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THE WEB, WIRES & WAVES A Musical Romp Through the History of Communication

Explores the question of who actually is responsible for the inventions of things we take for granted in our day to day life.

  • Full Length Musical
  • Biography, Comedy

Explores the question of who actually is responsible for the inventions of things we take for granted in our day to day life.

SONGS INCLUDE:

The Letter
S.O.S.
Alexander's Fife and Drum Corps Bagpipe Band Song
Let Me Go
Guilielmo Marconi - an Opera
Cyber Sweetheart
In Praise of Science

  • Casting: 2M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: The show was originally created for a three person cast (2 male, one female) but can be expanded to a large ensemble of up to 30.

  • NARRATOR
    MATILDA - a young woman
    ANDY - a young man
    MRS. PENNIMAN - a New York socialite of the 1800s
    SAMUEL MORSE - a portrait painter and inventor of morse code
    TERRY TINSEL - a game show hostess
    DESMA DIXON - a game show hostess
    ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL - a Scottish inventor
    GUIGIELMO MARCONI - an inventor (as sung by an opera tenor)
    MAMA - Marconi's mother (as sung by an opera soprano)
    THE OPERA CHORUS
    FAIRY - a six foot male fairy godperson
    BILL GATES - founder of Microsoft