SHOW: JOHN & JEN

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Pg.

Location
USA

Pro.

DATE: 5/29/2016

DIRECTOR: CARSON CROW

THEATER: CAVE THEATER, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Time

Character/Actor

STAGE MANAGER: ALEXIS FACEMYRE

Song

1952

John and Jen

Prologue

1952

John - Newborn
Jen- 6

Welcome to the
World

Christmas
1957

John - 5
Jen - 11

Christmas 1

Dance

Movement

SCENIC

LIGHTING

VERSION: V1
SOUND

PROPS

PROJECTIONS COSTUMES

HAIR

MAKEUP

F/X

NOTES

3 boxes; one
DL, one DR,
and a larger
one UC. Two
chairs rest in
the shadows;
one right, one
left. SR chair
has a rounded
back, SL chair
has a rigid
back. Jen in SR
chair, John in
SL chair.

Fake baby?
Jingle bells

Both wearing
bathrobes

The shadow of
a banister
plays across
his face

6
7
1960
3

John - 7
Jen - 13

Lights shift

Something Jen
can read,
baton

Take off
bathrobes,
revealing new
clothing
underneath

Jen picks up a
book

Think Big
9

Where are the robes going after they take

them off? Is Jen reading a book, newspaper,
or magazine, etc?

Is the the same book that Jen is reading

from earlier or are there going to be other
books around her "room"?

10
11
12
13
Basketball
game
4

1962

John - 10
Jen - 16

Miming
basketball
playing

14

Dear God
15

Lights shift and

abruptly
restore to
change scene

Jen in
basketball
uniform

Freeze when
observing,
unfreeze when
singing

16
Blackout

17

1964

John - 12
Jen - 18

1964-1968,
then 1969

John - 17
Jen - 23

18

Intro to Hold Down

the Fort, Hold Down
the Fort

Sharp whistle,
crowd
cheering

Baseball glove
and ball,
suitcase

Coat for Jen

19
Timeline

20

Writing to each
other

Lights focus on
whomever is
singing

Jen changes
into hippie
clothes, John
changes into
conservative
outfit

21

22

Jen smoking
pot

Will they actually be writing, or will they be

miming writing?

Smoking out of
a bong or joint?

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Location

DATE: 5/29/2016

DIRECTOR: CARSON CROW

THEATER: CAVE THEATER, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Time

Character/Actor

STAGE MANAGER: ALEXIS FACEMYRE

Song

Dance

Movement
Circle each
other in the
center, then
return to their
boxes

23

SCENIC

LIGHTING

VERSION: V1
SOUND

PROPS

24

25

It Took Me a While

Jen takes a
letter out of
the stage floor

26

John is reading
his letter
Transition: Reunion

Lights dim

Their home

1970

28

John - 18
Jen - 24

HAIR

MAKEUP

F/X

NOTES

Jen rings
imaginary
doorbell

Each grabs a
final article of
clothing and
puts it on

Is there going to be piles of clothing for

them to put on during this number or will
there be doors in the boxes in which will be
the clothing?

John puts on
loafers, Jen
puts on
sandals

Shoes with the rest of the clothes? Where

will we put the letter?

From where is his getting this letter?

John pulls out

sign that says
"Welcome
Home Jen"

Jen puts on
headband and
sunglasses,
John wearing
varsity jacket

Lights fade

Rips down
Welcome Home
sign (on back is
American flag)

John in formal
military
whites

Half light

Flag still on
box, turns it
over and is
white blanket
with maple
leaves on it

27

PROJECTIONS COSTUMES

Lights sharply
change, lights
restore

Out of My Sight

29
30
Run and Hide

31
32
1971
EPI

33

Canada
II

1972

John - newborn
Jen - 26

34

John wearing
bathrobe from
Act I

35
America
2

1979

36

John - 7
Jen - 33

Christmas 2

John mimes
flicking on
lights

Lights up on
Jen putting
presents under
tree

Overdecorated
Christmas Tree,
presents under
tree

Does this have lights that will need plugged

in? Will lights flicker when John mimes
flickering the lights?

Present
wrapped in
Newspaper,
Card

Present is a napkin holder

Unwraps a
present (is
baseball and
baseball
glove), john
appears with
batting helmet
and bat

Present is a baseball blove (John's from Act

I), Is batting helmet from costumes or
props?)

37

38

39

1981
3

40

John - 9
Jen - 35

Underscore/Baseball

Jen wearing
windbreaker
and baseball
cap

What is John wearing? Baseball uniform?

Music, Little
league
atmosphere

41

42
Lights out
43

Voice yells
"You're outta
here" offstage

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Location
John's grave

DATE: 5/29/2016

DIRECTOR: CARSON CROW

THEATER: CAVE THEATER, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Time
1984

Character/Actor
John - 12
Jen - 38

STAGE MANAGER: ALEXIS FACEMYRE

Song

Dance

Movement

SCENIC

LIGHTING

VERSION: V1
SOUND

Just Like You

44

Bye Room
45

John packing
for camp

PROJECTIONS COSTUMES

Lights change

HAIR

MAKEUP

F/X

NOTES

What is he packing and in to what is he

packing his things?
Jen enters with
Boots and
toothbrush, all
the stuff goes
into a large
army duffelbag

46

Lights come up
on the grave

47

Hand-held mike

48
5

PROPS
Purse and
bunch of
flowers, picture
of her son in
the purse

1986-1990

49

John - 14-18
Jen - 40-44

Talk Show ("What

Can I Do?")

Applause sign
flashes

Grunged out is his clothing style?

What is this applause sign? Where is it
living? How does it work? Is this run by
lights?

50
51

"Grunged out"

Applause sign
flashes

Blackout

Applause sign
flashes

Lights restore

Jen has handheld mike

Are we going to need 2 had-held mikes?

52
53

Drum roll and

cymbals crash

54

Will this be done from the orchestra or will

this be a sound cue?

55

56

1990

John- 18
Jen - 44

Smile of Your
Dreams

1990

John - 18
Jen - 44

It Took Me a While
Reprise

57

Finds a picture
of her brother
and takes it
out of the
album, then
rips it up

John pulls a
package out of
the floor

Where will the things that are supposed to

come out of the floor actually be living?
Package is supposed to be like mail from
College Columbia

Photo album

From where is this coming from in regards to

the floor or boxes? Picture that is ripped
needs to be replaced every night.

John gets keys

out of her
hands

Where do the keys come from? Her pocket?

58
7

59
60
61
62

63

John's grave

1990

John - 18
Jen - 44

The Road Ends Here

64

That Was My Way

65

Every Goodbye is
Hello

Lights fade at
end

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SCENIC

LIGHTING

SOUND

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PROJECTIONS

COSTUMES

HAIR

MAKEUP

F/X

NOTES

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