In 1925, while chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attrraction, Floyd Collins himself became the attraction when he got trapped 200 feet underground.
Alone but for sporadic contact with the outside world, Floyd fought for his sanity and ultimately his life as the rescue effort above exploded into the first genuine media circus. Reporters and gawkers from across the country dexended on the property, fueling the hysteria and manipulating the nationa into holding its collective breath. This haunting musical - one of the most acclaimed in recent years - tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer.
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
2 Women
4 Men
FEATURED
7 Men
ENSEMBLE
Consists of characters at the Carnival - Hawkers, Con Man, Jugglers, Sparkplug Eddie Bray, et al.
CHARACTERS
Floyd Collins - a caver
Bee Doyle - owner of the farm in which Floyd becomes trapped
Ed Bishop - a local caver
Jewell Estes - a local teenage boy
Lee Collins - Floyd's father
Miss Jane - Floyd's stepmother
Nellie Collins - Floyd's younger sister
Homer Collins - Floyd's younger brother
Skeets Miller - a reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal
H.T. Carmichael - an engineer
3 Reporters
Cliff Roney - a young filmmaker
Dr. Hazlett - a doctor from Chicago
Frederick Jordan - a local farmer
Set Requirements: FLOYD COLLINS takes place from January 30 - February 16, 1925 on Bee Doyle's farm in Barren County, Kentucky, in and around a small opening in the ground which will later become known as "Sand Cave."
Genre / Style: Bluegrass, Folk
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set -
20 Libretto/Vocal Books, 2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE.
Orchestration Package -
1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE, 1 VIOLIN,
1 VIOLA (Doubling Violin), 1 CELLO, 1 BASS,
1 PERCUSSION, 1 KEYBOARD (Piano, Synthesizer), 1 HARMONICA (Chromatic, C# Crossharp), 1 Guitar.
Musical Numbers: The Ballad Of Floyd Collins, The Call, It Moves, Time To Go, Lucky, Daybreak, The Riddle Song, The Dream, How Glory Goes.