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Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 3w, 4m
Music, Book & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
This funny, moving musical, now adapted for high school performers, begins when six teenage choir members die in a freak roller coaster accident. Then they awake in limbo with the chance to return to life.
Image: 2016 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
Nominee: Five 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards, including Outstanding Musical
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other – the chance to return to life. Through a wondrously funny and touching series of songs, the teen contestants argue that they should be the ones to be saved. Told with moving insights into adolescence as well as dark comedic style benefiting the outrageousness of its premise and with content adjusted especially for high school performers, Ride The Cyclone: Teen Edition is a memorable and original musical. What makes a life well-lived? Who deserves to have a second chance? Which are the memories that we will treasure? All these questions and more are answered in Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s stunning work.
Author-approved Teen Editions are carefully curated to be made suitable for teenage actors and family audiences. These versions soften offensive language and sexual content while maintaining the integrity of the show and preserving the authors’ intent. We are proud to work with our authors and create opportunities for student actors to engage with relevant material in an age-appropriate manner.
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Ride the Cyclone premiered at the Metro Studio Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 11, 2009. On November 20, 2016, the musical debuted off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Directed by Rachel Rockwell, the off-Broadway production featured Lillian Castillo, Gus Halper, Karl Hamilton, Taylor Louderman, Emily Rohm, Kholby Wardell and Alex Wyse.
THE AMAZING KARNAK – Male, 35-50. Non-singing role; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine. OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG – Female, 18-25. The leader of the group, relentlessly competitive, sometimes cruel, though she sees herself as a virtuous person. High Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range. MISCHA BACHINSKI – Male, 18-25. Adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager; he has thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage; he is obsessed with Gangsta Rap and an enormous fan of Auto-Tune but has a hidden, soulful romantic side. Baritenor with the ability to sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music as well as rap. NOEL GRUBER – Male, 18-25. The only gay kid in Uranium; never had a relationship; obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death. Must be able to sing in the style of a French chanteuse. RICKY POTTS – Male, 18-25. Ricky Potts is a mute boy with an overactive imagination.He gains the ability to speak in the afterlife and talks about his fantasies of the Zolarian galaxy. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus. CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD – Female, 18-25. Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but also has a very deep self-loathing. Will do anything for Ocean’s friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat; dubbed “the nicest girl in town,” a title she secretly despises. Very likable comic actress; alto belt with a rock edge. JANE DOE – Female, 18-25. She was decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body, even though she isn’t headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll). She reacts in a literal way and largely without emotion, almost robot-like; the other characters are totally freaked out by her. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range and some grit and meat in the lower register.
The authors give full license to any performer playing any role in the musical. While pronoun changes are fine to accommodate performers' interpretation, any changes to the book or lyrics beyond these changes must be cleared by the authors.
The High School Edition of Ride the Cyclone is carefully curated to be made suitable for teenage actors and family audiences, softening offensive language and sexual content while maintaining the integrity of the show and preserving the authors’ intent.
The authors give full license to any performer playing any role in the musical. While pronoun changes are fine to accommodate the performer’s interpretation, any changes to the book or lyrics beyond these changes must be cleared by the authors.
Ride the Cyclone: Teen Edition is carefully curated to be made suitable for teenage actors and family audiences, softening offensive language and sexual content while maintaining the integrity of the show and preserving the authors’ intent.
“Ingeniously dark and funny.” – Washington Post
“A wonderful, touching and memorable roller coaster ride of a theatrical experience, for teen and adult audiences alike.” – Chicago Theatre Review
“Both eerie and funny, as well as subversive, serious, touching and great.” – Vulture
Ride the Cyclone – Off-Broadway Montage
1. “Dream of Life Opening” – Jane 1A. Amazing Karnak Organ – Underscore 1B. Virgil Bass Solo – Underscore 2. “Karnak Organ Part 2/Uranium” – Kids 3. “Minor Turn” – Company 4. “The Other Side” – Kids 4A. Noel’s Catchphrase – Underscore 4B. Mischa’s Catchphrase – Underscore 4C. Ricky’s Catchphrase – Underscore 5. “Jane Doe’s Entrance” – Jane, Ensemble 5A. Jane’s Catchphrase – Underscore 5B. Snare Roll – Underscore 6. Ocean’s Bumper – Underscore 7. “What the World Needs” – Kids 7A. Jane Super Hurts – Underscore 8. “I Love You Guys” – Ocean 9. “Noel’s Bumper” – Kids 10. “Noel’s Lament” – Noel, Kids, Mischa 11. “Spooky Jane Fornication” – Jane 11A. Bonsoir! – Underscore 12. “Every Story’s Got a Lesson” – Kids 12A. Mischa’s Bumper – Underscore 13. “This Song Is Awesome” – Kids 14. “Talia” – Ensemble 14A. “Ricky’s Stinger” – Ricky 14B. Ricky’s Bumper – Underscore 15. “Space Age Bachelor Man” – Kids 15A. Jane Doe’s Bumper – Underscore 16. “The Ballad of Jane Doe” – Kids 16A. “The Ballad of Jane Doe Playoff“ – Kids 17. “The New Birthday Song” – Ocean, Ricky, Mischa, Noel, Constance 17A. Constance’s Bumper – Underscore 17B. Guitar Sugarcloud – Underscore 18. “Jawbreaker/Sugarcloud” – Kids 18A. Sugarcloud Transition – Underscore 19. Dream of Jane’s Life – Underscore 19A. “Jane Doe Video” – Kids 20. “Sailing Reprise” – Kids 21. “It’s Just a Ride” – Kids 22. Bows – Underscore 23. Exit Music – Underscore
Recommended content for the Jane Doe Video:
The most effective version of the video is shot entirely from the point of view of Penny Lamb (Jane Doe’s true identity), as we see a flurry of images of her from her perspective: being born, learning to walk, going to the park, see-sawing, eating ice cream, birthday parties, putting a sweater away in a cubby, scraping her knee, learning to write, baking, going to a school dance, watching fireworks, etc. We finally get the final selfie where we see Penny’s smiling face for the first time at age 17, in a Saint Cassian Uniform.
25 Vocal Book1 Piano-Vocal (rehearsal)1 Guitar – Steel String Acoustic, Electric & Nylon String Acoustic1 Drums – Drum Set, Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Ratchet, Bowed Cym., Wooden Clapper, Castanets, Finger Cymbals, Nut Shaker & Wood Blocks1 Keyboard 1-Conductor (performance)1 Keyboard 21 Bass
25 Vocal Book1 Piano-Vocal (rehearsal & performance)