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Synopsis
“It’s like stumbling onto a jukebox full of your favorite 45s.
It leaves no pet rock unturned!” (The NY Daily News)
Streakin’! thru the 70s, is a kaleidoscopic dash through the 1970s featuring I Will Survive, MacArthur Park, Lady Marmalade, Disco Inferno and over 30 hits from the 1970s. Six people (and of course, the audience!) come together to indulge in their addiction to all things 1970s. The group is here to rediscover and bring back to life the highs and lows of a much-maligned decade.
The cast features six modern-day professionals, Tyrone, Angela, Chrissie, Donny, Tripp & Gloria, who think denim is “far out.” Journey with them on a kaleidoscopic flashback through game shows, sitcoms, disco, earth shoes, natural highs, pet rocks, lava lamps and the political unrest of a much-maligned decade! They even come face to face with a (trippy!) psychedelic breakdown.
Show Information
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2003
- Genres
- Jukebox/Revue
- Settings
- Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- Here and Now
- Cast Size
- small
- Orchestra Size
- Small
- Dancing
- Musical Staging
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Includes Adult Characters
Context
Streakin'! thru the 70s was first produced in 2003 but was revised in 2019. It won the Audience Pick Award at the Orlando Fringe Festival.
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Act One
The excitement begins at Streakin’, a recovery “rap” group of modern-day professionals who believe denim is a far out fabric to choose as business attire. Six people (and of course, the audience!) have come together to indulge in their addiction to all things 1970s. The group is here to rediscover and bring back to life the highs and lows of a much-maligned decade.
They introduce themselves with a wicked round robin of song. Tyrone clings to a Love Machine persona (“You
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor, Baritone |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Lead |
Female |
Alto |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
Songs
Overture: Play That Funky Music White Boy — Band & Cast
**Act I **
Have You Never Been Mellow — Chrissie & Women
Smoking in The Boys Room — Tripp & Men
Everything Is Beautiful — Donny & Men
Lady Marmalade — Angela w/ Chrissie & Gloria
The Theme from Scream That Theme — Band
Mystery Theme 1 — Zanna O’Manna
Mystery Theme 2 — Zanna O’Manna
Mystery Theme 3 — Zanna O’Manna
Rainy Days and Mondays — Chrissie
Theme from 27 Bubblegum Lane
Brand New Key — Melanie Collins
Joy to the World — Pookie, Carver, Tim, Melanie & Peggy
You Light Up My Life — Peggy
Love Will Keep Us Together — Company
War Cries — Tripp & Company
Who’ll Stop The Rain — Angela & Tyrone
Peace Train — Company
Act II
I Love the Nightlife — Sonna
Treat Her Like A Lady — Tony & Co.
In The Village — The Village Person
Disco Inferno — Scarie & Company
The Morning After — LeeSha & Company
Take Me Home Country Roads — Donny w/Gloria
The Air That I Breathe — Donny, Angela & Tripp
Convoy — Trucker & Trucking Buddies
Radio Daze Montage — Toni, Sugar and Mountain Cousins
MacArthur Park — Company
I Will Survive — Angela & Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher