Call Me Dusty
Derek Webb
Genre: Drama
Cast size: 3
Duration: Two Act
Derek Webb | Drama | Full-length | 1m, 2f
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Without doubt the finest white soul singer of her era, Dusty Springfield is for millions the definitive pop diva. Her lifestyle was the stuff of legend – and great drama. With her relentless quest for perfection and refusal to compromise, Dusty Springfield led a tormented life.
Her stage persona – extravagant black mascara and backcombed hair – was at odds both with the quiet, shy convent girl Mary O'Brien and her sexuality. The result was a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol abuse and self-harm... but, despite all that, she produced tremendous music, which still ranks as some of the finest of its kind.
'Call Me Dusty' celebrates the music, while exploring the dichotomy of the private person and her alter ego. It is not a musical, but a play with music. The actress playing Dusty does not have to be a singer because all the music used in the show is commercially available recorded music, of Dusty Springfield and others, and therefore covered by PRS. In addition, specially edited versions of the music are available as mp3 downloads for companies wishing to perform the show.
The play can be performed with a small cast of 1m, 2f or, by reducing the doubling, with a larger cast of up to 13m, 10f. The list below shows the single role of Dusty and the male and female ‘Researcher’ and other characters. When using just three actors, the researchers function as scene changers.
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