WRINGER
“‘Wringer,’ the musical, is fun from beginning to end... The production offers a clever script (by Rebekah Greer Melocik, who also wrote the witty lyrics) and catchy tunes (by Jacob Yandura).”
Book & Lyrics by REBEKAH GREER MELOCIK
Music by JACOB YANDURA
Based on the Newbery Honor-winning book by Jerry Spinelli, Wringer tells the hilarious and heartfelt story of Palmer, a 10-year-old boy who's about to take part in his town's annual pigeon shoot. When he secretly befriends a pigeon, taking him in as a pet, Palmer must find the strength to stand up to peer pressure and speak out against the town's violent tradition.
WRINGER was a commission by the New York City Children's Theater and had its world premiere at City Center Stage II in 2016.
LICENSING COMING SOON!
CHARACTERS
4 men/ 1 woman/ 1 pigeon*
Man 1: PALMER LARUE, a sensitive boy, age 10
Man 2: BEANS, the toughest kid in school, age 10
Man 3: MUTTO, BEANS’ sidekick, age 10
Man 4: MR. LARUE, PALMER’S father, the wringer coach, a gr
Woman 1: DOROTHY, a radical liberal, age 9
*NIPPER the pigeon is a puppet.
In the world premiere production, NIPPER was played by the entire cast.
BAND CONFIGURATION [Piano, bass, guitar]
Orchestrations by Matt Gallagher and Jacob Yandura