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Synopsis

At 50, Milli Devereaux has decided to try her hand at writing a travel blog. She convinces her friends to attend the Kentucky Derby with her and while there, she intends to kill two birds with one stone and write not only about the Derby but also about “Glamping.” Upon arrival her friends Twyla Fay, Vivian, Georgia, Wynona, and Milli’s daughter, Jessie Lee, realize they will not be staying in a hotel, but their home for the next three nights will be stylized tents reminiscent of an Arabian Bazaar.

The ladies start off their adventure by attending the Kentucky Derby Festival Ball where the Queen of the Derby is to be announced. Hair and Aqua Net flakes fly when there is a malfunction with the Derby Wheel of Princesses.

Jessie Lee, Milli’s daughter, is two weeks away from graduating college with a musical theater degree and falls for the Derby Bugler at the ball, much to her mother’s dismay. Twyla Faye has her own issues with not losing The Tastee Freeze she owns back in Willacoochee, Georgia, but this Derby trip could change the course of her fate. Vivian, who has sworn off men because of many unfortunate relationships, is amazed that Wynona, whose divorce will be final in a matter of days, manages to find a dreamy man in the woods where they are “Glamping.” Georgia lost her late husband Chip, an Atlanta Braves player, and she is learning to let go again since Chip’s awful demise from a speeding baseball.

Join these ladies on a trip to the Derby they will never forget!

Show Information

Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2019
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
Kentucky, Present Day
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Recording
Licensor
See CONTEXT AND/OR LINKS TAB
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Medium Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Milli

Lead

Female

Soprano

Twyla Faye

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Wynona

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Georgia

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Vivian

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano

Jessie Lee

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano

Beau

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Jackson

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Announcer

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Songs

ACT 1

  • LOUISVILLE LOU - JESSIE LEE
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY - MILLI
  • AIN’T WE GOT FUN - JESSIE LEE
  • BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON - JESSIE LEE, BEAU
  • AIN’T HE SWEET - JESSIE LEE
  • CAMPTOWN RACES - TWYLA FAY, THE LADIES

ACT 2

  • A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY - JACKSON
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE - VIVIAN
  • I’M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY - WYNONA
  • AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS - MILLI
  • PRETTY BABY - BEAU
  • ROCK A BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY - TWYLA FAY, MILLI, VIVIAN
  • MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME - COMPANY
  • CAMPTOWN RACES (REPRISE) - COMPANY

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Key Terms

    The states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S.A.

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