BANNED Rehearsal track for "BANNED FINALE"

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ANA
YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME WHY
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT
I COULD SEE IT IN HIS EYES
AND I DON'T WANT YOUR PITY

THIS IS WHO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
I CAN'T SEEM TO FAKE IT
I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM
SO WHY CAN’T SOMEONE LOVE ME?

(ANA to audience center stage)

ANA
And that was it. The end of my grand love story. The only man who ever loved me in the real world. For a brief moment, under hypnosis, we had it all…Fantasy…our fantasy. I was never destined for real love. But I guess I’m not real either… a wig and a few songs… just another mask.

(RON enters and plays the piano as ANA opens her device)

RON
And that brings us back here, (acknowledges piano and laughs) it’s my “reality”. A place to cope, a place to connect, a place to exist.

DENISE
Ron, we’ve been through so much together and I don’t want to lose you… (motions to ANA) this is who you are… and she deserves love, I know that now, with or without me.

RON
(To the piano)
IT'S JUST LIKE A GOOD FRIEND
SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO
AND IT'S JUST LIKE AN OLD FRIEND
SOMEONE WHO’S THERE FOR YOU

(ANA breaks down and starts crying and CARL enters)

CARL
Ana, you’re as real as anyone I have ever met. I can see it in your eyes. I can hear it in your music, but you can’t go around living your life defined by others. You don’t sing cause you’re happy…

YOU’RE HAPPY CAUSE YOU SING

Now logout and login to life

CAST
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

(Phones ring, devices turn on and they learn the ban has been lifted on their show)

SONG:15 CURTAIN CALL - WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS

CAST
WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
IT”S NOW OR NEVER
IT”S SOMETHING WE CAN’T IGNORE

(Repeat as needed)

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: BANNED FINALE

Rehearsal track for "THE WORLD WIDE WEB"

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Lyrics:
IT'S JUST THE WEB
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
WHERE WE CAN BE THE THINGS
WE WANT TO BE
NOBODY KNOWS
AND ANYTHING GOES

CARL
Chuck D. Male. Searching for female. Interested in: Dating, friendships, long term relationships, casual encounters.

CARL
WHEN I'M ONLINE I CAN BE ANYTHING
I CAN BE WHAT I WANT
I CAN LET OUT MY MASCULINE SIDE
AND I'LL EVEN HAVE A BIG COCK

IT'S JUST THE WEB
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
WHERE WE CAN SEE THE THINGS
YOU WANT TO SEE
NOBODY KNOWS
AND ANYTHING GOES

DENISE
Sofie26. Female. Searching for male. Interested in: Sex.

DENISE
WHEN I'M ONLINE I CAN BE ANYTHING
I CAN BE WHAT I WANT
I CAN LET OUT MY PROMISCUOUS SIDE
AND TAKE EVERYTHING THAT THEY’VE GOT

CARL, ANA, DENISE & ENSEMBLE
IT'S JUST THE WEB
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
WHERE WE CAN BE THE THINGS
WE WANT TO BE
NOBODY KNOWS
AND ANYTHING GOES

ANA
Mary. Female. Searching for male. Interested in: Love.

ANA
WHEN I’M ONLINE I CAN BE ANYTHING
I CAN BE WHAT I WANT
I CAN LET OUT MY FEMININE SIDE
BUT I NEVER TELL WHAT I’VE GOT

CAST
WHEN I’M ONLINE, I COME ALIVE
ALL THE DESIRES THAT I FEEL INSIDE
CREATE MY BODY. CREATE MY FACE
CREATE THE PERSON
THAT I WAS MEANT TO BE
CREATE MY REALITY, BEYOND…
ANA
…MY BODY

DENISE
Mmmh, that’s hot

CARL
You like that?

ANA
Hey, babe.

CARL
A real man would grab you.

DENISE
And ride your dick.

ANA
Tell me about where you grew up.

CARL
Hey, do you like to cuddle

ANA
(To herself)
Dammit, I should tell him I’m trans…no not yet?

IT'S JUST THE WEB
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
WHERE WE CAN BE THE THINGS
WE WANT TO BE
NOBODY KNOWS
AND ANYTHING GOES
IT’S THE WORLD WIDE WEB!

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Rehearsal track for "WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS"

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Lyrics:
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS
IT’S NOW OR NEVER, IT’S SOMETHING WE CAN’T IGNORE
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS
IT’S NOW OR NEVER, IT’S SOMETHING WE CAN’T IGNORE

WHEN AT LAST MY FRIENDS WE STOOD CONVINCED
THAT RACES NEED TO BE RUN
WELL WITH HIS SMILE AND HER GENTLE STYLE 
WE KICK THE BLOCKS AND WAIT FOR THE GUN

AND RACE WE WOULD, WITH ALL WE COULD
THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR
WE’LL MEET THE TEST AND WE’LL GIVE IT OUR BEST 
AND LEAVE THE REST AND NOT ASK FOR MORE

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS
IT’S NOW OR NEVER, IT’S SOMETHING WE SHOULD EXPLORE

Dance Sequence (Band)

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS
IT’S NOW OR NEVER, IT’S SOMETHING WE CAN’T IGNORE
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS

(DENISE enters, JOE receives an eMail and they learn their entry to the festival has been BANNED and marked as too controversial by a major advertiser, they lament then some exit. 

