of a Lifetime

Musical-Comedy

SYNOPSIS

Young Andy hasn’t had much luck in life or love - a change in fortune brings him into a windfall in the form of an old run-down house - called ‘of a Lifetime’ which currently houses a completely self-sufficient mysterious community that appear to be lost in time…Beware the Treachery - How people Change!

Jefferies Industries presents 20 original songs from the New Sci-Fi Electro-Rock Musical – ‘of a Lifetime’ by James C.K. Jefferies Writer / Composer 

Featuring an all-star cast, this Musical is an original - A 'mysterious community lost in time' - May the ending fine - a portal in time - ladies and gentlemen - I give you - 'of a Lifetime' - it ROCKS

Act 1

Song - WHERE DO THEY GO NEXT? (MK II Intro)

Thomas - I do know a future when I see it

Andy meets his step brother Thomas at a house called - of a Lifetime - to receive a Windfall from their other step brother - Famous Entertainer

Song 1 - DESTINY 

The inheritance being gold and jewels – Thomas advises Andy - of a Lifetime - property and introduces the tenants Isabella, Ofelia, Flinders and Lilly

Song 2 - INTRIGUED (DREAMING)

As the Tenants doubt Andy as a future Landlord - Flinders explains the Hierarchy and Duties - of a Lifetime - Tenants

Song 3 - DO YOU WANT MORE

The social behaviour begins - Ofelia takes Andy on a tour - a self sufficient micro-environment - in the middle of a city – the Tenants are unaware of 

Song 4 - FOR MY HEART IS OPEN 

The Tenants have everything – except one thing - Romance

Song 5 - SHE SAID TO ME

The Tenants have a meeting to discuss their future - Andy is invited for afternoon drinks

Song 6 - TRY TO BE ME

Andy explains that they are an micro-environment in the middle of a big city to the Tenants bewilderment

Song 7 - WHERE DO THEY GO NEXT?

The Festival begins where Andy is appointed to Lord Andy with a dinner where the romance with Andy and Ofelia ignites

Song 8 - HOLD ME CLOSE & DRIVE ME CRAZY

Ofelia wants to leave with Andy and asks about the outside world - Andy falls asleep in Ofelia’s arms

They awake after 1 night - Andy realises he has been there for 1 month - compared to 1 day in the outside World

The tenants have been at – of a Lifetime - for not 5 years but 150 years

Song 9 - THE VIEW (LOOKING OUTSIDE)

Ofelia looking to the outside world and wants Andy to take here away and leave – of a Lifetime

The Intruder – Togar (Thomas) bursts into - of a Lifetime - to steal the Time of Life - The intruder engages in a sword fight with the Tenants 

Song 10 - FRAUD

The Intruder is bludgeoned in the leg - limps off bellowing – I am here for what is mine - Flinders explains - the Treasure was stolen by – ‘The Splitter’ – returned by Andy’s Inheritance – Thomas re-joins the Tenants

The Festival begins where Andy is Knighted to Sir Andy - the Tenants prepare to leave for a better future – by vortex - The Green Planet 

Act 2

Song - WHERE DO THEY GO NEXT? (MK II Intro)

The Tenants arrive to The Green Planet - a space lounge to meet the 7 bloods of the world 

Song 11 - MY LIFE IS GOOD

Andy and Ofelia reignite their romance from the past 

Song 12 – I’M LEAVING

Andy and Ofelia sing of their hidden past and their relationship for now and the future 

Song 13 – WILDLIFE

The Ghogars (the Ghosts of Gargoyles) and Cadas (Ghogar foot soldiers [Cicadas]) send a warning

Song 14 – MOUNTAIN

The Tenants arrive to the Mountain – to prepare against the Ghogars

Song 15 – OF A LIFETIME

The Dark Clouds of the Ghogars gather the storm at the Mountain – Ofelia senses a Spell to become her - The depletion of Oxygen death oil begins

Song 16 – FOREVER 

As the romance with Thomas and Isabella reunites – the Tenants depart to charge the – Time of Life 

– How People Change

Song 17 – THE SMUGGLERS OF TIME

The Ghogars burst on to the scene Cape/Robe Hood – Augar - Togar & Flogar to commence their plan to wipe out the Tenants for the - Time of Life

Song 18 – THE FORCE OF MINE

The Witgars - Witches of Gargoyles   Cape/Robe Hood – Orar - Islar - Lolar burst on the scene and plan the 3 points of war 

– 1 the Virus - Leprosy 

– 2 the Death Oil burning the oxygen – CO-2

– 3 the Spell – the Curse over Ofelia – To AGE

The spell - A spell for some - is a spell for one – - that one is –- OFELIA -- the spell in the shadow of the CURSE – - To AGE

The Ghogars are broken down by the power of the Tenants and Frozen in Time - again

The Ghogars DROP THEIR COSTUME Cape/Robe Hood to reveal the Tenants 

– How People Change

Song 6 - TRY TO BE ME Chorus only CRASH – Snare Drum – Sung by ALL

Song 19 – of a Lifetime - MEDLEY

The Tenants gather for the Festival - where Lord Andy is pre-ordained to King Andy - Andy and Ofelia reignite their romance 

Song 20 – ONE VOICE 

At the new settlement - The Festival begins - the Tenants prepare for the Red Planet

Ofelia - I do know a future when I see it

MAJOR HOOK’s

- PHASES – TENANTS to GHOGARs to TENANTS

- CLIMAX - Song – TRY TO BE ME – Chorus only 

CRASH – Snare Drum – Sung by ALL

The Ghogars DROP their COSTUMES Cape/Robe Hood to metamorphous to TENANTS

- TIME - 1 day is 1 month - 365 days in a year is 365 months - 12 months is 30 years – 5 years at – of a Lifetime – is 150 years - the year is 2020 less 150 is 1870

- CHARACTERS – [ 6 version ]

OFELIA – ORAR

– The Waitress 23 Graceful Sensual

ANDY - AUGAR

- The Landlord 25 Innocent and casual

FLINDERS - FLOGAR

– The Time Lord 30 Aristocratic Gentlemen 

ISABELLA – ISLAR

– The Cook 25 Aristocratic Calculated Lady

THOMAS - TOGAR

- Andy’s Step Brother 30 Sinister Gangster

LILLY - LOLAR

– The Grazier 25 Witty Observant

WARCRY – Chant

SONG - Where do they go next?(MK II Intro) 

3 x 2nd section dah – dah dah – to fit WARCRY

ALL Vida Life time - whoo

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ALL Vida Life time - whoo

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Written & Composed by: James C K Jefferies

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