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The Alto Part

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 1girl(s)

Barbara Gilstrap

"A fine slice of life about romance, dreams, illusions, facing reality and finding reality as good as daydream." - A.P.

"Gilstrap has written such likable people ... that it's a pleasure to join them all in the final chorus of their triump…

The Alto Part

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 1girl(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior

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Summary
In 1956 in a small town in East Texas, the mother of an adolescent girl seeks to keep her dreams of a singing career alive. Her fantasies are disrupted by her cantankerous landlady and her tough talking, practical sister. The arrival of a pretty, young music teacher ignites the daughter's singing ambitions and brings mother and daughter into conflict. The child's only ally is her elderly neighbor, a whimsical spinster who fancies herself to be a painter. Forced to deal with one reality after another including a tornado the mother finally grow up and abandons her visions of a dream existence in favor of establishing a favorable future for her daughter.
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Performing Groups
MRS. FLORENE KING
WANDA KING
MISS OLA BELLE ARCHER
MRS. HATTIE EATON
MISS ETHYL ROBERTS
MISS ALTHEA LOCKWOOD
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting Sparta, a small town in East Texas. 1956.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

"A fine slice of life about romance, dreams, illusions, facing reality and finding reality as good as daydream." - Associate Press

"Gilstrap has written such likable people ... that it's a pleasure to join them all in the final chorus of their triumphant song." - New York Post

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsEasy

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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