[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Debra Shea wrote: > NPIMH: Pirates of Penzance... very theatrical
(Oops, I meant Joni's "The Pirate of Penance". That's what I was hearing, not the Gilbert and Sullivan musical.) Anne, what a wonderful idea! And a great start with the specifics! Please keep sharing as you go along. When imagining your scenes, I could hear a slowed down "All I Want" as the music for Dawn's seductive dance. From your scene of Billy talking about Penance, I imagine them being in love, but uneasily so because the sea (freedom) calls. He leaves her for a simpler relationship with Dawn, and the show ends with Penance alone and singing "Song to a Seagull". Oh, my, I would sob. I also like your idea about Billy disappearing and the show ending with him looking from afar. That's much more complex, and what a mystery! Hmmm, love, passion, seduction, betrayal, loss, longing, questioning ideals, running away, hope... sounds like Joni-land to me! Thanks for sharing this, Anne. I look forward to hearing how it develops. Debra Shea P.S. With a name like Penance, I wonder what she's doing penance for... > Gee, it's funny you should mention this, Debra! I've > been toying with how to incorporate some of Joni's > songs into a musical. Here's the very rough outline. > I'm interested in hearing what others think of the > general idea. > > Blue: The Musical > with songs by Joni Mitchell > ... > Act I Scene II - Billy Blue sits with friends in a bar. > They talk about women. Someone asks him about Penance. > He says she's too headstrong and says she wants to be > "like a man," like he is actually, free and with a man > in every port. He sings Cactus Tree about her. > > Acti I Scene III - Dawn, the dancer, enters and > performs a dance routine. (maybe she could dance to a > Joni song done instrumentally?) After she finishes, she > goes over to Billy. They flirt. ...
