Creators

Sean Grennan

Sean Grennan

Book and Lyrics By An actor for many years, Sean began writing for the theatre as co-librettist (with his wife, Kathy Santen) for the musical Phantom of the Country Opera which debuted at the Marriott Theatre at Lincolnshire (MTI). His play...

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Leah Okimoto

Leah Okimoto

Music By Leah Okimoto has written three musicals with bookwriter/lyricist/actor Sean Grennan. Married Alive!, A Dog’s Life, and Another Night Before Christmas have each premiered at the American...

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Reviews

"An uplifting, heartbreaking adventure...a witty and hilarious comedy about the ups and downs of having a dog in the modern world...a lovable joy ride."

The Daily Iowan


"Audacious, creative, and surprisingly effective in its ability to draw laughter and a few tears."

Kansas City Star


Orchestration

1 Musician

PIANO

Casting

Jack
A sweet tempered, fairly simple dog. A mutt, he isn't well trained in anything but is very loyal and sees the good in things. Has a hard time seeing anything else. Takes things at face value. Tenor or high baritone to A.

Joel
The show's lone human. He's vulnerable and oddly charming, somewhat abrupt, self-involved, closed off to life. A baritone to F.

Big Dog
He's an older and wiser dog. Having seen a lot, is a bit more cynical about things than the others. Probably a Doberman or Rottweiler mix. he' big but doesn't throw it around casually. A laid back Alpha. Baritone to G.

Little Dog
She's a diminutive dog with an anger management problem. Talks too much, a bit overactive. mostly Jack Russell or some other nervous, highly strung breed. Despite this she's sensitive and wants to be loved. Mezzo, with a belt, to F.

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.

7 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.

2 Piano/Vocal Scores

This piano score includes all vocal parts. It can be used during the rehearsal process and during performance.

Production Resources

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.

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