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Dreadful Doings At The Cider Mill

Full-Length Musical, Melodrama  /  5w, 6m

Don A. Mueller

By Don A. Mueller

The women of Sorghum City threaten to withhold Ovaltine from the men
until they are elected to the town council. They call it Ovaltine to
protect the innocence of little Imogene. Though they make it to the
council, they are forced into passing the Great Cider Ban, which will
put Lily Ann's cider mill out of business!

Dreadful Doings At The Cider Mill

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
The women of Sorghum City threaten to withhold Ovaltine from the men until they are elected to the town council. They call it Ovaltine to protect the innocence of little Imogene. Even though they make it to the council, they are forced into passing the Great Cider Ban, which will put Lily Ann Drivensnow's cider mill out of business! And who holds the mortgage on the mill? Silas Slither, of course, who is planning to send Lily Ann to a cidery grave under her own Apple Crusher! Will Ned Nobleheart be able to save her? It's doubtful - he can't tell a safety lever from a pump handle! Will Silas catch Georgie and Clem plotting and hiding under Goldie Gottalot's skirts? And what will happen to our heroine, Lucy Sweet? In between the campaigns, threats and flirtations are nine great songs, all easily within singing range. Even the staging is clever, with a machine lever that looks like a drain plunger held in place by a hand from offstage!
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Performing Groups
SWEET LUCY SWEET - Sweet and canny, and has set her sights on a new, improved Sorghum City, and an improved marital status. Sings beautifully.
LILY ANN DRIVENSNOW - Has a grown child somewhere. Has a lot of trouble with pronouns and prepositions. Has several solos and a duet with Lucy.
CLEM - Has a wonderful sense of humor, and could possibly be Lily Ann's grown son. He sings.
NED NOBLEHEART - Very virtuous, sings sweetly, and speeks well, except for those spoonerisms.
SILAS SLITHER - A great villain, as villains go. He leers and sneers at his victims and describes himself in song as a "Gay Deceiver."
GOLDIE GOTTALOT - A larger-than-life character. Shrugs off references to her amplitude because she always gets what she wants.
AMY - Believed to be only thirty-two. On the side of Lucy and civic improvement.
IMOGENE - Supposedly only twelve years old, and takes very grown-up interest in Clem, and Silas Slither.
GEORGIE - Youngster of the cast, a loyal friend to Ned. He does not have to sing.
MAYOR DUDLEY - Typical popmpous small-town mayor. Also president of the bank and willing to use that position as he seeks reelection, with Lucy as his opponent. Does not need to be a singer.
THE STRANGER - Comes from nowhere, silently surveying the strange proceedings in Sorghum City.
  • Time Period Wild West
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A highly singable score with wonderful lines. We scheduled extra performances, thanks to word of mouth publicity!" - Mark Clark, Director, Baldwin Community Theatre (KS)

Music

  • Musical Style Country/Western
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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This title is orchestrated for Piano Only.
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Don A. Mueller

Don A. Mueller

When a fellow pastor made a suggestion to Rev. Don A. Mueller, then serving a small methodist church in Oakland, CA, Mueller liked the suggestion; Instead of seven dusty sermons on the last words of Jesus from the cross, what about seven playlets. Each reflection one of the s ...

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