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Synopsis

9 to 5 is based on the 1980 movie of the same name, and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It centers on the downtrodden working lives of three women, Violet, Judy, and Doralee. They all work at Consolidated Industries, which is presided over by the sexist, lecherous, and pompous, Franklin Hart. Violet has worked at Consolidated for many years, but has never been given the chance to rise above senior supervisor status, although she is capable of much more. Judy is newly separated and joins the company having never worked before. Doralee is a sexy, happily married country girl, but she is ostracized from the other female workers. After Judy has an awful first day, Hart passes Violet over for another promotion, and Doralee finds out that Hart has been telling everyone they are having an affair, the three women unite in their hatred of Hart. Over a joint, they fantasize about how they would kill him. When Violet almost unwittingly poisons Hart the next day, he blackmails the three women, threatening them with the police. Doralee ties Hart up with the phone wires and, feeling empowered, they decide to imprison him in his own house while his wife is away. In Hart’s absence, Violet, Judy, and Doralee run the office to great effect. They introduce childcare, hour-long lunch breaks, rehab programs, and much more to benefit the staff at Consolidated. While Hart is tied up, the women also use the time to gather evidence that Hart has been embezzling from the company, but Hart breaks free and surprises the women at the office. However, his attempts to reveal the truth about his kidnapping are foiled when the Chairman of the Board arrives to praise the company’s increased productivity. The Chairman sends Hart to head up the Bolivia office and promotes Violet to the first female CEO. With Hart gone, the company reprise 9 to 5, in the happy knowledge that times have changed for the better.

Show Information

Music
Dolly Parton
Lyrics
Dolly Parton
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2008
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
america, consolidated industries, 1970s
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
Medium
Dancing
Some Dance
Ideal For
Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast

Context


Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Judy Bernly

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Doralee Rhodes

Lead

Female

Alto

Franklin Hart

Lead

Male

Baritone

Violet Newstead

Lead

Female

Alto

Kathy

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Margaret

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Josh Newstead

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Dwayne Rhodes

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Roz Keith

Supporting

Female

Alto

Joe

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Dick Bernly

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Maria Delgado

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Missy Hart

Featured

Female

Spoken

Russell Tinsworthy

Featured

Male

Spoken

Ensemble

Ensemble

Either Gender

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

Act One

  • *9 to 5 - Ensemble
  • *Around Here - Violet, Ensemble
  • *Here For You - Hart, Male Ensemble
  • Here For You (reprise) - Hart
  • I Just Might - Judy, Violet, Doralee
  • Backwoods Barbie - Doralee, Female Ensemble
  • Heart to Hart - Roz, Female Ensemble
  • *Dance of Death - Judy, Hart
  • *Cowgirl’s Revenge - Doralee, Hart, Ensemble
  • *Potion Notion - Violet, Ensemble
  • *Joy to the Girls - Ensemble
  • Shine Like the Sun - Violet, Judy, Doralee, Ensemble

Act Two

  • *One of the Boys - Violet, Joe, Male Ensemble
  • 5 to 9 - Roz
  • *Change It - Doralee, Violet, Judy, Margaret, Maria, Kathy, Joe
  • Love Can Grow - Joe, Violet
  • Get Out and Stay Out - Judy
  • Nine to Five (reprise) - Ensemble

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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher