Program Notes
“All Shook Up” is an unforgettable show that will have you talking about it for days. So exciting and full of laughter, love and romance. Speaking of romance, I strongly suggest that our audience have an understanding of Shakespeare’s 18th Sonnet, which is where the story line comes from. Understanding Shakespeare’s sonnet will help the audience grasp the love triangle that’s affecting the characters.
The American influence on teenagers was huge in the 50’s. Rock and Roll idols including Elvis Presley, Bill Hayley, Jerry Lee Lewis and film stars James Dean and Marlon Brando set fashions almost unwittingly. The main looks for teenagers were greasers and preppies. Greasers followed the standard black leather and denim jeans look. They raced about town on motorbikes and were consider outrageous. Preppie qualities were neatness, tidiness and grooming. Teen girls wore full dirndl or circular skirts with large appliqués on their clothing. Neat pleated skirts were also popular. The pleated skirts were made from a then new fabric that was polyester which helped maintain razor sharp sunray pleating.
Back to the show, some of Presley favorites from his music in the show was "Heartbreak Hotel" to "Burning Love" into the peppier "All Shook Up" which blends these songs into such a bright, brassy blur that it's hard to distinguish one from another. The numbers have been unconditionally purged of the menacing sex appeal that once made Presley appear so dangerous to parents of teenagers. Just to make things perfectly clear - and to forestall disappointment for a certain species of fan - there are no bona fide Elvis impersonators in view. The leading man is instead an airbrushed, edgeless composite of the young Presley A leather-jacketed, bike-riding, blue-suede-shoe-wearing roustabout named Chad. He is played with winking good humor and subjected to the kind of soft, family-friendly parody common to variety-show sketches from four or five decades ago.
The plot: Chad arrives in a small Midwestern town that is smarting under an inhibiting "decency proclamation," instituted by its uptight mayor Matilida and teaches the squares how to swing. This means that the hormones of just about everybody - from a sweet young garage mechanic Natalie to her lonely, widowed dad Jim Haller- start percolating and love crosses forbidden boundaries of race and gender.
"All Shook Up" crams as many familiar songs as it can into its two acts, with deliberately corny, oft-repeated segues of dialogue. On first meeting objects of their lust, characters wail the title lyrics from "One Night With You."
"All Shook Up," the Elvis Presley-inspired show that is pumping its plastic pelvis at several theaters around the world, is unlikely to evoke anything close to such extreme, last-straw responses from its audiences. Within its unimaginative but ever-expanding subgenre - the prefab musical that takes its score from Top 40 hits of the past - this production actually rates as slicker and more skillful than most.
The audience is about to see how the development in the western world of the 1950s were generally considered both socially conservative in the law of the time period in the play. Within this law they had roles that encouraged or enforced traditional values or behaviors, But once Chad shows up, it takes the townspeople for a twist and there values and beliefs are thrown out the window.
But this relative slickness only highlights the emptiness of "All Shook Up," which uses songs made popular by Presley to fuel a fairy tale about a pleasure-challenged small town during the Eisenhower era.
The conflict in the story line of the musical would be the interracial dating but the time period and the issues that African Americans had to deal with then, but to some viewers it may be a little offensive when it comes to some of the context used. For instance the law within the show against interracial dating and the language that’s used which is not to harmful but someone may get offended. You see this romantic relationship spark between Dean and Lorraine which causes a lot of chaos between the two of there families and how they have to hide out in the old fairgrounds just to be together and be happy but then later you will see what happens, which may be a shock, but all worth seeing.

Broadway National Tour of "All Shook UP" in september of 2006
Reviewer: Sandra MacDonald

With some notable exceptions, however, the touring production of the show doesn't get much of a boost from its principals. Joe Mandragona may have the requisite physique for the Presleyesque roustabout Chad, but his pelvic gyrations don't generate much heat. Maybe that's because his voice is rather high and thin. What's a Presley without that warm tremolo guaranteed to set aural G-spots thrumming?

'All Shook Up' rocks at Siera Rep

Oct-dec, 2008 in California
MILLEGAN: It will shake you up
By Lisa Millegan

Director-choreographer Scott Viets

Set Designers-Randall A. Enlow and Jennifer Fletcher's

Mayor Matilda (Jennylind Parris, center) has a crisis when the town goes love-struck.

http://www.modbee.com/arts/reviews/story/478066.html

2½ hours, including intermission

Center REPertory Company Contact Information 1601 Civic Drive , Walnut Creek , CA 94956
Directed and Choreographed byRobert Barry Fleming September 3 –October 10, 2009

The story is all new.The hits are all Elvis!

Statement Producing the Play: Well if I were to produce this play conflicts to me would be, How would I go about casting for the show. For each role would I want the exact description of what the characters really portray, like age or ethnicity . For example, do I want Mrs. Sandra to be an older Caucasian women between the age of 25 to 30 years of age or would I not go by traditional castings. Mrs. Sandra’s character is a very sexy smart and seductive women and if I were to cast this character I would love to cast her as a Latin women. The songs that she sing and the script to me seems like it would be really interesting and spontaneous. Also, characters, Lorraine and Sylvia, I definitely believe they should have a lot of soul, and the race for there casting definitely has to be African American, because of the language of the scripts for example, “That woman is gonna make a fool of him.”(Sylvia), “Well that’s what love does.”(Lorraine), “Love?!He aint in love! Love? Ha! Jim would never fall in love with a hoity-toity female like that…” (Sylvia). To me this language is the attitude of a black women. These roles can definitely work as another race but with these two characters I feel as if the script would have to be changed in order to get the story across. Also throughout the script there is text that is used like when Matilda the mayor of the town catches her son Dean with Lorraine she says, “Dean, what’re you still doing here? And your kissing a colored girl!”, this demonstrates the conflict of the story line which to me can not be changed with another race because the audience will miss the great message that is being told. There is a song entitled, “ If I can dream” the lyrics say, “If I can dream of a better land were all my brothers walk hand and hand, tell me why oh why, oh why can’t my dream come true oh why? To me this song expresses the frustration of a young man wanting freedom and peace and understanding of why this world can not be one, and just love who he want to love and be happy. I believe that if the casting was any different from the original for the characters, Lorraine, Dean and Sylvia, it would really twirl with the message, the music, and the script. Overall those are most of the production problems i think will occur most.
If Sam houston theater had a chance to direct this show, the only issue i believe would be a problem in the show would have to be how the characters are portraying different love intersts as far as the charaters fallin in love with each other. Throughout the show the character Natalie, decides to portray herself as a man named Ed just to be closer Chad the lead and she tries to come onto him and he doesnt like but then later in the show end's up falling for Ed. Which to the audience if an older or younger crowd ages 60 to 80 or 6 t0 10 years of age may not understand the content and think that the show is to much or to explicit. There is also content that may effect the audience. For example, " Bt you been with him all day! Hey Chad. I just thought of a really fun guy thing to do. ( He drop's his pants) Let's go swimming!"(Dennis) and then (Chad) "Great idea, I gotta cool off! C'mon Ed, we can wrestle around, slap each other's privates-" This scene is very funny on stage, i dont know how our directors would react to this behavior althought alot of the shows they do at Sam, are really full of sexual behavior and content. I just wonder how they would director the character's to play this part. Will they have Dennis pull off his pants wearing a thong for underwear, or smiley face underwear, or none at all maybe even behind a screen that sord of shadow's the private area's. I think this scene would be a little ackward for viewers if they feel offended or disguisted. Even with the set for the fairground scenes will they create a beautiful fair thats realistic or would they just go with easier little props so that it will be less work or money to invest in the production. Those are some of the fiew conflicts for directors to consider.
Other Critic's solutions well in the show that i've recently done at LoneStar North Harris College, for this scene when Dennis drops his pant's he is wearing boxer's and a pair of breifs underneath the boxer so that his jewels won't fall out on stage, actuallybelieve it or not IT did once durning the review show. So we learned he needed to wear breifs or some sort of garder so the audience wouldnt be in for a treat. At the same time we know that briefs were not a product in the 50's era.

A critics review from Broadways Tour in 2006, about the scene of Ed and Chad's review, With some notable exceptions, however, the touring production of the show doesn't get much of a boost from its principals. Joe Mandragona may have the requisite physique for the Presleyesque roustabout Chad, but his pelvic gyrations don't generate much heat. Maybe that's because his voice is rather high and thin. What's a Presley without that warm tremolo guaranteed to set aural G-spots thrumming?
It doesnt say much about there relationship or it being a problem to the audience, i mean most of the viewers are late Elvis Presley's fans. So they were more into the music most of the time.

Here is another view from Fountain Hills Community Theater, This is a show that is full of corny fun with some very touching moments. Most of the leads were very talented. I really liked Victoria, Amy,Debra and George. All accomplished actors and singers. Victoria played Natalie the female lead. Her acting skills belie her youth, and a very fine voice. Amy's comic skills were the best in the cast, and again an excellent voice. George has a terrific voice and his portrayal of Natalie's dad was very natural and moving. His last scene with Natalie will bring tears to your eyes, at least it did to mine. Debra did a great job. Sean has a great sense of comic timing but I felt he went for the easy, predictable laugh. I have seen the show before and I would have liked to see more of a nuance to his portrayal. Alex Gonzalez, who played Chad, was way too old for the role. He must be + 20 yrs older than Victoria and their chemistry was absent. Rachel and Alex, the young lovers were fine.
See the age in the show really matters because the cast members may feel un comfortable working with other cast mates and the story can be lost.

Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul


Musical 'All Shook Up' to Hit Stage in Seoul
By Chung Ah-young
The pop-based musical directed by David Swan and produced by Shin Chun-soo, head of the OD Musical Company, won three prizes at the first Musical Awards in Korea for its translation and adaptation. The jukebox musical first premiered on Broadway in 2005.
Korea Times
July 15, 2009 Wednesday
Sept 11 to Nov 1

Palace Theater, 1564 Broadway, at 47th street
New York, NY
March 25, 2005 Friday
Director: Christopher Ashley
Set Designer: David Rockwell
Costume: David C. Woolard
Lighting: Donald Holder
Sound: Brian Ronan
Running Time: 2hours,10 minutes

Certainly, compared with its sickly cousin, "Good Vibrations" (that's the Beach Boys musical at the Eugene O'Neill Theater), "All Shook Up" looks like Jose Canseco at his steroid-plumped peak. Everyone in the show sings more or less on-key. The dance numbers, though short and fitful, are fully synchronized. And several of the performers have something approaching distinctive personalities.

Ben Brantley

http://theater2.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/theater/reviews/25elvi.html

Well, a critic can dream, can't he? In truth, "All Shook Up," the Elvis Presley-inspired show that is pumping its plastic pelvis at the Palace Theater, is unlikely to evoke anything close to such extreme, last-straw responses from its audiences. Within its unimaginative but ever-expanding subgenre - the prefab musical that takes its score from Top 40 hits of the past - this production actually rates as slicker and more skillful than most.

Ben Brantley

Statement
In the 50’s we all know how the music changed and made a lot of people rebel from there conservative life style’s. The musicals were still an enormously popular genre during the 1950s, although over the last thirty-five years or so, the musical film has declined in popularity. Many of the musical films of the 50s and early 60s were straightforward adaptations or restaging of successful stage productions like, Sout Pacific. Other popular musicals of the 1950s include Love Me Tender which starred Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley was the God of the century for so many young girls and teens all over the world. In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his 31 movies, most of which were poorly reviewed but financially successful musicals. In 1968, he returned to live performances in a t.v. specials, which led to a string of successful tours across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas, for the remainder of his career. In 1973, Presley staged the first global live concert via satellite Aloha from Hawaii, reaching at least one billion viewers live and an additional 500 million on delay. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of music, He sold over one Billion records internationally, and he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century's popular culture.

Juvenile delinquency was said to be at epidemic proportions in the United States, although by modern standards the crime rate was low.

The social mores of the decade were marked by overall conservatism and conformity.
Beatniks, a culture of teenage and young adults who rebelled against social norms, appeared towards the end of the decade and were criticized by older generations. They are seen as a predecessor for the counterculture and hippie movements.

The civil rights movement began in earnest, with the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Brown vs. the Board of Education in 1954.

Segregation may be mandated by law or exist through social norms. Segregation may be maintained by means ranging from discrimination in hiring and in the rental and sale of housing to certain races to vigilante violence. Generally, a situation that arises when members of different races mutually prefer to associate and do business with members of their own race would usually be described as separation or de facto separation of the races rather than segregation. In the U.S., legal segregation was required in some states and came with "anti-miscegenation laws"

Domestic Affairs
Eisenhower believed that a free interprize economy should run itself, and he took little interest in domestic policy. While his 1952 landslide gave the Republicans control of both houses of the Congress, Eisenhower believed that taxes could not be cut until the budget was balanced. "We cannot afford to reduce taxes, and reduce income," he said, "until we have in sight a program of expenditure that shows that the factors of income and outgo will be balanced." Eisenhower kept the national debt and lowered inflation near to zero.
There were three recession during Eisenhower's administration — July 1953 through May 1954, August 1957 through April 1958, and April 1960 through February 1961. Real gpd growth averaged just 2.5% over those eight years. Eisenhower allowed the recessions to occur, to wring out the inflation of wartime.
The Democrats regained control in the 1954 and the Senate and House elections, limiting his freedom of action on domestic policy. He forged a good relationship with Congressional leaders, particularly House Speakers like Sam Rayburn.

Interracial dating in the 50’s in the West had certain jurisdictions having regulations banning or restricting interracial marriage in the past, including several country's outside of the United States. Women who follow through on this choice run a high risk of being subjected to honor killings by male family members.

Rocking and Rollin the 50's and Popular Film actor James Dean

Eisenhower

The photo of James Dean represents, Jim in the show, Sylvia tells Jim how he looks like him. James Dean was a popular name in the 50's.

More photos of the puddle skirts that were worn back then also worn throughout the show.

images

Ladies Fashion in the 50's

Political statement's and Civil Rights








Elvis Presley



50's Era















50's style

Each one of these photos share a common ground that ties into the story of "All Shook Up",

The photo of Eisenhower, represents the era of his time all over the world with the segregation and blacks not having certain privileges, in the show they mention the Eisenhower Decency Act that represents there laws and what they could and couldn't do in there town.Elvis Presley of coarse represents the show in general and how he inspired the producers with his rock and roll spark.

