The Red Sneaks

The Red Sneaks

The Red Sneaks

Book, Lyrics and Music by Elizabeth Swados

The Red Sneaks

The Red Sneaks

Book, Lyrics and Music by Elizabeth Swados

Overview

This freewheeling contemporary musical for teens is a loose adaptation of the The Red Shoes, transposed to today's urban jungle. The allegorical montage of songs, scenes and monologues centers around a welfare hotel resident who is persuaded by a mysterious young drifter to accept a pair of glittery red sneakers. Whoever is wearing them may wish for anything—and every wish comes true, but the easy way out turns out to be a fast trip to an early death.

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature)
  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Cast Attributes: Roles for Teens
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) composed, wrote and directed over 30 theater pieces, including The Trilogy, The Red Sneaks, Nightclub Cantata, Runaways, Alice in Concert, Doonesbury, Rap Master Ronnie, The Haggadah, Jewish Girlz, Jonah, Job, Esther, Jerusalem (with Yehudah Amich ...

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