Tales From The Bad Years
by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk
A song cycle about people who are stuck between phases in their lives.
Each song tells a story about being young, feeling old, and wanting something big.
Synopsis:
Tales from the Bad Years is a series of short, self-contained stories in the form of songs and musical scenes from those years when you're waiting for something big to happen but it never does. From the first time you try to make the Thanksgiving turkey and screw it up, to the moment when you realize your childhood is over, these stories are about youth, determination, and unexpected love. They capture the frustration of wanting to get away from the lot you chose, letting go of your first love, and a party to end all parties. These are the songs you wish someone sang to you, the anecdotes you love hearing again and again, and the moments of epiphany that every person has. The bad years make the best stories.
MP3s:
Not A Love Story
Party Worth Crashing
Someone Else’s Life
Twenty-Something
Two Strangers
Production/Development History:
Goodspeed Opera House, New Musicals Festival
Penn State New Musical Theare Festival
The Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC
Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT
Cast:
3 Women, 2 Men
Song List:
1. Party Worth Crashing - Women (Men)
2. Twenty-Something - All
3. Someone Else'sLife - Man 1
4. Anonymous Sex- Woman 2, Man 2
5. Pretty Girl Blues - Woman 1, Woman 2, Man 1
6. Not a Love Story - Woman3
7. The Thanksgiving Plan - Men (Women)
8. Not Her Way - Woman 1
9. Party Worth Crashing / Just This One Time - Women
10. I Look Around for You -Man 2 (All)
11. The Bad Years - Man 1, All
12. How to Return Home -Woman 2
13. Two Strangers - Woman 2 (Woman 1, Woman 3)
14. Living the Dream - Man 2 (Women)
15. Party Worth Crashing / It'sYour Life - Women
16. Finale - Man 1, All