The photo that's black and white with the 50's era demonstrates the different events and popular things that were going on in the world at that time.

The photo of the car in front of the cafe represents Sylvia's Honky Tonk Cafe were most of act one's setting was.

The photo of the legendary African American leaders or trendsetters represent what the 50's was like for blacks in certain parts of the world.

I also posted a photo of the fashion that was wore then which represents Mrs. Sandra's style in the show also the puddle like dresses that was wore then.

The cartoon picture that's in black and white with the elephant represents the controversial political statement that governments had to face in the 50's.

The world of the Play: Macro The 1950s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1959. During the early 1950s in the United States manufacturing and home construction was on the rise as the American economy was on the upswing. The 1950s in the developed western world are generally considered both socially conservative and highly materialistic in nature.

American influence on European teenagers was huge. Rock and Roll idols including Elvis Presley, Bill Hayley, Jerry Lee Lewis and film stars James Dean and Marlon Brando set fashions almost unwittingly. The main looks for teenagers were greasers and preppies. Greasers followed the standard black leather and denim jeans look set by Marlon Brando in "The Wild One" (1953) and later emulated in the 1978 film called "Grease". They raced about town on motorbikes and were consider outrageous. Preppie qualities were neatness, tidiness and grooming. Teen girls wore full dirndl or circular skirts with large appliqués on their clothing. Neat pleated skirts were also popular. The pleated skirts were made from a then new fabric called TERYLENE (polyester) which helped maintain razor sharp sunray pleating.

Social norms are the behavioral expectations and cues within a society or group. This sociological term has been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors." These rules may be explicit or implicit. Failure to follow the rules can result in severe punishments, including exclusion from the group." They have also been described as the "customary rules of behavior that coordinate our interactions with others." The social norms indicate the established and approved ways of doing things, of dress, of speech and of appearance. These vary and evolve not only through time but also vary from one age group to another and between social classes and social groups. What is deemed to be acceptable dress, speech or behaviour in one social group may not be accepted in another. Social conservatism is a political or moral ideology that believes government and/or society have a role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values or behaviors based on the belief that these are what keep people civilized and decent. Social conservatism was really pushed then because they didn't want there townspeople necking or changing the rules it was a problem, that's the reason why the Mayor was trying to get Chad out of the town.

Civil Rights- In the early 1950s the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door to the beginnings of the right for all Americans to an equal and fair education regardless of race, creed or religion. During this time, racial segregation was still present in the United States and other countries. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s would soon begin. Key figures like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks highlighted and challenged those who were against equal rights and freedoms for black Americans. These developments among others would be key talking points in the advancement of equal rights across the world over the years to come. Civil Rights played a major role blacks didn't have the same freedom as whites did, even though in this show the blacks were a little more privileged but not when it came to dating.
Anti-miscegenation laws, also known as miscegenation laws, were laws that banned interracial Marriage and sometimes interracial sex between members of two different races. In the United States, interracial marriage, cohabitation and sex have since 1863 been termed " miscegenation."Contemporary usage of the term "miscegenation" is less frequent.
I used this info about Anti miscegenation to show how the laws were very strict when it came to interracial dating, the characters Dean and Lorraine were on the hide out through out the show because they knew that it was a problem in society's eyes.
Music- Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977; middle name sometimes spelled Aron) was an American singer and actor. Presley began his career in 1954 as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an up-tempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. Presley had a versatile voice, and had unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including rock and roll, gospel, blues, country, ballads and pop. To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of music,selling over one billion records internationally, and he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture.
I used this info about Elvis to represent the inspiration of the writers and producers of the show, also to get a more detailed background about Elvis.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor.Dean's had a lot of status as a cultural icon he was best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled stereotypical high school rebel Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his star power were as the awkward loner Cal Trask in East of Eden, and as the surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant. His enduring fame and popularity rests on only three films, his entire starring output. His death at a young age helped guarantee a legendary status.
In the play the character quotes "I think you look like James Dean about to enter an old folks home." I used James Dean info just to give a brief bio about him so that our audience will have an idea of who he is once he is mentioned.
Fashion-Nothing was more poplar then the saddle shoes. All the preppy girls would wear them! Today all girls of the fifties miss these fashion shoes. Even though they were very heavy and rather stiff. They were black and white and looked like a sneaker.Leather Jackets: Leather jackets were very famous for teenage boys during the 50's.The leather jackets help them attract girls. The collar of the black leather jacket must be turned up to be a “hep”. The jacket is also very expensive but worth it! But one thing that the guys back in the 50's wont let go of was his Leather Jacket and his comb! Skirts: Poodle skirts were very popular in the fifties. Young teenagers and women wore them. It is a wide swing skirt with a fabric poodle placed on the right bottom part of the skirt. It is well known and it is very popular. Another type of skirt was the pencil skirt! No wardrobe was complete without a pencil skirt. Pencil skirts are long below the knee and not wide as the poodle skirts are. They're very tight together to your legs. They were a bit sexier. None the less the girls looked great.
I chose to discuss the fashion in the 50's era to give more history about the style and how the girls were very conservative at the time the guys were more on the cool side with the leather jacks. Throughout the show you see how Chad comes and changes the mood of the show.

