Runaways is a musical which was written, composed, choreographed and directed by Elizabeth Swados, about the lives of children who run away from home and live on the city streets. I wanted to make a collage about the profound effects of our deteriorating families.
The musical was a hit at the Public Theater, then transferred three months later to Broadway, where it ran a respectable 274 performances and was nominated for five Tony Awards (Musical, Book, Score, Direction, and Choreography). production of Runaways Rights and availability This title can be licensed and sold throughout the World Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at Use this tool for cost estimates based on your specific needs. Swados took her idea for a musical with the theme of running away "from home, from a boyfriend, from a predator,... from yourself" to 20 "multi racial, multi ethnic" children explore the "fragmented" life of the runawayAccording to Cecil A. Smith, "It was a novel show, even for a period of musical theatre that sought novelty.
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Runaways is a collection of songs, dances, and spoken word pieces performed by children who have run away from their homes.
The Runaways Synopsis: In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. You'll have to sign in before you share your experience. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. "This blast of undiluted teen spirit [...] is guaranteed to leave you feeling windblown, hyped up and ready to race through the most torpid summer night [...] Elizabeth Swados makes us eavesdrop on the sufferings of children. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. by Elizabeth Swados "Runawaysis a musical theatre piece which was in the works for a year. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Livestream Rights Available Contact our customer service department to order or for more information.
Just answer a few questions.This estimator is only for non-equity/amateur productions. Full-length Play; Drama ; Cast size: 7m., 12w. That sounds ominous but it isn't [...] The calligraphy of childhood is one of the wonders of nature even when the message it writes is heartbreaking." Runaways, while an important artifact of the American musical canon, had a lot to say back then, and it has just as much to say right now. By Jay Christopher. Here is a Elizabeth Swados has composed, written, and directed over 30 theater pieces including The Trilogy, The Red Sneaks, Nightclub Cantata, Runaways, Alice in Concert, Doonesbury, Rap Master Ronnie,The Haggadah, Jewish Girlz, Jonah, Job, Esther, Jerusalem (with Yehudah Amichai), The 49 Years, and Missionaries. The characters were taken from workshops conducted by Swados with real-life runaways in the late 1970s. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio.
Runaways . Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. Fees and availability are subject to change during the application process.The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Her work has b ... When I went to Joseph Papp in May of 1977, I had no script, no songs, no story line — just an idea, and an intuition about the potential of adolescents and how they have been grossly underestimated. This is only an estimate. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Angry, disturbing, and ultimately too prosaic for sustained musical flight, it was complete proof that Elizabeth Swados had new plans for the musical and that she had the talent to realize them.Not to be confused with Addison Burkhardt's musical - Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio.
I wanted to explore the substitutes people find to deal with the loss of family and how these substitutes are sometimes effective and some… Swados went on to a richly inventive career as a theatre artist, primarily downtown, beloved by her many collaborators. Product Code: R25000 . Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.
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Initially created from interviews with homeless children and those in orphanages, Liz Swados weaves songs about personal struggle and the world at large through the eyes of youth in New York City in the ’70s. - "It’s enthralling - a fast and furious, poignant and disturbing eighty minutes."
The Runaways Script PDF - [2008-07-25] at Script Fly ($) The Runaways Script PDF - [Shooting 2009-05-26] at Script Fly ($) The Runaways Transcript at scripts.com; Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time.