Working...?

Pascack Valley High School (my school...) is leaning towards doing a musical called WORKING. (I'm pretty sure it involved Stephen Schwartz)

I haven't really looked this up, but I know that there are no MAIN roles, just ensemble parts.

None of us want to do this musical.

What do you suggest we should do? (We have a very small drama club- about 4 guys and, I think, 11 or 12 girls...)

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Yes, don't be afraid to do this production. If done well, it is a great production!

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working is an absolutely amazing and truly moving show.

my high school did it two years ago, when i was in eighth grade. it's not really all members of it are ensemble parts, more like all of the ensemble members are leads. I am pretty sure every person except maybe one or two have solos at different points. And people play different characters and such...

And with the kids you have, it shouldn't be an issue at all. really.
good luck:)!

It really is a good show. I definitely think of it more as a show that everyone is equal and there is no chorus, than a show that is all chorus. Everyone has either a song or a monologue (or both), and it can be done with people playing multiple parts or not (depending on who you have). It's about working class America (as in, blue collar), and some of the roles include the housewife, millworker, fireman, newsboy, teacher, cleaning lady, waitress, check-out girl, truck driver, migrant worker, etc. It's based off of Studs Turkel's book. Another book that's along the same lines is "Nickel and Dimed" (which was also made into a play).

Agreed, this really is a very good show. For an audition for it, well it is Stephen Schwartz, so something else he's written would probably work, it's similar to his other stuff, really catchy tunes for the most part.

It's more like Godspell, anyway. And it's not just Steven Schwartz. Other people wrote music for it, as well. Millworker was partly James Taylor! I would look at what role(s) you're looking at, and pick music that fits with that characters song, as some of the characters have different styled music.

WORKING is a great show for schools BECAUSE there are no "lead" roles. How many shows do you know that have solo songs for 10 different people, and big dramatic monologues for the "not-so-great singers?

Female roles with solo numbers:

The Waitress
The Supermarket Checker
The Housewife
The Teacher
The Cleaning Woman
"Milwork" soloist
"If I Coulda Been" soloist