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

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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​

cast

  • 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

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SOME OF THE SONGS

Why Can’t I?

- Michelle (at 5years)

 

It’s All About the Kids Now 

- Fraser & Marian Robinson

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Two Little Southside Kids

- The Robinson Family

 

My Name Is Robinson

- Michelle (at 17years)

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One Black Note

- Michelle (at 18 years)

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Yes I Can!

- Michelle  (at 40 years)

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First Mother First 

- Barack

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You’ve Done It Michelle

- The Robinson Family

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Can This Be That Moment?

- Michelle & Barack

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Let’s Move It?

- Michelle & Family (as First Lady)

 

It's All About The Kids Now
Yes I Can
One Black Note
Southside Girl
My Name is Robinson
First-Mother-First

MATERIALS

Materials

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

Fees

PERFORMANCE FEES 

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.

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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​.

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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 DVD of the complete musical for reference (not to be duplicated)

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