Book by Tim Kelly Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur. Copyright 1993 under the title of Hee Haw Hayride, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.

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1 Book by Tim Kelly Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur Copyright 1993 under the title of Hee Haw Hayride, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that a royalty must be paid for every performance, whether or not admission is charged. All inquiries regarding rights should be addressed to Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., PO Box 4267, Englewood, CO All rights to this musical including but not limited to amateur, professional, radio broadcast, television, motion picture, public reading and translation into foreign languages are controlled by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., without whose permission no performance, reading or presentation of any kind in whole or in part may be given. These rights are fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America and of all countries covered by the Universal Copyright Convention or with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations, including Canada, Mexico, Australia and all nations of the United Kingdom. ONE SCRIPT PER CAST MEMBER MUST BE PURCHASED FOR PRODUCTION RIGHTS. COPYING OR DISTRIBUTING ALL OR ANY PART OF THIS BOOK IN ANY MANNER IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN BY LAW. On all programs, printing and advertising, the following information must appear: 1. The full name of the musical 2. The full name of the playwright and composer/arranger 3. The following notice: Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado For preview only

2 HILLBILLY HAYRIDE A Hillbilly Musical Comedy in Two Acts Book by Tim Kelly Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur SYNOPSIS The action takes place mostly in the backwoods community of Lonesome Polecat. TIME The Present. BASIC SET A view of downtown Lonesome Polecat. It looks like a page torn from a comic book. STAGE RIGHT is the facade of a ramshackle boardinghouse, with sign. Some chairs or bench. STAGE LEFT is the facade of a general store, with sign. Some barrels, a bench. UPSTAGE there s a painted backdrop of hills and trees. Entrances/exits are UP RIGHT and DOWN RIGHT below the boardinghouse; UP LEFT and DOWN LEFT below the general store. Below the curtain line is an all-purpose area (FORESTAGE). EXTREME DOWN RIGHT and EXTREME DOWN LEFT represent various locations. i For preview only

3 CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of speaking) # of lines LAURETTE GREENACRE... runs general store 27 EDNA TUBBS... runs boardinghouse 32 ROSE MARIE MURDOCK... New York writer 33 DAGMAR... Edna s teenage daughter 18 OBIE... Laurette s teenage son 29 LEE ROY CALHOUN... in love with Emmy Lou, EMMY LOU TOLLIVER... in love with Lee Roy, PAW CALHOUN... Lee Roy s Paw, hates Tollivers 66 BUBBA... Lee Roy s older brother 34 GOOBER... another older brother 35 MAW TOLLIVER... Emmy Lou s Maw, hates 50 Calhouns PETUNIA... Emmy Lou s older sister 22 DULCY... another older sister 20 DWIGHT CULVER... owns Panda Publishing Co. 65 MISS PICKINS... his secretary 27 MISS FORAN... another employee 17 JOE MARTIN... senior junior editor 102 LUCILLE STEVENS... owns Bandar Log Books, Inc. 39 SALLY MERRIWETHER... her top assistant 129 MISS WHEELER... secretary 14 MISS LIPSCOTT... another 9 TRAIN CONDUCTOR... enjoys punching tickets 9 BIANCA... Lonesome Polecat teenager 22 ESTHER... another 25 CHLOE... another 23 GRACE... another RUBY PERKINS... another, likes to make up jokes 46 MR. DOGWEAZEL... mailman 19 SHERIFF DICKENS... on the job 20 CHARLIE RHODES... ready to settle down 21 SHERRI GORDON... film executive 60 IRIS HUTTON... publicity is everything 26 ANTIQUITY WORMWOOD... cures what ails you 23 CITIZENS OF LONESOME POLECAT... as/if desired N/A ii For preview only

4 MC 1 MC 2 MC 3 MC 4 MC 5 MC 6 MC 6a MC 7 MC 8 MC 9 MC 10 MC 11 MC 11a MC 12 MC 12a MC 13 MC 14 SEQUENCE OF MUSICAL NUMBERS Overture...Instrumental Fussin an a Feudin...Tollivers, Calhouns, Citizens, Rose Marie I m Headin fer the Hills...Dwight, Lucille, Joe, Sally, Miss Pickens, Miss Foran, Miss Wheeler, Miss Lipscott SOUND EFFECT: Train Hee Haw Hayride...Citizens of Lonesome Polecat Love is Somethin Special to Me...Lee Roy, Emmy Lou SOUND EFFECT: Yapping Dogs Sweet Country Life...Tollivers, Sally Fussin an a Feudin (Reprise)...Company Entr acte...instrumental Dozin in the Hot, Hot Sun...Male Critters SOUND EFFECT: Car Horn SOUND EFFECT: Car Horn Rockabilly Lullaby...Iris, Sherri, Citizens Yer the Worm in My Apple...Tollivers, Calhouns SOUND EFFECT: Hooting Owl SOUND EFFECT: Hooting Owl SOUND EFFECT: Hooting Owl I Fergits...Antiquity, Sally, Joe, Ruby, Charlie, Lee Roy, Emmy Lou Antiquity s Travellin Music SOUND EFFECT: Car Horn Weddin Day...Company Hee Haw Hayride (Reprise)...Company Curtain Call Exit Music iii For preview only

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