WILLIE/WICKIAN - Male or Female identifying, age range 25-45. Vocal range A3-A5. All actors play choir members who become other characters from the story. Willie is part of the founding family of Johnson & Johnson and a member of the Central Jersey elite. He’s fiercely loyal to his sister Frances and their family, and known to wear a pistol. Polite society might consider him peculiar. A consummate bachelor whose sole focus and source of inspiration is the repeal of prohibition.

JAMES/WICKIAN - Male, age range 40-60. Vocal range A3-G4. All of the actors play choir members who become the other characters from the story. James is a janitor, splitting his time working part-time at a church and local public school. He comes from poverty and has accepted he’ll die poor. He has a beautiful young wife, also poor, who he married when she was very young. They and their children are dedicated parishioners at the church where he works.

PERSONNEL

Composer/Lyrics/Book: Dave Seamon

Director: Dan Swern

Choreographer: Ishita Mili

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Monday, April 27, 2026

Tech Begins: Sunday, May 17, 2026

First Performance: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Closing: Sunday, June 7, 2026

Performances are Monday - Saturday, 7pm; Sundays at 3pm

OTHER

Venue: coLAB Arts in New Brunswick, NJ