THIS AIN'T YER GRANDMA'S OPERA...
HOWDY!!
Welcome to the page devoted to the Tulsa stage production of DEAD GUY OPRY, a raucous and sometimes raunchy country-rock-comedy musical about a murdered country singer channeling his memoirs through a redneck kid while his wife stands trial for the murder.
You know, just your run-of-the-mill opera. But with lots more cussin' and stuff!
READ THE SCRIPT
Welcome to the page devoted to the Tulsa stage production of DEAD GUY OPRY, a raucous and sometimes raunchy country-rock-comedy musical about a murdered country singer channeling his memoirs through a redneck kid while his wife stands trial for the murder.
You know, just your run-of-the-mill opera. But with lots more cussin' and stuff!
READ THE SCRIPT
CAST
JARED WHALEY - The murdered country singer. In his 30s-40s.
ANGEL WHALEY - The wife/widow/defendant. 20s-30s.
WILLARD BLEVINS – The overweight 12-year-old redneck kid channeling the Dead Guy.
MACK BLEVINS – Willard’s Pa. Good ol’ Redneck - loves NASCAR and beer. Also overweight. Late 30s or early 40s.
ELENORE BLEVINS – Willard’s Ma. Late 30s-early 40s, overweight, demure.
HARVEY BOYD – Small-town radio newsman. Late 20s-30s.
MARSHALL LAUGHLIN – Angel's high-dollar Nashville defense lawyer. Kinda Fred Thompson/F. Lee Bailey-ish: Bordering on boisterous, a showman with a keen mind. Late 40s-60s.
HAYWOOD BRICE - The Prosecutor, 40s-50s.
JUDGE WAY – No-nonsense and fiery, in her 40s-60s.
CHAD - Jared's friend, 30s-40s.
AMANDA - Chad's girlfriend. 20s-30s.
NORVILLE - Mack's barber. 40s-60s.
DGO QUARTET – Three females and a male BASS SINGER.
MULTIPLE BIT PLAYERS AND EXTRAS of all ages, including 6-8 SCHOOLKIDS, 10-12 years old. (PARENTAL NOTE: There'll be cussin' involved)
MUSICIANS:
(Harmony vocals required for some players)
KEYBOARDS
LEAD GUITAR
RHYTHM GUITAR/UTILITY
HARMONICA (would be awesome if one of the other musicians played!)
BASS
DRUMS
ALSO NEEDED:
Co-Director
Production/Stage Manager
Vocal Director/Coach (preferably a cast member)
Choreographer
Questions? Just email me at [email protected].
ANGEL WHALEY - The wife/widow/defendant. 20s-30s.
WILLARD BLEVINS – The overweight 12-year-old redneck kid channeling the Dead Guy.
MACK BLEVINS – Willard’s Pa. Good ol’ Redneck - loves NASCAR and beer. Also overweight. Late 30s or early 40s.
ELENORE BLEVINS – Willard’s Ma. Late 30s-early 40s, overweight, demure.
HARVEY BOYD – Small-town radio newsman. Late 20s-30s.
MARSHALL LAUGHLIN – Angel's high-dollar Nashville defense lawyer. Kinda Fred Thompson/F. Lee Bailey-ish: Bordering on boisterous, a showman with a keen mind. Late 40s-60s.
HAYWOOD BRICE - The Prosecutor, 40s-50s.
JUDGE WAY – No-nonsense and fiery, in her 40s-60s.
CHAD - Jared's friend, 30s-40s.
AMANDA - Chad's girlfriend. 20s-30s.
NORVILLE - Mack's barber. 40s-60s.
DGO QUARTET – Three females and a male BASS SINGER.
MULTIPLE BIT PLAYERS AND EXTRAS of all ages, including 6-8 SCHOOLKIDS, 10-12 years old. (PARENTAL NOTE: There'll be cussin' involved)
MUSICIANS:
(Harmony vocals required for some players)
KEYBOARDS
LEAD GUITAR
RHYTHM GUITAR/UTILITY
HARMONICA (would be awesome if one of the other musicians played!)
BASS
DRUMS
ALSO NEEDED:
Co-Director
Production/Stage Manager
Vocal Director/Coach (preferably a cast member)
Choreographer
Questions? Just email me at [email protected].
SCENE SYNOPSES
DEMOS
Here are the COMPLETE DEMOS of Dead Guy Opry, sung by the original Nashville cast members and project music producer Sean Patrick McGraw (also an original cast member). The tracks aren't necessarily the final mixes (bits of my original demos find their way in a couple of times), but a few are darned close.
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III