Full-Length (2+ Hours)
Comedy
5W, 5M, 1 Boy, Ensemble
Synopsis
A glorious tribute to the award-winning Apple TV+ series, SCHMIGADOON! is a love letter to Broadway’s Golden Age. New York doctors Josh and Melissa set out on a couples’ backpacking retreat to rekindle the flame, but instead find themselves to have accidentally wandered into Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. Melissa and Josh soon discover the only way to escape is by finding true love—which may or may not be with each other.
Casting & Production
Casting
MELISSA GIMBLE — Female, 35-45. An OBGYN who loves musicals and feels compelled to help change the people around her.
JOSH GIMBLE — Male, 35-45. An orthopedic surgeon who hates musicals and is closed off emotionally.
BETSY McDONOUGH — Female, 18-24. The extremely flirtatious and gorgeous farmer’s daughter who is younger than she looks.
DANNY BAILEY — Male, 30s. The ruggedly handsome, Billy Bigelow-like Tunnel of Love operator who is the town’s bad boy. He is trouble with a capital T. A great mover who sings in a classic Broadway style.
EMMA TATE — Female, 25-45. The town schoolmarm. Pretty but severe, she is smarter and more progressive than everyone else in town. A classic Broadway soprano—who can tap dance.
MILDRED LAYTON — Female, 40s-50s. The reverend’s wife who is in everybody’s business. She believes she is the town’s moral compass and delights in her moral superiority. Judgmental and manipulative. Sings in a classic Broadway style.
MAYOR ALOYSIUS MENLOVE — Male, 40s-50s. Warm, open-hearted, avuncular Mayor who is a closeted gay man. He will go on a journey in which he ends up coming out to the town and putting his position as mayor in jeopardy. Sings in a classic Broadway style.
FLORENCE MENLOVE — Female, 40s-50s. A bit batty and dim and oblivious, but devoted to her husband, the mayor. Sings in a classic Broadway style.
REVEREND HOWARD LAYTON — Male, 40s-50s. The gentle mild mannered religious leader of the town. He is typically being critiqued by his outspoken wife and follows every command she throws. He is s also a closeted gay man.
DOC LOPEZ — Male, 40s-50s. An incredibly handsome Captain Von Trapp-like father figure who is the town doctor. Sings in a classic Broadway style.
CARSON TATE — Male, 6-9 years old. With a pronounced lisp, he is always eagerly announcing everything happening around town. Emma Tate’s brother who is actually her son.
Opportunities for flexible casting in the ensemble.