Music Man

Act I

Scene 1 - A Railroad Coach

Use #8 Train Interior Drop. Also flashing light effects outside the transparent windows in the Train Drop. Train seats can be put on wagons and positioned in front of drop for ease of movement.

8. Train Interior Drop

Scene 2 - Center of Town, River City, Iowa

Use #32 Center of Town Drop upstage with #96-A and #96-B Building Tabs hanging downstage.

32. Center of Town Drop

96A, B. Building Tab

Scene 3 - A Street

Use #29 Town Square or Park Drop and #95 House Tab.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

95. House Tab

Scene 4 - The Living Room of the Paroo House

Use #217 Living Room Drop.

217. Living Room Drop

Scene 5 - Gymnasium at Madison High School

Full stage scene with #12 Gym Drop upstage, #92 Bunting Border, giving the July 4th decoration feeling. A fairly large platform on casters can be used for a rostrum with the speakers lectern and several chairs for the School Board. Chairs or benches can be lined up on the other sideof the stage for the balance of the people as desired.

12. Gym Drop

92. Bunting Border

Scene 6

Use #29 Town Square Drop and #87 House Tab.

29. Town Square

87. House Tab

Scene 7 - Interior of the Madison Library

Use #23 Library Interior Drop upstage with #83 Portal-Woodpaneled halfway downstage to give depth to the scene.

23. Library Interior Drop

83. Portal - Wood Paneling

Scene 8 - A Street

This scene can be played in fron of a Traveler or in front of the #29 Drop.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

Scene 9 - Still in the Street

This scene can be played in fron of a Traveler or in front of the #29 Drop. Same as Sc. 8.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

Scene 10 - The Paroo Porch

Use #29 Town Square or Park Drop and #95 House Tab. Same as Sc. 3.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

95. House Tab

Scene 11 - The Center of the Town

Use #32 Center of Town Drop upstage with #96-A and #96-B Building Tabs hanging downstage. Same as Sc. 2.

32. Center of Town Drop

96A, B. Building Tab

Act II

Scene 1 - Gym at Madison High

Same as Act I, Sc. 5.

12. Gym Drop

92. Bunting Border

Scene 2 - A Street

Use #29 Drop. As the quartet finishes "Lida Rose" #95 House Tab is flown in stage left with Marian sitting on the steps and Mrs. Paroo in her chair on the porch.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

95. House Tab

Scene 3 - The Paroo Porch

Use #29 Town Square or Park Drop and #95 House Tab. Same as Act 1, Sc. 3.

29. Town Square or Park Drop

95. House Tab

Scene 4 - The Foot Bridge

Upstage is the #42 Woods Drop with the #93 Foliage Legs and Borders part way downstage to give added depth to the scene. If the foot bridge is built on a wagon it can be upstage near the drop during the first part of the scene, the whole bridge unit can be pushed downstage.

42. Woods Drop

93. Foliage Legs and Border

Scene 5 - A Path in the Woods

Either in front of the Traveler or the Woods scene.

Scene 6 - Madison Park

The Ice Cream Social. This is played in the same Woods Drop with the Foliage Legs and Borders and with the addition of Japanese Lanterns.

Scene 7 - The River City High School Assembly Room

This can be a repeat of the Gym Drop without the Bunting Border, or it can be played with the #83 Portal Woodpaneled backed several feet upstage by a velour drape. #20 Office Drop may also be used for this Assembly scene.

12. Gym Drop

83. Portal - Wood Paneled

20. Office Drop