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Script, Music & Lyrics by KENNETH R. WRIGHT
Additional Music and Lyrics by WAYNE R. SCOTT
The Cast: 25-30
The Set: Flexible; elaborate or simple
Approximate Length: 2 acts, 120 min
In our all original script, join Pilgrim on a fantastic sojourn to realms of wonder. Based on the immortal best selling classic masterpiece by John Bunyan, this stylish musical script features theatrical encounters with angels, giants and dragons. Will Pilgrim ever see the Celestial City? Audiences discover the answer as they follow Pilgrim’s progress through a musical montage of jazz, blues, ragtime, and a variety of other tuneful styles of music. This is a moving production that offers hope and encouragement.
Performers can play multiple parts
Constable
John Bunyan – Author/ Narrator
Christian
Christiana – Christian’s wife
Elizabeth – Christian’s daughter
Margaret – Christian’s daughter
Mary – Christian’s daughter
Johnny – Christian’s son
Evangelist
Obstinate
Pliable
God’s Help
Worldly Wiseman
Legality
Civility
Good Will
Servant
Interpreter
Caged Man
Angels (#1, #2, #3)
Formalist
Hypocrisy
Proverb
Timorous
Mistrust
Porter
Discretion
Charity
Piety
Prudence
Faithful
Apollyon
Talkative
Baker
Prostitute
Governor
Bailiff
Hategood
Hopeful
Envy
Superstition
Pickthank
Implacable
Giant Dispair
Shining A
Shining B
Troupe, Villagers, Neighbors, etc.
ACT I
1. “Gather ‘Round”……………Troupe
2. “Bunyan’s Troupe”……………Bunyan, Constable, Troupe
“Gather ‘Round” (Reprise)……………Troupe
“Bunyan’s Troupe” (Reprise)……………Bunyan, Troupe, Christian
3. “The City of Destruction”……………Villagers, Prophet
4. “You Crazy Man”……………Wife, Children
5. “What Shall I Do?”……………Christian
6. “I’ll Go With You”……………Obstinate, Pliable, Christian
“That Crazy Man” (Reprise)……………Neighbors, Wife
7. “Worldly Wiseman’s Song”……………Worldly Wiseman, Angels, Legality, Civility
8. “Walk Forward”……………Evangelist
9. “May I Enter”……………Christian
10. “The Straight and Narrow”……………Good Will, Women, Men
11. “Caged Man’s Song”……………Caged Man
12. “The Cross”……………Christian
13. “Angel’s Song”……………Three Angels
“What Shall I Do?” (Reprise)……………Christian, Wife, Children
“Christian’s Song of Triumph” (“The Cross” Reprise)……………Christian, Faithful
14. “We Have to Leave”……………Wife, Children, Obstinate, Villagers
ACT II
15. “Bunyan’s Troupe” (Reprise)……………Bunyan, Christian, Faithful
16. “Talk is Cheap”……………Christian, Faithful, Talkative, Trio
17. “Vanity Fair”……………Chorus
18. “Prostitute’s Song”……………Prostitute
“Vanity Fair”……………Chorus
“Giant Despair” (“City” Reprise)……………Bunyan, Chorus
19. “Diffidence’s Advice”……………Diffidence
20. “Hopeful’s Change”……………Hopeful
21. “Better Than the Alternative”……………Prostitute, Wife, Children
“Welcome Home” (“Angel’s Song” Reprise)……………Chorus
Finale “Walk Forward” (Reprise)……………Ensemble
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