Licensing musicals/plays for community and professional theatres.
Joey The Musical
Based on the life & times of Newfoundland’s Premier, Joey Smallwood. Sinner or Saint?
The musical traces Smallwood’s career in retrospect from his early days as a young reporter in New York, through his success in creating a union for the underpaid railroad workers, his defeat in his first election in 1932 to his success in convincing Newfoundland to be part of Canada and his long tenure as Premier featuring his successes failures and possible scandals that plagued him.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(many roles may be doubled)
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Joey Smallwood: at various ages*
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Clara Smallwood: at various ages*
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An RCMP Sergeant: male
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3 RCMP Officers: male
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A blues singer: male or female
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4-5 Bowery bums: male/female
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4 passengers: male/female
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3 railway section workers: male
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Herbert Russell: General Manager Railway
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Colonel Sullivan: Chairman, Railway Commission
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Mrs Oates: late forties
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Mr Oates: late forties
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Peter Cashin: Politician age 42
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Ewart Young: a freelance reporter
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Harold Horwood: 40s
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Greg Power : 40s
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Phil Forsey: 40s
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Anna Templeman (Joey's Secretary): mid forties
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Ted Russell: a member of cabinet
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Horwood's Editor: male/female
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Newfoundlanders: male/female
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6 Cabinet Members : male
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Referendum/Campaign Workers: male/female
*The original production used two actors for the young and older Joey as follows:
- The older Joey in Act One Scenes 1&2 and then in Act Two, Scenes 1, 11 & 14.
- The younger Joey in all other scenes.
SONGS
Some Say "Sinner"and Some Say "Saint"?
- RCMP Officers
Those Down-And-Out Ragged-Assed Blues
- Bowery Bums
Bring Me Back Newfoundland
- Joey & Company
Joey is Our Man
- Company
We Are the Power
- Peter Cashin&Company
Newfoundland Is Dying
- Joey
The Good Old Bad Old Days
- Joey & Clara
My Confederation Crusade
- Joey & Company
Referendum Rally
- Harold & Company
If You Would Like Us To---
- Cabinet
I Will Still Be Here
- Joey
Looking Back
- Joey
And Yet….
- Harold Horwood
Will They Write The Simple Story
- Harold & Company
AUDIO SAMPLES
1. One copy of the script.
2. An AUDIO CD of excerpts from the musical.
MATERIALS
NON-EQUITY (Amateur) THEATRE GROUPS
The fee is negotiable depending on the theatre size and number of performances and shall be paid by the theatre to Maple Leaf Theatre Productions for the rights to perform, and for all materials listed above: cf Production Contract for other terms.
EQUITY THEATRE GROUPS
Royalties shall be paid by the theatre to Maple Leaf Theatre Productions at a rate of 10% of the certified gross box office receipts, not including credit card charges, group sales commissions, and all sales tax, goods and services or similar government taxes. : cf Production Contract for other terms.
ONCE A STANDARD CONTRACT TO PERFORM HAS BEEN SIGNED
1: Permission to copy as many scripts as required
2: Orchestrations on CD (recorded by professional musicians at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario). CDs may be copied for cast and production staff for rehearsal purposes There is no need to hire an orchestra.
3: A CD of the songs with orchestration to assist non-readers
4: Vocal charts
5: A CD of the complete musical for reference.