"Yes I Can !" (The story of Michelle Obama)

Book & lyrics by Gord Carruth 

Canadian ACTRA award-winning playwright & composer

Music by Gord Carruth & Amy King

Amy is one of Canada’s leading composers and music producers (Grant Avenue Studio)

The story of Michelle Obama. The little black girl who grew up in a small rented upstairs apartment in the southside of Chicago, and who was inspired by the example of hard-working parents to never quit and to always affirm “Yes I Can”.

CAST OF CHARACTERS​

• Michelle Obama:  age 27-53

• Michelle Robinson: at age five

• Great Aunt Robbie: 60s       

• Marian Robinson: Michelle’s mother

• Fraser Robinson: Michelle’s father

• Michelle Robinson: age 15-17

• Craig Robinson: Michelle’s brother, at age 17

• The Guidance Counsellor: at Whitney Young

• Michelle Robinson: age 17-27

• Suzanne Alele (Screwsy): Michelle’s friend at Princeton, early 20s

• Craig Robinson: age 27- 46

• Barack Obama: Michelle’s husband

• The waitress: at the Gordon restaurant in Chicago (doubled with guidance counsellor)

• Valerie Jarrett: Michelle’s friend

SOME OF THE SONGS

Why Can’t I?

- Michelle (at 5years)

It’s All About the Kids Now 

- Fraser & Marian Robinson

You’ve Done It Michelle

- The Robinson Family

My Name Is Robinson

- Michelle (at 17years)

One Black Note

- Michelle (at 18 years)

Two Little Southside Kids

- The Robinson Family

Can This Be That Moment?

- Michelle & Barack

Yes I Can!

- Michelle  (at 40 years)

Let’s Move It?

- Michelle & Family (as First Lady)

First Mother First 

- Barack

MATERIALS

One copy of the script. (May be be duplicated for cast and production staff.)

PERFORMANCE FEES 

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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​.