Juvenile delinquency-Crime committed by young people has risen since the mid-twentieth century, as has most types of crime. The level and types of youth crime can be used by commentators as an indicator of the general state of mortality and law and order in a country, and consequently youth crime can be the source of moral panics .Theories on the causes of youth crime can be viewed as particularly important within criminology. This is firstly because crime is committed disproportionately by those aged between fifteen and twenty-five. Secondly, by definition any theories on the causes of crime will focus on youth crime, as adult criminals will have likely started offending when they were young. I chose to bring up juvenile delinquency just to demonstrate how they law in the play was so strict and soon as anyone made a mistake they were gonna be told or penalized.

Basic Facts of All Shook Up

"All Shook the Musical"

Basic Facts
Book by Joe DiPietro

Director: Christopher Ashley

Choreographer: Jodi Moccia

Orchestration by Michael Gibson & Stepen Oremus

Music Arrangements by Stephen Oremus

Inspired and Featured songs of Elvis Presley

Running time appr. 1 hour and 50 minutes
Full Length Musical in english
2 Acts, 19 Scenes

Setting and Time period: A small town somewhere in the midwest in a 24 hour period, during the summer of 1955.

Bio of Joe Dipietro- About the Author : Joe DiPietro was born in 1961 he is an American playwright and author. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, grew up in Oradell. Son of the Banker Lou, and Jean DiPietro. He attended Oradell Public School and River Dell junior and senior high schools. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in English. Wrote the book and lyrics for the long running off-Broadway show I Love You. You,You're Perfect, Now Change. His awards include: 2000 Edgar Award: Best Mystery Play - The Art of Murder at the William Inge Theater Festival New Voices In American Theater Award. O'Neill National Playwright's Conference MacArthur Award for comic writing.

Cast BreakDown

5 women & 5 men and extra's from the ensemble

Characters
Natalie Haller- A young woman and an excellent mechanic. She's much more at home in greasy overalls than a dress.

Chad- A great lookin', motorcyclin', guitar-playin', leather-jacketed roustabout.

Jim Haller- Natalie's widowed father. Middle-aged and messy, he still longs for his wife.

Sylvia- The no-nonsense, African American owner of Sylvia's Honky- Tonk.

Lorraine- Sylvia's teenage daughter. Pretty, smart and a total romantic.

Dennis- An ackward young man. He aspired to be a dentist.

Miss Sandra- The beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town's museum.

Mayor Matilda Hyde- The town's very conservative mayor.

Dean Hyde- Matilda's teenage son. He has spent his youth at military boarding schools ans he has never disobeyed his mother.

Sheriff Earl- The law in town and man of not many words. He loyally follows the Mayor wherever she goes.

Male & Female Ensemble play an assortment of townspeople.


Genre
The music is a Jukebox Musical featuring the music of the classic rock star Elvis Presley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

Show Plot (extra)

The story is based on William Shakespeare eighteenth Sonnet

"A new musical comedy set in 1955, All Shook Up is not an autobiographical revue," according to the announcement. "Somewhere in middle America, one girl's wish and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather jacketed, guitar-playing stranger will lead a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock 'n' roll."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85441-Casting_Announced_for_Goodspeed%27s_All_Shook_Up_Musical_With_Songs_Elvis_Made_Famous

Publisher's Info

The musical had a developmental staging at the Goodspeed Musicals May 13-June 6, 2004, with most of the Broadway cast, except for Manley Pope in the lead role of Chad. Christopher Ashley directed, with choreography by Jody Moccia. The musical then had a tryout in Chicago from December 19, 2004, through January 23, 2005. After the tryout, changes were made to the finale and to add "a more specific instrumental and vocal voice" for Chad. [1] The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on March 24, 2005 and closed on September 25, 2005 after 213 performances and 33 previews. Directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Ken Roberson, the original Broadway cast included Cheyenne Jackson (Chad), Jenn Gambatese (Natalie Haller/"Ed"), and Jonathan Hadary (Jim Haller).

Exegesis

"Our mayor, she recently passed the Mamie Eisenhower Decency Act.

The act was designed to protect the young people from the negative effects of the bebop culture. By prohibiting loud music, tight pants, and public necking, they were trying to keep the community peaceful and decent for everyone.Bans all public display of effection.

http://www.westallisnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=44129897&archive=y&startDate=07-01-2008&endDate=07-31-2008.

No Public Necking-

1.to caress your clothed partner on and above the neck.

2.The term old people (over 40) use to describe the art of making out. mostly because they are still caught in the olden days and they are not all up with the new trends.

3.to kiss and pet.

