ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME is a wildly inventive musical adventure that tells the story of a sleep-deprived single mom who struggles to balance her family and career as a video game music composer. Late one night, while posting a dating video, she receives an unexpected response from the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), one of the most iconic leaders of the 20th century. Shipwrecked and stranded on an iceberg in the Antarctic, Shackleton reaches across space and time to share his heroic journey with her. Against all odds, they discover that their greatest inspiration lies within each other.
ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME is a wildly inventive musical adventure that tells the story of a sleep-deprived single mom who struggles to balance her family and career as a video game music composer. Late one night, while posting a dating video, she receives an unexpected response from the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), one of the most iconic leaders of the 20th century. Shipwrecked and stranded on an iceberg in the Antarctic, Shackleton reaches across space and time to share his heroic journey with her. Against all odds, they discover that their greatest inspiration lies within each other.
Music by BRENDAN MILBURN
Lyrics by VALERIE VIGODA
Book by JOE DIPIETRO
1 F, 1 M
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me may include the following music
equipment:
— electric violin (such as the 6-string Viper by Mark Wood)
— guitar FX unit for violin
— two keyboards: one for the MD, and another one for Kat.
— vocoder
— percussion: brushes, a set of bongos, low tom played with either drum
sticks or timpani mallets, cowbell, tambourine (tapped by foot in Money
and Musicians)
— MIDI drum pad
— pedals are not used, but can be mimed for aesthetic purposes, mirroring
Ableton
In rare cases, electric violin may be replaced with guitar, with range
adjustments left to the expertise of your music team.