnes, Rob McClure, George Salazar, and more. Episodes have been produced live around the world and have won numerous awards including Best Musical twice at Theater Now’s SOUND BITES Festival, the 2016 City Theater National Award for Short Playwriting, and the top place at the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival. To hear every episode for free, visit TakeATenMusicals.com.
