SYNOPSIS
Why don’t they just leave?
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Seven genres of music (from Gospel tent Revival and Country, to 50’s Do-Wop) – composed by John Fluker: former music director for Gladys Knight. Fluker's incredible score and Marsters' brilliant lyrics and thought provoking, rapid fire dialog, take you on an outside-the-box, audience involved, walk through the minds of an abuser and a victim.
REVIEWS
“Profound, thought-provoking script. Exciting music. Highly entertaining!”
Paul Atriedes, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com
“Love this show!”
Charles Evered, Award-Winning Playwright: CLASS, Artistic Dir., MFA program, UC Riverside
“Brilliant, chaotic, scary, and so smart!”
Ken Wolf, Artistic Director, Manhattan Rep, New York, New York
“Goosebumps... the music! Never seen anything like it. I laughed and I cried, and I wanted to sing along!”
Victims Advocate
Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office
SONGS FROM THE MUSICAL
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HOW IT'S GOING... SO FAR
For more than 10 years... by way of a domestic violence prevention organization in Arizona, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE MUSICAL? toured U. S. Military bases and posts, nationally and internationally; making such an impact that it played command performances at the U.S. Army Command College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Seven genres of music: Gospel, Waltz, Tango, Country, Blues, 50’s Do-Wop, and parody on the Hallelujah Chorus, have been created by John Fluker, former Music Director for Gladys Knight. Fluker's incredible score and Marsters' brilliant lyrics and thought-provoking, rapid-fire dialog, take you on a wild ride through the minds of abusers and victims.
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2019: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE MUSICAL? made its debut to general audiences at Dance Center Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. The end result: Standing room only audiences and standing ovations throughout it’s entire run.
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January 2020: Marsters tweaked the script and Fluker tweaked the music; multiple performances were booked for the fall of 2020. COVID-19 changed everything; but, now that brighter, healthier days are here, it looks like things will be brighter and better.