Creators
Heidi Rodewald
Music Heidi Rodewald has spent over a decade as a performer, arranger, producer, and composer for both The Negro Problem and the multi-disciplinary ensemble known as Stew. She co-wrote the musical Passing...
Orchestration
4 Musicians
PIANO/VOCAL (For Rehearsal Only)
KEYBOARD 1/GUITAR (Electric) - KeyboardTEK Programming Available
KEYBOARD 2/GUITAR (Electric) - KeyboardTEK Programming Available
BASS (Electric)
DRUMS
Casting
Narrator
Mother
Youth
Terry
A bad kid at church
Sherry
Another bad kid at church
Mr. Franklin
Church pianist, youth choir director
Edwina
A teenage goddess
Renata
An abstract artist and café waitress
Christophe
An academic who moonlights
Joop
A body liberationist
Marianna
A neo-hippy
Hugo
A militant music critic
Sudabey
An avant-garde filmmaker and writer
Desi
A den mother and social engineer
Mr. Venus
A performance artist
Passing Strange Vocal Ranges

Production Materials
The required production package will include the materials listed below. These materials will be shipped upon receipt of payment if your license request is approved.
15 Cast Script/Vocal Books
A combination of the show’s full script and the full vocal book. All dialogue within each song is printed in the score to prevent flipping back and forth during rehearsals. All books are spiral-bound and double-sided.
2 Director’s Scripts
A single-sided, spiral-bound script designed with plenty of space for the director to take notes and add blocking during the rehearsal process.
1 Stage Manager’s Script
A single-sided, three-hole punched script that can be inserted into your three-ring binder.
Orchestration Set
Keyboard 1/Guitar, Keyboard 2/Guitar, Drums, Bass
A Digital Full Conductor Score is included in the production package. The Full Conductor Score can still be ordered separately.
Production Resources
Additional Printed Books
Additional books (Cast Script/Vocal, Piano/Conductor, etc.) are available.
$25 each
Full Conductor Score
An ideal solution for those who choose to conduct their show from the podium, as opposed to the piano. Each detailed instrument staff is always right in front of you--giving you the most comprehensive layout for full control of your orchestra.
$125/Print, $100/Digital, $175/both
Digital Orchestration PDFs
Prefer playing or rehearsing from your tablet? All of our orchestration scores (including PC and PV) are available in digital copies.
Digital PC or PV $50
Full Digital Orchestration Set $150
Broadway Plus
A workshop experience in which a Broadway artist speaks and works with students in an educational setting through our partnership with Broadway Plus.
Prices Vary by Product
TurnKey Transpositions
Our catalogue is full of iconic music, and we can customize many of our titles to your performers' unique voices with our TurnKey Transpositions. Get the perfect key for the perfect actor! Our team will transpose any songs at your request during any point in your license period. All files will be delivered digitally and priced for your specific needs.
$50 per song for PV or PC
$150 per song for all orchestral parts (including PC/PV)
KeyboardTEK
Sound like Broadway with KeyboardTEK! KeyboardTEK provides original Broadway keyboard programming that's easy-to-use and playable for pit musicians of all levels. Licensing programming from KeyboardTEK will elevate your orchestra or pit band to the fullest using only the most authentic sounds.
Credits
Book, Music & Lyrics by
Stew
Music by
Heidi Rodewald
Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen