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1 A. 2 10B. ML 12. 13. 1A. “a. 148. 15. 16. TABLE OF CONTENTS Opening Helen's Etude Welcome To Our House On Maple Avenue ‘Medium Alison: Not Too Bad ‘Thanks Obertin College Come To The Fun Home Is That AU? Danke Can We Watch TV? Helen, Bruce and Roy Dear Mom And Dad She Draws Hi ‘Tough Titty Changing My Major After Changing My Major Maps Bruce and Mark Danville Raincoat of Love Pony Girl After Pony Girl What Else Would I Be Ring of Keys I Checked Out You've Done Too Much Days Bruce at the Piano ‘Telephone Wire After Telephone Wire Edges of the World After Edges Finale Bows Company Orchestra Helen, Alison, Small Alison, Christian, John and Bruce ‘Medium Alison Orchestra Orchestra John, Smatl Alison, Christian Orchestra Orchestra Alison Bruce, Helen, Roy, Kids Orchestra Orchestra Orchestra ‘Small Alison, Medium Alison ‘Medium Alison Orchestra Bruce, Alison Orchestra Orchestra Company Bruce Orchestra Orchestra Small Alison Orchestra Orchestra Helen Bruce and Medium Alison Alison, Bruce Orchestra Bruce Orchestra Alison, Small Alison, Medium Alison Orchestra Page 1 Page 18 Page 19 Page 34 Page 36 Page 37 Page 39 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 74 Page 87 Page 88 Page 98 Page 100 Page 101 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 126 Page 129 Page 130 Page 137 Page 139 Page 152 Page 154 Page 168 Page 170 Page 187 473655 Young Company at Greater oarte/202 . = FUN HOME Piano-Conductor wp | Mast by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by Opening usa kxow Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY d=circa 162 Poco accel. Rit. 1 2 3 Finger Cm. 7 al z ad Colla Voce SMALL ALISON: 5 3 3 336 735 7 3 3) 34 3 ‘parlando Daddy, hey Dad-dy, come here, 0 - kay? I need you. ‘What are you do-ing? 1 said come here! You Piano-Conductor —2— Opening Fun Home are) 3 9 3 a need to do what I tell you to do! Lis-ten to me, Dad-dy! Come here, hey right here,right now, you're Poncho ESNRMUMES NSS 09s ce ceEENNNERESEEEES SSS smak-ing me mad. List-en to me. List-en to me. Piano only Piano-Conductor —3— Opening Fun Home 1" 0 20 2 = 1 wan-na pat my arms out and —S ‘SM AL: Like the Red Baron in bis Sopwith Camel! No, walt— Safety Piano-Conductor —4— Opening Fun Home 2» ——3—_ a 32 BRUCE: Hey, gimme a hand, SMALL ALISON: What} get, Daddy? ALISON: (Remembering this encounter) BRUCE: It's from Clyde Gibbon's barn. What a haul, Right, right, right. Dictated 34 35, 36. BRUCE: He sad, “Take what you wan," and I sid, "You sure, Clyde?” He sai, "It’s all unk to me,” 201 sid, a7 38 BRUCE: “Alright, Clyde. Alright." Come here. Look, (Small dizon looks on as he combs through he box.) Piano-Conductor —5— Opening Fun Home BRUCE: You go to auctions, yard sales ‘omb the dump and erp, there's crap, there's crap, theres BRUCE: (He pulls outa wrikled wad of cloth) Ab! What's this? SMALLALISON: More crap? BRUCE: (Raprurousy inspecting the wadded fabric) No... (GO ON) a 45 46 “ BRUCE: ‘This is..| Lin-en Gorgeous I - rish| linen See how 1 can tell? here, this flot-ing thread, you see? | That's what makes it F Fe F 2 F Piano-Conductor —6— Opening Fun Home weight, the weight this drape and the | pat-tern, crisp and clear 1 3 3 Lat . 