Admonishing herself

1. To reprove gently but earnestly.
2. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution.
3. To remind of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/admonishing

Our love would be a forbidden love. But that's okay-forbidden love is the best.

1. to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
2. to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking.
3. to hinder or prevent; make impossible.
4. to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forbidden%20

Its the roustabout!

1. A laborer employed for temporary or unskilled jobs, as in an oil field.
2. A circus laborer.
3. A deck or wharf laborer, especially on the Mississippi River.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/roustabout

Wait, i can't! Oh Lorraine, my mother's shipping me back to the barracks on the bus.

1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. Often used in the plural.
2. A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy. Often used in the plural.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/barracks

Actually, it's Shakespeare's eighteenth sonnet.

One of the difficulties teachers face when they teach Shakespeare is language accessibility. Twenty-first century students simply have difficulty understanding the words, and so they miss the meaning of his plays and sonnets. This is no small loss. Thus, it is a teacher's responsibility to help students not only understand the language but also to empower them, so that when faced with difficult texts they feel as if they can, with a little effort, appreciate what Shakespeare is saying.

Sonnet #18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/educators/language/lessonplan.html

Oh, Dean, I'm sending you to the Stonewall Jackson Military Academy.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War. His nickname was coined during the First Battle of Bull Run, at which he was described as standing like a "stone wall."

http://www.mahalo.com/stonewall-jackson

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson1824 - 1863

Oh, Dean, an agitator has come to this town-

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.
An implement for shaking or mixing.
One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; called also adjutators.http://agitator.askdefine.com/

Natalie pushes Dennis out. She picks up a can of oil and smears it on her face, creating a Faux beard

1. Artificial; fake

2. Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"(synonym) fake, false, imitation, simulated(similar) artificial, unreal

http://dictionary.babylon.com/FAUX

You! You're the deviant!

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Non-traditional cast versus traditional

The musical "All Shook Up" could be non- traditionally cast or it may not be. Well the setting takes place in an unknown small place somewhere in the midwest, in summer of 1955. In the 50's there were certain laws that were not passed yet at the time as far as interracial dating, there was segregation and etc. So, i believe that it would matter as to who the director would cast as certain characters in the show. Like the Sylvia’s character to me has to be a black women because of the language that’s used for her, and toward her, her character is very aggressive and dominating, not saying that only African American women act this way but the language in the play just defines a black women to me for example, “Love?! He ain’t in love! Im not shouting! Now get back to work. Love? Ha!Jim would never fall in love with with a hoity-toity female like that… I am not! Oh, the lip on that girl. I can’t believe she thinks I’m talking to myself. Kids got no respect nowdays, no re-…Dammit, I’m talkin’ to myself.” The mood of this character Silvia describes the attitude of a black women. I can only say that because I have family member’s that responds and talk the same exact way. Not saying that a Caucasian women couldn’t play this role because I’ve seen this show cast previously with a white women playing this character and a white girl playing Lorraine’s role, which also with the name Lorraine to me that’s a black name. Throughout the script there is a lot of racial barriers and songs that describe the time and setting of the law’s back then. There is a song called, “That Aint all Right”, in the song it describes how the mother knows that it isn’t all right for her daughter Lorraine to be with this guy Dean not only because she is trying to protect her daughter from being hurt behind love but because of his race and the fear of breaking the law then. In the song “If I Can Dream” this song definitely reflects the controversial issues of race and interracial dating and trying to enforce change in the 50’s for blacks and whites to date without it being a problem to society. In continuance of the story, Mathilda, the mayor of this rundown town, forbids her son to marry or to even kiss a “colored girl” confesses at the end of the play, when she decides to Mary Earl, her personal sheriff, that her son Dean is actually bi-racial mix. She explains, “You see, he was a musician… not only was he a musician, he was also- colored”. With that information presented in the play, it would have been more of a change in the script and casting if the cast wasn’t traditional. So that’s my opinion as far as the non- traditional casting for this musical and how much of a change it would be to the script.

