Overview
Welcome to Heartsville High, set in a world where everyone is gay—well, almost everyone! The big-man-on-campus is the chess champion, and the captain of the football team is made cool by being cast as the lead in the school musical. The students write a controversial show called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” about straight people in the military, which becomes the catalyst for a young man and woman to fall in love. Enter Zanna, a magical, musical fairy who, with a wave of his wand, brings true love to one and all!
Casting & Production
Casting
ZANNA — The heart and soul of Heartsville; a hip, fun-loving matchmaker, driven to make the world better, even if he doesn’t always fully think through his choices (tenor/baritone to high G)
STEVE — The new guy in town; All-American high school football hunk, but self-effacing and shy; hoping desperately to fit in, his dreams will be alternately fulfilled and shattered (baritone to E-flat above middle C)
KATE — Sweet, innocent over-achiever who, like Steve, is not quite prepared to have her world thrown upside-down (belt to C, plus a few other higher notes mixed in)
MIKE — All-around cool guy; captain of the chess team, which makes him king of the school, but with a humble appreciation of the simple joys in life, like finding that one special guy to settle down with (tenor/baritone to high G)
ROBERTA — Tough as nails on the outside, a hopeless romantic on the inside; perennial unlucky in relationships, she heroically, and comically, never gives up her pursuit of true love (belt to high F)
TANK — Zanna’s sidekick, and the school DJ; somewhere between nerdy and ultra-cool, he’s also hopelessly in love with Zanna; doubles as a DINER CUSTOMER and also TEX (tenor/baritone to high G)
CANDI — The school’s narrow-minded busy-body, the one you love to hate; doubles as a DINER CUSTOMER and LORETTA (belt to C, plus a few other higher notes mixed in)
ARVIN — Candi’s browbeaten sidekick; a nice guy who just sort of goes with the flow; doubles as DINER CUSTOMER and also BRONCO (baritone to E-flat; should have a few low notes as well)
Note: all are seniors in high school, and should be cast as multi-culturally as possible.
Orchestral Information
4 Musicians
Piano/Vocal (Piano/Conductor)
Guitar (Acoustic, Electric)
Bass (Electric)
Percussion
Credits
ZANNA, DON’T!
Book, Music, and Lyrics by TIM ACITO
Additional Book and Lyrics by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
Originally produced Off-Broadway by Jack M. Dalgleish in association with Stephanie A. Joel New York Premiere presented by Amas Musical Theatre: Rosetta LeNoire, Founder; Donna Trinkoff, Producing Director Orchestrations and Arrangements by Edward G. Robinson
Media
- Who's Got Extra Love?
- I Think We Got Love
- I Ain't Got Time
- Ride 'Em
- Zanna's Song
- Be A Man
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Fast
- I Could Write Books
- Don't You Wish We Could Be in Love?
- Whatcha Got?
- Do You Know What It's Like?
- 'Tis A Far, Far Better Thing I Do
- Blow Winds
- Straight To Heaven
- Someday You Might Love Me
- Straight To Heaven (reprise)
- Sometime, Do You Think We Could Fall In Love?
- Finale
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