Quack

Quack

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Orville, an impecunious woodchopper, and his wife, Marti, have a lovingly belligerent relationship. But after a particularly violent row, Marti decides to wreak a revenge on her wayward husband. When Valmoth and Lucien, two upper-class gentleman out on a grouseshoot, tell her they are trying to cure a well-born young lady of a rare disease which, for some mysterious reason, prevents her from speaking, she concocts a fabulous lie about her hubby, telling them that he is a miraculous doctor who has cured innumerable cases originally thought to be hopeless. Enthralled by Marti’s description of her “miraculous doctor,” they coerce him over to the home of the speechless young lady and, believing he might be in for a bountiful reward, Orville pretends to be the Great Healer they take him to be. While in residence, he realizes the young lady’s speech problem is simply a ruse to avoid being married to an insufferable suitor and that she is really in love with another. After several farcical scrapes with the young lady’s father, lover, governess and friends, Orville’s true identity is revealed—but by then the silent daughter has “miraculously” recovered her speech, Marti has rediscovered her hubby and what could have been a disaster turns out happily for all concerned.

Creators

Charles Marowitz

Book and Lyrics By Bio coming soon…

Michael Valenti

Music By Michael Valenti composed, arranged, and conducted the music for the Emmy Award-winning television series “A Walk Through the 20th Century.” For CBS radio he shared the Peabody Award for “Newsmark.” In 1995 Mr. Valenti...

1 Musician

PIANO only

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.

11 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.

Orchestration Set

Piano only

Production Resources

Additional Printed Books

Additional books (Cast Script/Vocal, Piano/Conductor, etc.) are available.

$25 each

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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Credits

A Vaudevillized Musical Version of Molière’s The Doctor in Spite of Himself.

A version of this show artwork is available to purchase with your license!