Fable with Plot summary

This Musical production “All Shook Up” is an astounding musical that is full of energy and fun. The music is by the Late Elvis Presley and play based on Shakespeare 18th sonnet . We have several lead characters that keep the show on point at all times.
One of those characters by the name of Chad, who is a motorcycling, leather- jacket wearing roustabout that brings his charm to a small town full of next to kin boring people that’s stuck in a state law full of rules made up by there towns mayor Matilitda, where there is no, interracial dating, no necking, no energy of anyone breaking the rules.
So Chad comes and he is introduced to a young lady named Natalie who is a mechanic tomboy who prefers to be covered in oil and grease from fixing cars then in a dress. Once she meets Chad her entire world changes, all of a sudden she’s in love she is singing and dancing and wearing dresses and dolling herself up to become this person that she is not just to make this guy fall in love with her. So, come to find out he is actually in love with another women who has no interest in him at all by the name of Mrs. Sandra. To go back in to details with other characters Natalie has a close friend by the name of Lorraine, who is an African American 16year old girl who is a hopeless romantic who is waiting for a change to happen in this boring world of hers, and she has a controlling mother by the name of Silvia who is a very dominating women who is over protective of her daughter and her town, she hasn’t been married in 6 years and claims to be happy when she really is miserable, and it causes her to be over protective of her daughter.
Once Chad comes to town the entire town falls stupid in love and can not seem to stop breaking the rules. So with that being said, Lorraine falls in love with the town mayor’s son Dean. Who has been raised in military school all his life so that his mom could protect him from breaking the rules and not falling in love, his father was a man of honor and strong solider. Any ways after he meet’s Lorraine he falls crazy in love with her beauty and breaks all of the rules they run away with each other. Back to other characters Mrs. Sandra I mention earlier in the paragraph she is the care taker of the museum and she loves Shakespeare. She tries to run away from Chad because he is all over her like a hound dog, and they brake out into a song called Teddy Bear, Hound Dog song by Elvis Presley. Also Natalie has a secret admirer by the name of Dennis he is desperately in love with her and becomes Chad’s sidekick, which is actually Natalie’s way of getting closer to Chad and the whole time Natalie never realizes how much Dennis really want to be with her. So Natalie realizes how she has to make a move on Chad by disguising herself to be like a boy named Ed that is Dennis’s cousin to be Chad’s sidekick and to be closer to him. Then later own in the story it just gets messier because Mrs. Sandra falls for Ed, and Chad falls for not only Sandra, but Ed also, and Silvia falls for Natalie’s father, and he is in love with Mrs. Sandra and the whole story becomes this love twister.

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Plot Summary

Act One
Somewhere in the midwest in the 1950's, Chad, a hip-swiveling, guitar-playing roustabout, is being released from prison ("Jailhouse Rock"). The warden doesn't appreciate a guy like Chad ridin' into town, playin' his music and excitin' the local women. With a sneer, Chad rides off.
In a nearby dreary little town, Natalie, a young mechanic, is dreaming of love and adventure. She yearns for one true love to take her away, but she doesn't realize that her best friend Dennis has a secret crush on her. Sitting in Sylvia's, the local honky tonk, the whole town sings the blues ("Heartbreak Hotel"). Natalie's widowed father Jim enters and joins in, until they're interrupted by the roar of a motorcycle: it is Chad, riding into town ("Roustabout"). Chad is in need of a mechanic and he's introduced to Natalie, who is instantly smitten ("One Night With You") and promises to fix his bike.
Chad asks about any excitement in town, but he's told that excitement is outlawed under the Mayor's strict rules: no loud music, no indecent behavior. Chad, incensed, promises to breathe some life into this sad, little town and he touches a broken-down jukebox, and it immediately comes to life ("C'mon Everybody"). As Chad and Natalie go off to fix his bike, Mayor Matilda enters with Earl, the sheriff, and her son, Dean. Matilda scolds the citizens for dancing and singing, then goes off to find the root of this newfound evil. As soon as she exits, Dean meets Lorraine, Sylvia's pretty African-American daughter, and the two share a nervous and flirtatious smile. Meanwhile, Natalie is working on Chad's motorcycle. She tells him of her dreams of the open road, and he tells her that she must follow her heart ("Follow That Dream").
After Chad exits, Natalie, in an attempt to look more girly, puts on the only dress she owns--a tattered old one she uses to clean car engines. Dennis runs into Natalie and he is about to tell her how he feels for her, when Chad enters and interrupts. Ignoring Natalie, Chad asks Dennis to become his sidekick and the overjoyed Dennis accepts. Suddenly, the beautiful and glamorous Sandra appears, and Chad is struck down with a case of hardcore love ("One Night With You"--reprise). Sandra is the owner of the local museum, and she bemoans the lack of culture in this depressing little town. Chad tries to smooth-talk her, but she resists ("Teddy Bear/Hound Dog").
Later that day, at Sylvia's Honky Tonk, Jim and Sylvia speak about the strange, lascivious behavior that seems to have befallen the town since Chad's arrival. Natalie enters in her greasy dress, and Lorraine has her change into one of her dresses--it is clean and cute and Natalie looks lovely. She rushes off in pursuit of Chad. Both Sylvia and Jim agree that at a certain point in life, it's better to be alone, when Sandra enters, and Jim instantly falls for her ("One Night With You"--reprise). Too nervous to speak to such a vision of beauty, he rushes out.
Dean enters to tell Lorraine that he thinks she's beautiful. Lorraine, thrilled, begins to teach him to dance ("That's All Right"). But Sylvia interrupts and insists that it's NOT all right for them to be together, and Dean rushes out. Dean meets Matilda at the bus stop, and she tells him that she's sending him back to military school on the next bus. Lorraine enters, and Dean tells her the terrible news--they're about to be separated. Hopelessly in love, Dean and Lorraine decide to run off together ("It's Now Or Never").
Both Jim and Chad follow Sandra, but she will have nothing to do with either of them. Dennis meets Natalie on the street and shows off his new hunting cap, which makes him feel like "one of the guys." Natalie has a sudden inspiration and she grabs Dennis' hunting cap. Alone in the garage, she dresses like a leather-jacketed male roustabout ("Love Me Tender").
As Chad bemoans Sandra's lack of attraction to him, Dennis comes up with an idea. He volunteers to take her a Shakespearean sonnet to her. Desperate, Chad agrees. But before Dennis leaves, a leather-jacked roustabout rides into town ("Blue Suede Shoes"). It is Natalie, dressed as a fellah named Ed. Chad is excited by Ed's coolness and manliness and he asks Ed to be his new sidekick. Heartbroken, Dennis exits. Chad instructs Ed that his first job as his new sidekick is to give the sonnet to Miss Sandra. Jim enters, and Ed grabs the sonnet and rushes off.
Jim tells Chad that he's in love with a woman who doesn't love him back. Chad looks over the slovenly Jim, and tells him that in order to win a girl, Jim must dress and act more like Chad. Chad gives Jim a much-needed lesson in coolness ("Don't Be Cruel"). Ed arrives at the museum and gives Sandra the sonnet. Sandra is so moved by the sonnet that she finds herself drawn to this strange-looking young man ("One Night With You"--reprise). Ed tries to leave, but Sandra is intent on seducing him ("Let Yourself Go").
As the sun goes down, Mayor Matilda is cracking down on the perceived immoral behavior that is now running rampant through the town. She comes upon a necking couple, and she's stunned to see that it's her precious Dean kissing Lorraine. Dean, for the first time, disobeys his mother and shows her that he can now dance. He and Lorraine run off into the night. Matilda promises to throw Chad in jail for what he has done, and she and Sheriff Earl drive after Dean. Ed tells Chad that in order to avoid jail, he should hide in the abandoned fairgrounds just outside of town. Chad runs off, and Ed runs off after him. Jim, now dressed like Chad, enters and asks Sylvia if she's seen Sandra. Sylvia tells Jim that he's crazy to fall for a woman like that, and Jim admonishes Sylvia for having grown cold and bitter. Jim gives Sylvia a very surprising kiss, and a stunned Sylvia suddenly falls for him. Soon, everyone in town find themselves escaping to the fairgrounds, searching for someone to love ("Can't Help Falling In Love").