3 ‘made from matte and shine tattered here, but| all the rest— How | beautiful How BRUCE: Okay, okay... Wht else? Crap..Crap., Dead mouse, SMALLALISON: Ooh, can I have it? 60a 6 sia 62 Piano-Conductor —1— Opening Fun Home BRUCE: I al yours, (He pulls a grey metalcafee pot Safety ihe bo, co fami an) te eallastx gs 6 or 3 os sil-ver? With po-lish we can tell how tar-nish melts a-way— Fe F Fe Piano-Conductor —8— Opening Fun Home 3 3 mark, is there a mark? stamp, you see righthere? That's how the| erafts-man leaves a sign that Piano-Conductor —9— Opening Fun Home ded a 2 83 ‘This has traveled con ~ tinents to get here| and crossed an o-cean of — time] and some-how land - ed in this box Bs, ler a la-yer of — grime | 1 can't abide ro- eee know what's true, dig deep in - to who and | what and why and. when, are ceeer ee rece Piano-Conductor —10—Opening Fun Home Ey 0 1 a ALISON: Did you everimagine hang oto your stl, Dad? Me either. Sa Bs. CL ALISON: But guess I aways knew thet someday I was going fo draw you. In cartoons, Yes, Dad, I know you think cartoons are silly, but I draw cartoons. oR ae ed = Piano-Conductor —I1—Opening Fun Home ‘ALISON: And need real things to draw from because I dont trust memory. 100 101 at Safety Vocal last x a ‘ALISON: (Picking wp the ser coe po 1028 of pathy TACET wa 307,10 {play Yast X only. 103 108 105 when you found it at a yard sale— No, ao wait ——F Me Piano-Conductor —12—Opening Fun Home 106 +07 108 3 Miser Gib - bon's barn, It all comes back, it all__ comes backyt all comes back There's you And there's I a yo 3 110 a4 a2 me But now I'm the one_who's _for-ty three and stuck, I can't 4 my way through, Piano-Conductor —13— Opening, Fun Home ALISON: 15 16 a7 3 1 ean't abide roman ‘no ~ tions of some vague "long a-go" I want to know what's truedig deep in-to who and BRUCE: : T want to| know what's true,dig deep in-to who and. ‘what and whyand whemn-ti! now what and whyat ives way to| then. Piano-Conductor —14—Opening Fun Home HELEN: raf, 123 128 bob bh bh bh le Pe ry HO CUE What is tre JOHN, CHRISTIAN: on. PA. 7. foi 3 Dadedy,heyDaddy comehere, okay? 1 | need you. What are you doing? I | saideome here ‘MED. AL, JOAN: ba baba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Piano-Conductor HELEN: JOHN, CHRISTIAN: are (MED. AL, JOAN: —15—Opening Twan-na play sir Fun Home Piano-Conduetor —16—Opening HELEN: 7 JOHN, CHRISTIAN: & ony M Fun Home —17— Opening Fun Home Piano-Conductor ALISON: Caption: My dad and I were exactly alike. SMALLALIGON: | severing! ALISON: Caption: My dad and I were nothing alike. SMALLALISON. I Superman! AHSON: Vamp, cut on cue ALISON. My dad and My dad and... (MUSIC OUT) 130 2 FUN HOME Piano-Conductor ewan Music by A JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON Helen's Etude cur: Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ‘ALISON: Caption: Sometimes my father appeared to enjoy having children, but the real object ofhis affection was his house. (G0) Solo Piano (onstage) de eye duperretes (|e al nf Tos OF 3 7 a BRUCE: | just got call fom Eleanor Bochner! Allegheny Historical Sordi, (MUSIC OUT) i FUN Piano-Conductor IN HOME > Music by JEANINE TESORI Lyrles by LISA KRON Welcome To Our House On Maple Avenue cur: HELEN: Listen tome, please- (GO) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ‘ HELEN: This i one of those imes you need Vamp - 3x's do what say quickly and without ary d=105 shenanigans. (G0) nf [VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTH ARPEGGIATOR| Lowest note on keyboard (4) triggers loop 1, (AY) triggers lop 2, patterns writen above 3 HELEN: 7 7 He wants the Hep-ple-white suite chairs back inthear lor Piano-Conductor ‘Welcome To Our House... Fun Home Get the le - mon pledge and dust the-— ‘These