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JIM WANN  

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below is a list of Jim Wann's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Diamond Studs         Great Unknown, The         Gun For The Roses         People vs MONA, The

Diamond Studs

Synopsis:
Jesse James and his brother Frank fight with Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. After the war they form a gang and start robbing banks and then trains. Frank retires from a life of crime. Jesse carries on until he is shot by one of his men for the reward money

Notes:
Music by Bland Simpson; music by Jim Wann; lyrics by Bland Simpson; lyrics by Jim Wann; book by Jim Wann. Alternative title: "Saloon Musical"

1st Produced:
Westside Theater, New York    1975

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  8            Other:  extras

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Great Unknown, The

Synopsis:
This show is part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The Great Unknown is a jubilant Americana musical about big dreams and even bigger risks. Hoping to inspire and revive a fractured nation, one-armed Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell leads a daring expedition of veterans down the Colorado River to the Grand Canyon, in the spring of 1869. Aware of the physical dangers, Major Powell barely anticipates the emotional and spiritual challenges of the trip, leading back to the War. The guide of the expedition is Somers, who escaped from slavery and embraced the new world of the West. Major Powell's wife Emma Dean, a noted environmentalist of the day, is present in the minds and hearts of both Major Powell and his brother Walter, a survivor of Andersonville prison; as they are in hers.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Book by William Hauptman; Music And Lyrics by Jim Wann

1st Produced:
Theatre at St. Clement's
423 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036    05 Oct 2010

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Gun For The Roses

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Jim Wann; lyrics by Jim Wann; book by Patrick Tovatt

1st Produced:
Victor Jory Theater, Louisville, KY    1981

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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People vs MONA, The

Jim Wann
Set in Tippo, Georgia (population 8,000), The People vs. Mona is a love story, courtroom Drama, musical comedy, and fate-of-a-small-town-hanging-in-the-balance all rolled into one. Mona Mae Katt, owner of the wildly popular musical hangout the Frog Pad, stands accused of killing her husband on their wedding day. If convicted, Mona will go to jail, and her beloved Frog Pad will be turned over to developers. Mona's fate (and the Frog Pad's) rests in the hands of everyman local defense attorney Jim Summerford, who has never won a case against charismatic prosecutor and majoral candidate Mavis Frye. . .who also happens to be his fiancee. As the trial unfolds amidst a rollicking Southern-roots score, the town's many secrets are revealed, and Jim and Mona recognize a budding attraction between them.
- press release

Notes:
book by Patricia Miller And Jim Wann, music And lyrics by Jim Wann

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Organisations:
Ground UP Productions

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  doubling

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