Script

THE HANDSOMEST MAN IN AMERICA = SCRIPT =

[|libretto 3-4.doc]
(7/10/10) - includes new scenes 17a and 18 ("Lost Causes" and "The Choice") to replace "Another Lost Cause."

[|libretto 3-3.doc]
(7/2/10) - includes conspirator scenes 2a and 3a. Forthcoming changes: New scene 18, probable revisions to 21a (Booth/Lincoln ghost scene).

[|libretto 3-2.doc]
(6/16/10) - Up-to-date script for Mary Rose (and anyone else). Includes the new opening as well as the insertion of "Up In Flames" into Booth's final scene.

[|libretto 3-1.doc]
(6/6/10) - The opening of the show still needs to be rewritten, as does one of the conspirator scenes, but other than that this is much more fleshed out. You'll notice a new character, William Lucas, on the list. It's a very small role -- two solo lines in "Goodbye Father Abraham" -- but I like the dynamic presented by Booth encountering a former slave and needing to ask for help. If we have an all-white cast we'll figure out an alternative. Also, the dialogue between Booth and Lincoln in act II is rewritten here. I imagine this still needs to be worked on, but hopefully it's a step in the right direction.

[|libretto 3-0.doc]
Incomplete draft of script for revised production (3/28/10). As new/revised songs are completed, updates will be made.