SUBURBIA 3000
D’Arcy Drollinger’s “SUBURBIA 3000”
THE CAST
Commander Lucy............Laura
LeBleu
Fembot A-1..................Jason Mecier
Fembot A-2...........Katie Cronin
Superman...........D’Arcy Drollinger
Elvis the King..............Leigh
Crow
The Queen of Hearts.............Michael
G. Page
Dorothy..........Christina Keyes
Moe / Mel / Mental Patient / Cable Guy.............Adam
J. Ansell
Larry / Mental Patient / Cable Go-Go Girl................Richard
Fox
Curly / Shemp / Mental Patient / Cable Gal............Jaina
A. Davis
Jamie Sommers........Tracy
Clark
Charlie Brown........Timmy
Spence
Gladys Kravitz / Flower / Flo........Laurie
Bushman
Laverne DeFazio / Mental Patient / Flower / Alice.......Leah
Stansbury
Rhoda Morgenstern / Flower / Cable Go-Go Girl.........Jean
Spinosa
Helen Roper (recording)........Kate
Fenker
The Cat in the Hat.......Molly
Harvey
Betty Rubble / Flower / Cable Go-Go Girl........Tamara
Cooper
Dixie Cup / Oscar Mayer Wiener.........Jonona
Jupiter
THE BAND
Paul Sidore.……..Guitars
& Backing Vocal
Tim Perdue.........Bass & Backing Vocal
Carolyn Engelmann........Piano,
Keyboards & Backing Vocal
Christian Matthews.......Drums,
Percussion, Sampling & Backing Vocal
Jeff Mitchell....Clarinet,
MIDI Wind Controller, Melodica, Percussion & Backing Vocal
Paul Cruikshank......Soundscape,
Sampling & Special Effects
Songs and Book written by D’Arcy Drollinger
(Includes a brief interpolation of “Linus And Lucy” written by Vince
Guaraldi, plus musical samples from “Laugh-In”)
Musical arrangements by D’Arcy Drollinger, Christian
Matthews, Carloyn Engelmann, Jeff Mitchell, and Paul Sidore
(special thanks to Chris Xefos)
Vocal arrangements by Richard “Scrumbly” Koldewyn
Cover Photograph by Kent Taylor
SUBURBIA 3000 premiered March 1997 at the SoMar
Theater, San Francisco
It was produced for the stage by Craig Poplar,
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld and D’Arcy Drollinger
(special thanks to Bethany Golden), and it was directed by Charles
Herman-Wurmfeld
Recordings produced, engineered, mixed and mastered
by Christian Matthews throughout 1997
Recorded at Secret Studios, SoMar Theater, The
Enrique House, Appollo Lakeshore Studios, Tina’s kitchen & Antenna
Theater
Mixed and mastered at Antenna Theater, Sausalito
The Townsend Agency Record Company release no. 15
(p) & (c) 1997 Enriquesongs / Persuasion / Brite
Sleep Productions
Please do not
duplicate or distribute these recordings or quote any part of the
compositions without giving full credit to the creators. Thank you.
THE SONGS
ACT I
scene 1 -
Aboard Commander Lucy’s space cruiser -
"SUPERMAN"
- Lucy and her Fembots, with Ensemble
scene 2 - In the Royal Palace on the planet Suburbia -
"WE THREE
PROPHETS"
- Moe, Curly & Larry
"GOD"
- Charlie Brown, Superman, and the Citizens of Suburbia
"AN EYE FOR
AN EYE"
- Elvis the King, The Queen of
Hearts & the Citizens
scene 3 - In the Psych Ward of the Royal Infirmary -
"SKIP TO THE
DIAL TONE"
- Dorothy and the Mental
Patients
scene 4 - In Lucy’s private chambers -
"BLACK
WIDOW"
- Lucy and Charlie, with the
Bandbots
scene 5 - Outside the palace that night -
"ADVICE" -
The King
scene 6 - At Satellite Transmission Headquarters: The Dixie Cup Show
-
"AIRWAVES IN
THE SKY"
- Superman, Lucy, Charlie, and the
Citizens
scene 7 - In the Palace -
"AN EYE FOR
AN EYE (REPRISE)"
- The King, The Queen & the Citizens
scene 8 - Dorothy’s cell in the Psych Ward -
"A CHANCE OF
LOVING YOU"
- Superman and Dorothy
"LOVE’S
HAPPENING (DOROTHY’S THEME)" - Dorothy
scene 9 - Outside in a field of flowers -
"BEAUTIFUL
ONE (PROMISE OF LOVE)"
- Superman and the Flowers
scene 10 - In Lucy’s chamber, then in the dungeon -
"SISTER /
ALMIGHTY POWER"
- Superman, Lucy, Charlie and
Ensemble
INTERMISSION
ACT II
scene 1 - In the records capsule -
Jamie
Sommers discovers the true identity of the man called Superman
scene 2 - Outside the Palace Gate -
"PERSONALITY" -
Gladys Kravitz, Mrs. Roper, Betty Rubble & the Citizens
scene 3 - On the set of the Dixie Cup talk show -
Dixie and
her guests’ exploration of the day’s topic is interrupted by another
fire
scene 4 - In the Palace -
"LOVE’S
HAPPENING (LUCY’S THEME)"
- Lucy
scene 5 - Inside the forbidden territory called Cable -
“CHANNEL
SURFING”
a.
"GIVE ME LOVE" - Superman
b.
"HEY ABNER" - Gladys
Kravitz
c.
"FALLEN ANGEL" - The Cat
in the Hat, Dixie Cup, Superman, Charlie and the Cable People
d.
"FAITH" - Alice, Vera, Mel
& Flo
scene 6 - In the Palace -
"LOVE’S
HAPPENING (CHARLIE’S THEME)" - Charlie
"TROUBLE" -
Charlie and Lucy
scene 7 - In the dungeon -
"VOLCANO
(THE CONFESSION)"
- Dorothy and Superman
"PROOF"
- Dorothy and Superman
Finale - In
the wake of Dorothy’s murder of the entire cast -
"WEAKNESS"
- Dorothy, Superman, Lucy, Charlie, and Ensemble
THE END