Pollyanna • A New Musical

PLAY DETAILS: 5f, 6m + ensemble 

• • Miss Polly Harrington (early 40s, Jennie Harrington’s younger sister)
  • Nancy — the maid (20s)
  • Pollyanna Whittier (age 11, Daughter of Rev. John Whittier and Jennie Harrington Whittier)
  • Conductor
  • Old Tom (60s-70s, caretaker)
  • Timothy (early 20s — Tom’s son)
  • Dr. Henry Chilton (early 40s, new doctor in town, with a secret about Polly Harrington)
  • Mr. Pendleton (late 40s early 50s, gruff older appearing gentleman, a former beau of Jennie’s)
  • Mrs. Snow (late 60s, a recluse)
  • Milly Snow (40s, her daughter)
  • Jimmy Bean (slightly older than Pollyanna 12-13)
  • Dr. Warren (60s-70s, Harrington family Physician)
  • Rev. Paul Ford — The Minister(50s)
  • The Minister’s Wife — 
  • Ladies of the Ladies Aid
  • Ensemble
• About 2 hours
• Period Costumes early 1900s
• Several set locations can be suggested or fully designed
• Order #PANNA

PERUSAL MATERIALS:

Act One of the script in PDF Format — no production rights included with this script.

Synopsis of Scenes and Songs

• ACT ONE:
• MUSICAL #0 — OVERTURE
• Scene One: Split-Stage Harrington House and Train
• MUSICAL #1a&b — KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND/Is this what it’s like to fly?—Aunt Polly & Pollyanna
• Scene Two: Train Station, then Harrington House
• MUSICAL #2 — IF ONLY — Aunt Polly
• MUSICAL #3 — YOU TAUGHT ME GLAD — Pollyanna
• Scene Three: Harrington House, Parlor
• MUSICAL #4 — THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES! — Aunt Polly
• Scene Four: Harrington House, Pollyanna’s Room and Exterior/yard of house
• MUSICAL #5 — THE GLAD RAG — Pollyanna & Nancy
• Scene Five: Harrington House, Dining Room
• MUSICAL #5a — SCENE CHANGE (You Taught Me Glad)
• Scene Six: Harrington House, Attic
• MUSICAL #5b — SCENE CHANGE (That’s What It Takes!)
• Scene Seven: Harrington House, Parlor
• MUSICAL #6 — LIVING! — Aunt Polly, Pollyanna
• Scene Eight: Streets of Harrington — Printing Shop/Dress Shop
• MUSICAL #7 — YOU HAVE TO RAISE A LADY FROM A GIRL — Aunt Polly & Pollyanna
• MUSICAL #7a —SCENE CHANGE (You Have To Raise A Lady From A Girl)
• Scene Nine: Harrington House, POLLY’s Bedroom
• MUSICAL #7b — SCENE CHANGE (Don’t Put Out The Lamp)
• Scene Ten: Later that night, Harrington House, POLLYANNA’s room and the roof and POLLY’s room
• MUSICAL #7c — SCENE CHANGE (Something New)
• Scene Eleven: Harrington House, Kitchen
• MUSICAL #8 — SOMETHING NEW — Pollyanna & Townsfolk
• MUSICAL #8a — SCENE CHANGE (In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree)
• Scene Twelve: Harrington House, POLLYANNA’s Bedroom
• MUSICAL #9 — PUT OUT THE LAMP — Aunt Polly & Pollyanna
• MUSICAL #9a — SCENE CHANGE (Put Out the Lamp into The Glad Rag)
• Scene Thirteen: Streets of Harrington
• MUSICAL #10 — SOMEDAY I’LL MEET YOU/MYSTERY MAN — Pollyanna
• MUSICAL #10a — SCENE CHANGE (Something New)
• Scene Fourteen: Harrington House,
• ??NEW SONG — GROWING — Aunt Polly & Pollyanna
• Scene Fifteen: Streets of Harrington & MRS. SNOW’s home
• MUSICAL #11 — MISSING — Pollyanna & Mrs. Snow (Contrapuntal)
• Scene Sixteen: Streets of Harrington
• Scene Seventeen: Harrington House
• MUSICAL #12 — I’LL GET THERE — Jimmy Bean (his I Am song)
• Scene Eighteen: Harrington House
• Scene Nineteen: Harrington House, POLLY’s bedroom
• MUSICAL #13a — UNDERSCORE: (Someday I’ll Meet You)
• Scene Twenty: The Woods,
• MUSICAL #13b — UNDERSCORE: (The Glad Rag (slow))
• Scene Twenty-One: Streets of Harrington
• Scene Twenty-Two: Pendleton Manor
• MUSICAL #14 — GLITTERING RAINBOWS— Pollyanna & Mr. Pendleton
• MUSICAL #15 — MISS JENNIE— Mr. Pendleton
• MUSICAL #15a — FINALE ACT ONE (instrumental)
• MUSICAL #15B — ACT TWO PRELUDE
• ACT TWO:
• Scene One: Harrington House
• Scene Two: Pendleton Manor
• MUSICAL #16 — “YOU & ME” — Jimmy Bean & Pendleton
• Scene Three: Harrington House, POLLYANNA’s room
• MUSICAL #17a — WHO SHOULD BE GLAD?! — Pollyanna(reprise of “You Taught Me Glad” with new words)
• MUSICAL #17b — THE GLAD RAG (Reprise) — Pollyanna
• Scene Four: Pendleton Manor
• MUSICAL #18 — PLAN B — Pendleton, Chilton & Jimmy Bean
• Scene Five: Harrington House Parlor
• Scene Six: Harrington House, POLLYANNA’s room
• MUSICAL #19— THIS TIME — Aunt Polly
• Scene Seven: Harrington House, Parlor
• MUSICAL #20 —CHANCES MISSED — Chilton & Polly & Pollyanna—
• Scene Eight: Harrington House, POLLYANNA’s room
• Scene Nine: Harrington House, Parlor, Lawn and Train Station/Train
• MUSICAL #21a —IS THIS WHAT IT’S LIKE TO FLY? (reprise) Aunt Polly & Pollyanna, Dr. Chilton
• MUSICAL #21b — THE GLAD RAG — ENSEMBLE
• MUSICAL 22 — BOWS
• MUSICAL 23 — EXIT MUSIC

ROUGH DEMOS of all songs, made from the Finale Music Notations files (the melody is played along with the Piano and the Bass)

ROUGH VOCAL DEMOS — Some lyrics in these demos may have changed since the recording