Heartbeats book, music and lyrics by Amanda M£Broom created by Amanda M£Broom ad Bill Castellino additional music by Jerry Sternbach, Michele Brourman, Tom Snow and Craig Safan Originally Directed and Choreographed by Bill Castellino Previously produced by Goodspeed Opera House - Michael P. Price, Executive Producer ly Original Workshop Production atthe University of Texas in Austin by | abmcovn 601 West 26” Street + Suite 312 New York, NY 10001 ‘Tel 800/400.8160 or 212/564.4000 + Fax 212/268.1245 ‘www.rnh.com Copyright (¢) 1991 by Amanda McBroom. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.COPYRIGHT WARNING Professionals and amateurs are hereby advised that this material is fully protected by| copyright in the United States of America, the British Commonwealth (including Canada) land other countries throughout the world. All rights, including performance of any kind or nature by professionals or amateurs, recitation, lecturing, public reading, radio or television broadcast, cable television, videotape, audio recording, motion pictures and rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved, Any performance, copying (including photocopying), arranging, adapting, inserting or storing in a retrieval system, transmitting in any form by any means whatsoever, including mechanical or electronic, of any portion of this material without the prior written consent of the copyright owners is an infringement of copyright thereby entitling the copyright owners to injunctive and other relief to the full extent of the law.ANNIE ~ A nice, attractive middle class woman facing the crisis of her fortieth birthday. She's energetic, smart, relatively happy, and stuck in a marriage that’s grinding toa halt. STEVE — Annie's husband, a nice, attractive, totally masculine blue-collar ‘American male in his forties, who is being dragged into a marital crisis he never saw coming. THE ENSEMBLE WOMAN #1 — Twenty-ish, she plays Annie as a young woman; Jennifer, Annie’s daughter, and others. WOMAN #2 ~ She plays Annie’s best friend, a salty, no-nonsense, sexy woman from Texas with a good sense of humor, and others. MAN #1 — Twenty-ish, he plays Steve as a young man; and others. MAN #2 ~ In his late twenties and quite handsome, he plays Annie's son, Jeff; the Waiter; and others, Most of the action takes place in Annie and Steve’s home, a pleasant, middle-class house somewhere on the outskirts of a Mid-Western town. The home can be suggested by bits of furniture and appliances. The kitchen is the heart of this house and much of the action takes place there, and in front of the TV in the living room, The remaining action is set in a grocery store, a Chippendale’s-like night club, a quiet neighborhood bar, and within the memories of Annie and Steve.