Act Two
In the midst of the abandoned fairgrounds, the citizens of the town are restless and randy ("All Shook Up"). Dennis comes upon Natalie, who's still dressed at Ed, and Dennis reveals that he's upset about the way Chad treats her ("It Hurts Me"). But Natalie insists that Chad is the only guy for her.
In an attempt to win Chad, Natalie gets an idea--she convinces Chad to teach her (i.e. Ed) how to seduce a woman ("A Little Less Conversation") but in the process, Ed winds up kissing Chad. Chad is stunned and Ed runs off as Jim enters. Chad reaffirms his machismo ("Power Of My Love") when Jim and Chad suddenly realize they are both in love with the same woman. Sandra enters, lustfully looking for Ed. Jim confesses his love for Sandra, but she doesn't even remember meeting him. As the heartbroken Jim slinks off, Ed enters, and he insists that Sandra leave them alone. Sandra, still hot for Ed, relents and promises to find him later. Left alone, Chad is about to hit Ed, but he realizes that he can't. Ed gives Chad some "alone time", and Chad realizes that he has feelings for his new sidekick ("I Don't Want To").
In another part of the fairgrounds, Mayor Matilda enters, followed, as always, by the silent Sheriff Earl, and she vows to bring the roustabout down ("Devil In Disguise").
A heartbroken Jim wanders about and runs into Sylvia, who is wearing her best Sunday dress. He wonders what she's doing out there this time of night, and she confesses her newfound feelings for him ("There's Always Me"). But Jim can't handle this revelation, and he rushes off.
In another part of the grounds, Dean and Lorraine plan to catch the morning train out of town, but Chad convinces them to stay and fight for their love ("If I Can Dream").
In the center of the fairgrounds, Matilda gathers the townspeople together to form a pious posse to both find her son and arrest Chad. But Chad enters, as does Dean and Lorraine--and the final confrontation begins!
Natalie, sings of her of falling in love with Chad ("Fools Fall In Love"). Finally, Earl speaks and professes his love for Matilda, Dean and Lorraine are allowed to be together, Jim realizes its actually Sylvia that he's loved, Dennis and Sandra share a moment where they both realize a love for Shakespeare, and subsequently, a love for each other, and Chad accepts Natalie. The last scene is a triple wedding (Jim and Sylvia, Matilda and Earl, Dennis and Sandra), with flower girl/bridesmaid Lorraine, and Natalie riding off on her motorbike, with Chad on the back ("Burning Love").

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