Title
Playwright
Stuart Ross
Performance Dates
July 8-25, 2004
Creative Team
Stage and Musical Direction by.........David Caldwell
Co-Musical Direction by.....................Eileen Huston
Vocal Coaching by.............................Harriet Hill
Scenic Design by...............................Rob Johnson
Costume Design by...........................Marcia Hain
Light Design by..................................Rob Johnson
Sound Design by...............................Matt Christian
Synopsis
High school pals Sparky, Jinx, Smudge, and Francis -- the “Plaids” -- are talented “guy group” -- just four nice young men who love singing harmony. They practice in the basement of Smudge’s family’s plumbing supply company, play proms and department stores, and dream about success. When the Plaids are killed in a car accident on the way to their first big gig -- at the Airport Hilton Cocktail Bar, on February 9, 1964 -- the young men linger in limbo, as unresolved as their final chord, until the conjunction of various “astro-technical” phenomena allows them to return to Earth, perform their final concert, and hopefully win a place in Heaven -- and the deluxe plaid dinner jackets of their dreams. Will they overcome asthma, ulcers, nerves, and forgotten lyrics? Will they find the perfect chord? With a warm and clever book by Stuart Ross, Forever Plaid is a delightful, mischievous, and unashamedly heartwarming homage to the sweet and innocent sounds of the ‘50s and the ‘60s, and features harmonically spectacular orchestrations of popular hits such as “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “16 Tons,” and “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”.
https://stageagent.com/shows/musical/2389/forever-plaid
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
OST, Summer Stock, Otterbein Theatre, Musicals
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Forever Plaid" (2004). 2004 Summer Theatre. 3.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/summer_production_2004/3