Tell Me about Amelia


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Tell me about Amelia.  Do you know her?  Has she changed your life?  Have you changed hers?  If you had never met Amelia, would you have lived your life differently?  Has she lived a different life because of you?  I think so.  Life can change in an instant.  Snap!  I can see her dancing in the dark.  You have a story.  Tell me about Amelia.

Amelia is a person who wants to help.  She has had an effect on several people's lives.  Because of an accident, she has become trapped by guilt.  Amelia is totally immobilized.  She must fight inner demons, represented by the people in her life, to free herself.  She must do, for herself, what she has done for others. 

Amelia is a dream role for any actress. 

She plays herself at: 
  a youthful shy 17; 
  a vivacious college student/instructor who thinks she has the world figured out;
  a more settled woman in her first years working;
  a woman of 41, who because of a debilitating accident must use a walker and looks much older;
  her twin sister at 41, who because of her wild lifestyle, looks and acts much younger;

Amelia also does a sexy solo dance in the headlights.

All the other roles are gems.

The show is easily rehearsed, as a series of scenes with just 2 or 3 people, until you get to the end of the show where everyone comes together.

There is a student documentary which weaves through the show and ties it together.  This documentary should be seen by the audience on a screen or TV monitor, or can be done live using two actors (one male - one either male or female).  The original production used video which the author/director created.  You may create your own, or purchase a copy.

CAST:  4-female, 1-male, 3-either
This show has be successfully performed using different male / female combinations. 
Suggestion:  Amelia, Birdie, Caroline and Vicky should be female
Ron should be male
Terry, Gale, and Billy can be either male or female.


Amateur Performance Rights for Tell Me about Amelia
  1. A signed contract on file with the author or his agent.
  2. The author's name must appear on all playbills, programs and advertising.
  3. The author's name, john daniels, jr. must appear on all playbills, programs and advertising without the use of capital letters.
  4. A fee of $50.00 for the first performance and $20.00 for each performance thereafter will be due upon the completion of the run agreed to in the contract.  (The playwright does this to allow you to take his fees from your receipts, not your production budget.)
  5. A copy of all playbills, programs, print advertising, and reviews; plus a production photo are required for john daniels, jr.'s archives.  They are due at the end of the run agreed to in the contract. 
  6. The playwright does not secure the performance rights or permission to use the music.  He does not provide any guarantee to the availability of the suggested music for public performance. 
Professional or Exclusive Performance Rights for Tell Me about Amelia
  1. A signed contract on file with the author or his agent.
  2. The author's name must appear on all playbills, programs and advertising.
  3. The author's name, john daniels, jr. must appear on all playbills, programs and advertising without the use of capital letters.
  4. *Fee by negotiation.
  5. A copy of all playbills, programs, print advertising, and reviews; plus a production photo are required for john daniels, jr.'s archives.  They are due at the end of the run agreed to in the contract. 

 
A sample scene from Tell Me about Amelia

 john daniels, jr.
john@johndanielsjr.com
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