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS

Rehearsal track for "A SONG FOR MY PIANO"

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The audience enters (RON – DENISE’s husband is composing at the piano.

Lyrics:
RON 
YOU ARE MY LIGHT
YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION
YOU ARE MY FRIEND
YOU SHOW ME THE WAY

SO NOW I’LL GO ON
AND SING YOU THESE SONGS
TO LET YOU KNOW WHO I AM

IT WON’T TAKE LONG
AND I’LL TRY TO BE STRONG
I HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND

(RON daydreams, enter ANA, she sings)

ANA
WITH ALL THESE NOTES HOW CAN I FIND
A WAY TO TELL YOU HOW I FEEL INSIDE
WITH ALL THESE NOTES HOW CAN I FIND
A MELODY THAT WILL COME ALIVE

DON’T LOOK BACK, THERE'S SOMETHING I’VE GOT TO SAY
I’VE NEVER NEEDED ANYTHING THIS WAY
DON’T LOOK BACK IT’S SOMETHING I’VE NEVER HAD
I’VE NEVER WANTED ANYTHING THIS BAD

YOU ARE MY LIGHT
YOU ARE MY SALVATION
YOU ARE MY SIGHT
YOU SHOW ME THE WAY
YOU ARE MY DREAMS

Once the audience is settled the lights dim (RON exits)

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: A SONG FOR MY PIANO

Rehearsal track for "FOR THE BEST"

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CARL
I only take what humans have been learning for thousands of years and put it into modern words. 

DENISE
But you think you’ve got it figured out with all that ancient wisdom. But do you know what it all boils down to?

CARL
What’s that?

DENISE
Shit happens. 

CARL
Is that right? (Looks at the ENSEMBLE)

DENISE (Encouraging ENSEMBLE hands one of  them the entry form)
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, HOW TO GET IT
YOU CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WANNABEES
SO WHY, TELL ME WHY, YOU’RE SUSPICIOUS
TOMORROW’S A GIFT, WITH NO GUARANTEES

DENISE & ENSEMBLE
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST

DENISE (to CARL)
THEY KNOW WHERE IT’S AT, WHERE THEY’RE GOING
THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, AND THEY BELIEVE
SO WHY, TELL ME WHY, IT’S SEDITIOUS
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND IT”S WASTING AWAY

CARL
I CAN’T QUARANTEE, IT’S THEIR DESTINY
I CAN’T CHANGE WHAT IS MEANT TO BE
WHO SAYS YOU SHOULD DO AS YOU’RE TOLD
JUST FOLLOW A PATH THAT YOU ONLY HOLD

(Dance break. MARK enters with ANA, they dance.)

CARL, DENISE & ENSEMBLE
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST

(ENSEMBLE gathers to discuss festival plan.)

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: FOR THE BEST

Rehearsal track for "DRINKING SONG"

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Here's a single stanza for the Drinking Song.

ALL
DRINKS! POUR ME A DRINK
I WANT A DRINK
THAT’S WHY I DRINK

Various anecdotes about gender experiences in society.
REPEAT as needed

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: DRINKING SONG

Rehearsal track for the "BAR SCENE SEGUES"

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ANA
(To audience)
I’m getting drunk. And I’m imagining myself on a date with Carl.  It’s all perfect, but in the background, there is a chorus of voices.

CARL, DENISE, MARK & ENSEMBLE
Shhhhhhhhhh

ANA
I imagine harder, and I can almost see myself, my Adams apple gone, my jaw softer… A normal man and woman on a date. I hold on to the fantasy. But they are still there, poking and taunting me 

ANA
FIRST I’M IN, THEN I’M OUT
THERE’S FEAR, THEN THE DOUBTS
WILL I EVER MAKE IT LAST FOREVER?

WE DON’T KNOW HOW, DON’T KNOW WHEN
BUT NOW BECOMES THEN
WILL I EVER MAKE IT LAST FOREVER?

SO YOU THINK IT’S WEIRD
THINK I’M TRAPPED IN HERE?
SECRET EMOTIONS
SECRET EMOTIONS

CAST
BE A MAN LIKE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
JUST ACCEPT YOUR REALITY
BE A MAN LIKE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
BE THE PERSON INSIDE OF YOU FOREVER.

(OTHERS exit, leaving ANA alone.)

