Deborah Wicks La Puma: Theatrical Composer Music-Homerun, Grandslam Promise from Looking for Roberto Clemente
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Looking for Roberto Clemente
Book & Lyrics by Karen Zacarias
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma 

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CAST: 1 Woman, 5 Men

Female:
CHARLIE GUNSTON – An eleven year-old girl. A doer that excels. A tomboy and excellent hitter. Sam’s best friend forever. (Alto belt)

Male:
SAM KOWALSKI – An eleven year-old boy. A dreamer with confidence problems. A fervent Clemente fan. A hopeful pitcher. (Bari/Tenor)
PETER – An eleven year old boy. Into sports statistics and baseball cards. Not a natural athlete. Sam’s other best friend. (High Tenor)
CAPTAIN JOE – An eleven year-old boy. The cool fancy-pants captain of the Barracuda little league team. (Rock tenor)
NOAH – An eleven year-old boy. Joe’s right hand guy. A natural athlete and Barracuda teammate. Tommy’s younger brother. (Baritone)
TOMMY – A twelve year old boy with special needs. Lives in his own world. A bat boy for the Barracudas. He really wants to play ball. (Non-singing)
ROBERTO CLEMENTE – Charismatic athlete at the pinnacle of his career. (Baritone)

MUSIC: Scored for 3-5 piece rock band (Piano, Keyboard/Bass, Drums, optional Guitar). Accompaniment CD available.

MUSICAL DIFFICULTY: Moderate

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Minimal.

SUGGESTED AUDIENCE: Young Audiences/Families

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"Writer Karen Zacarias has done an excellent job in creating a simple but touching script…Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma creates a fun rock score that complements the simple story. Universal themes such as love of sports, friendship, hero worship and coping with tragedy make this show appealing to everyone" – Ted Ying, DC Theatre Scene