All Out And Over
Devised by Droichead Youth Theatre with Violet Thomson and Christina Matthews
Age range
11 – 13, 13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
10 – 15
Approx. running time
60 – 90 mins
Gender breakdown
Males: 3
Females: 5
Also: 6 roles for any gender, plus potential roles for extra characters.
Females: 5
Also: 6 roles for any gender, plus potential roles for extra characters.
Setting
A circus.
Note
An original musical for a medium sized ensemble about identity, relationships, and the family that forms when art is made.
First performance
Droichead Youth Theatre, in the Little Duke Theatre, Drogheda, April 2017.
Synopsis
Roll up, roll up! Treat yourself to the bright lights, the sweet delights and the heart-racing acts of the circus, which rolls into town for a limited time only! However, its next performance may be its last when a financial crisis puts the futures of all the performers at stake...
Through monologues, group scenes, songs and movement sequences, this script highlights the ups and downs of performance life, as well as the very different and complex lives of performers behind the scenes.
Exploring themes of gender identity, toxic masculinity, family rivalry, financial struggles and unemployment, this is an ensemble-based musical play, which speaks to the heart of what it is to be part of a large artistic family.
While this play is a musical, only 4 of the characters need to be strong singers. Circus skills could add a lot but are not essential.
Through monologues, group scenes, songs and movement sequences, this script highlights the ups and downs of performance life, as well as the very different and complex lives of performers behind the scenes.
Exploring themes of gender identity, toxic masculinity, family rivalry, financial struggles and unemployment, this is an ensemble-based musical play, which speaks to the heart of what it is to be part of a large artistic family.
While this play is a musical, only 4 of the characters need to be strong singers. Circus skills could add a lot but are not essential.