SCKBSTD

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SCKBSTD
a new musical by Bruce Hornsby
Music Bruce Hornsby
Lyrics Bruce Hornsby, Chip deMatteo
Book Clay McLeod Chapman
Productions2011

SCKBSTD is a musical with music and lyrics by Bruce Hornsby, Chip deMatteo and a book by Clay McLeod Chapman, produced in 2011. The story is about what happens to a family when a mysterious stranger arrives in a small town bringing fear and paranoia in his wake.

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Background

A stranger comes to a small town with a terrible secret. His presence has unintended consequences for a doctor (Marcus Lovett) and his wife (Jill Paice). Fear and paranoia grow when a child goes missing. In the end an unbearable loss brings a family and a town back together.

The musical's quirky title spelling is a variation on "sick bastard." The show's logo is a vanity license plate.

SCKBSTD includes 19 original songs by three-time Grammy Award winner (and 13-time nominee) Bruce Hornsby, who has sold 11 million records. Songs from SCKBSTD were featured on Hornsby's 2009 CD Levitate.

Productions

Virginia Stage Company (2011)

The world premiere of SCKBSTD took place at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk, VA on January 21, 2011 and ran until February 6, 2011. It was produced by Virginia Stage Company (Chris Hanna, artistic director; Keith Stava, managing director), in association with co-producers David Riemer & Mike Rafael for Spiral Staircase LLC, as part of VSC's "American Soil" series. [1]

Creative team

The creative team for the VSC production includes John Rando (a Tony Award winner for directing Urinetown), Kimberly Grigsby (musical supervisor of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Spring Awakening), Jodie Moore (musical director), Jerome Robbins' Broadway Tony winner Scott Wise (choreographer), Robert Wierzel (lighting designer), Narelle Sissons (set designer), Darrel Maloney (projection design), Jennifer Caprio (costume design) and Jessica Paz (sound design).

Musical numbers

One track, "Face to Face", was cut from the final play.

Characters

CharacterYork Theatre 2012 company castVirginia Stage company castMay 2010 reading castJune 2009 reading cast
WilliamRon HolgateBill Parry John Cullum John Cullum
JillMarissa O'DonnellBrynn WiliamsBrynn WiliamsBrynn Wiliams
TimCharles FranklinCharles FranklinDalton HarrodBubba Weiler
Fedex guyEugene Barry-HillEugene Barry-HillJames Moye Darius de Haas
SusanGarrett LongGarrett Long Anastasia Barzee Anastasia Barzee
SallyRachel Bay Jones Jayne Paterson Becky Ann Baker Anne Nathan
AftonLisa Brescia Jill Paice Jill PaiceSarah Berry
UPS guyKarl WardenKarl WardenJoey SorgeLouis Hobson
PostmanKenneth CavettKen Cavett Riley Costello Riley Costello
Sheriff RogersTerence Archie Kevin Mambo William Parry John Conlee
JimJohn Ellison Conlee Marcus Lovett J. Robert Spencer Will Swenson
PaperboyRiley CostelloRiley CostelloRiley CostelloRiley Costello
NormLance Guest Robert Cuccioli Tom Wopat Shuler Hensley
JennyRosa CurryRosa Curry Natalie Venetia Belcon Tracee Beazer
Teacher/VanityAshlee DupreRosa CurryNatalie Venetia BelconTracee Beazer

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References

  1. Jones, Kenneth (May 7, 2010). "Hornsby Musical SCKBSTD, With Barzee, Spencer, Paice, Wopat, Gets NYC Reading; Marshall Directs". Playbill. Retrieved January 3, 2011.