1:8 DREAMING AGAIN

ANA
THERE MUST BE A REASON FOR THIS TRAVESTY
I WAS BORN A MAN, AND THAT IS PLAIN TO SEE
IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER
WON’T YOU TELL ME PLEASE?
CAUSE I CAN’T CHANGE THIS FEELING.
IT’S INSIDE OF ME	

I WAS JUST DREAMING
ALWAYS DREAMING 
I HAVE BEEN DREAMING AGAIN

(ANA puts on a classic apron.)
					
(CARL with a hat and jacket)
Honey, I’m home.

ANA
Darling, how was your day?

CARL
Better, now that I’m with you.

ANA
Oh, you. Dinner’s ready!

(CARL exits)

CAST appear at their past fairytale wedding scene

MARRY
ME?
MARRY
ME?

I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THIS DREAM COULD HAPPEN TO ME
CAUSE I DON’T BELIEVE SOMEONE CAN LOVE A PERSON LIKE ME
SOME DREAMS COME TRUE

MARRY
ME?
MARRY
ME?

RON
With this ring I give you my heart
I promise from this day forward
You won’t walk alone
May my arms be your shelter
And my dreams your home

I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THIS DREAM COULD HAPPEN TO ME
CAUSE I DON’T BELIEVE SOMEONE CAN LOVE A PERSON LIKE ME
SOME DREAMS COME TRUE
SOME DREAMS COME TRUE

(Device notifications sound effect motif ANA winds up at the bar. DENISE enters.)

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: BAR SCENE SEGUES

Rehearsal track for "HOOPLA"

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Lyrics
ENSEMBLE (mix it up)
WHEN I FIND MYSELF FEELING THIS WAY 
I LET MY IMAGINATION TAKE ME AWAY
TRUTH OR DARE? BEST BEWARE
HE PUTS ON WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND THEIR UNDERWEAR
THAT SEEMS STRANGE, IT'S NO MISTAKE
HE TAKES A MAN AND GIVES HIM FEMININE TRAITS
IT'S OKAY, IT'LL BE FINE CAUSE SOMEDAY 
I'LL TAKE THE LEAP AND I’LL BE REASSIGNED

HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA? 
NOW IT’S A RULE OF LAW
WELL BABY WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA?
HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA?
NEXT IT’S MARSHALL LAW

SO YOU THINK I'VE GOT A MENTAL DISEASE 
THAT THIS IS PART OF THE SHOW?
IT’S JUST NOT RIGHTSOMETHING'S WRONG
WELL THAT'S A BRAND NEW TITLE TO THE SAME OLD SONG
IT'S SO ODD, A BIT SURREAL AND I CAN’T SEE THE APPEAL
IT'S OKAY, IT'LL BE FINE
‘CAUSE YOU CAN, LIVE YOUR LIFE, WHILE, I LIVE MINE

I KNOW, TRUTH BE TOLD
LIVING IN THIS WORLD, CAN GET REAL OLD
SO LET’S GO I’VE GOT THIS GOAL
THAT COMES FROM THE HEART AND BEGINS IN THE SOUL

HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA? 
NOW IT’S A MATTER OF LAW
WELL BABY WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA?
HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA?
TIME TO BREAK THE LAW

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: HOOPLA

Rehearsal track for "Live for today"

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DENISE, MARK & CAST (Overlay and repeat)
OVER AND OVER
WELL IT GOES OVER AND OVER IN MY MIND
BREATH IN
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
BREATH OUT
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

I SIT BACK AND I LOOK AT MY SITUATION
IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON, IN PERPETUAL MOTION
FIRST I’M UP WITH ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS
THEN I’M DOWN, I’M DOWN, I’M BOUND, TO ALL OF THEIR IMPLICATIONS

LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE SOMETHING’S GONNA CHANGE

(Overlay)
OVER AND OVER
WELL IT GOES OVER AND OVER IN MY MIND
BREATH IN
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
BREATH OUT
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

SO I’M THE NORMAL ONE
WHO LIVES LIFE DAY BY DAY
YES I KNOW THERE’S A REASON
BUT IT SEEMS TO JUST GET IN THE WAY
I GO ONLINE AND MY PROBLEMS FADE AWAY

LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE SOMETHING’S GONNA CHANGE

LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
LIVE FOR TODAY, CAUSE SOMETHING’S GONNA CHANGE

(Overlay)
OVER AND OVER
WELL IT GOES OVER AND OVER IN MY MIND
BREATH IN
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
BREATH OUT
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

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BANNED Rehearsal Track: LIVE FOR TODAY

My song about my journey, created for Hyundai contest on SoundCloud.

My Song My Journey

April Alsup is from Denver Colorado and enjoys writing musical theatre works; a composer, an innovator, an iconoclast... a little left brain, a little right brain and maybe a little scatterbrain. Visit her website at www.alsup.org to learn more!

BANNED Rehearsal Track: FOR THE BEST

April Alsup

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