GONE
MISSING
A musical
by The Civilians
written by Steven Cosson from interviews
by the company
music
and lyrics by Michael Friedman
Gone
Missing is a wry and whimsical documentary musical about things
that go missing -- keys, personal identification, a Gucci pump...or
one's mind. The show is a collection of very personal accounts
of things lost and found, creating a unique tapestry of the ways
in which we deal with and relate to loss in our lives.
The Civilians’ Gone Missing is a wildly funny and marvelously
inventive meditation on things “gone missing”, combining elements
of performance art, documentary theater, and musicals. A flexible
company of six performs more than thirty characters, intertwining
their stories of lost objects with tales from some unusual "finders,"
ranging from a retired NYPD cop to a pet psychic.
It features music and lyrics by up-and-coming composer Michael
Friedman incorporating salsa, ballads, operetta and pop. One of
the biggest hits of the 2007-2008 Off-Broadway season, Mad Cow
Theatre is pleased to present the regional debut of this unique
piece in signature storytelling cabaret style about the little
things in life seen largely.
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