should face the same di - ree - tion (piano, no patch change) Ve Buch 8 Ve Piano-Conductor Fun Home He wants it corer tothe door a Hewantsthebrasscan-delabra set at an an-gle_ The erayonsandtheglue should go back in thedrawer 24 He wants the bust of Qubao-te square on the man-tel__ Sweep that lint a-way,i’s what a broom is for Piano-Conductor —4— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home Gent-ly wipe the eu-ea~Iyp-tus Pol-ish up the erys-tal pri-sms ‘When he comes down here ‘pica the wants it ready We've got to get it done be - fore t =—— pe a BRUCE: Where's my bronzing stick! HELEN: Its in the— (GO ON) Vamp 22 Piano-Conductor —5— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home Calmly, observing with interest ALISON: ie 7 39 40 Wel-come to our house on Ma-ple A - ve - ave ‘See how we po-lish and we shine__ 1 a2 a “ We rear-rangeand real = lign Eve-ry-thing Is bal-anced and se - rene ALISON & HELEN: a chaos ne-ver hap-pens if it's ne - ver Piano-Conductor —6— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home Bini 4HTELEN and SMALL ALISON: HELEN and CHRISTIAN: 56 He wants the realfeether duster used on the book-case Find all the books we read and care-ful-ly re-store = ore eased Welcome To Our House... Fun een se_ HELEN and JOHN: ‘ wei: = ‘He wantsthem alpha-betized by cla vol-ume out of place could start a third world war z z 64 “HELEN: ‘Whatare wemiss-ing? What havewe left out? (bam, pach tangs) r When he comes down here what's in —— ——_ ecco Piano-Conductor —8— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home (Bruce re-enters ina sult ‘and tie and Inspects the HELEN and3 KIDS: ‘now ty house) = = He want He wants-— a ™ (Bruce looks atthe family) (GO ON) HELEN, CHRISTIAN and JOHN: 7 2 Welcome to our houseon Ma-ple =A - ve - Seehow we po-tsh and we shine. ALISON and SMALL ALISON: ‘Welcome to our houseon Ma-ple Piano-Conductor —9— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home 75 (UCI) % nm We rearcrangeand re-al = Evorythingls balancedand se - rene cars) Werearrangeand real - lg Eve-rything is balancedand se- BRUCE: Eve-rythingls balanced chaos ne-ver hap-peas if its cha = os never hap-pens if its 21. Piano-Conductor —10—Welcome To Our House... Fun Home 8 a a HELEN: 9g mtledy in Qi. ohards in 4 epee ae Slower J=75 d=104 Piano-Conductor S m- —11— Welcome To Our House... Fun Home de75, BRUCE: (over music) Mrs. Bochner, pleasure to meet you, come on int ‘ (Responding to her admiring words about the house.) ‘Tempo Primo ‘Thank you. Obviously still a workin progres. 1101 ALISON: 102 103 104 Piano-Conductor —12—Welcome To Our House... Fun Home ALL: (HELEN, JOHN, CHRISTIAN, SM. AL) ‘rough closed eh and bright sie) BRUCE: Ob ye, 've done al he work myself Thats how were able to aord the place, 105 2 106 07 108, We BRUCE: No, no, historic restoration isan avosation, but thats very flattering. | teach English a Beech Creek High, and te Bechdel Funeral Home i our family business som also a funeral director. 109, 110 a 42 BRUCE: (Re: a plece she's noticed You have akeen eye! This | found yesterday a the dump. () 1 Piano-Conductor —13— Welcome To Our House. ‘BRUCE: Actually I believe Rococo Revival. 116 417 110 Fun Home ALL: 5 What is he sre we do-ing? ———-Rightfoot it tapp-ing ‘Thatmeans he's stew -ing ALISON: Ge, conta BRUCE: (Re: her request o take a petue) Absolutely, Would you ike one withthe family? Kids! Mrs. Bochner wants to take a photo. 119 120 a2 422 Stay ve-ry still and may-be we'll please him ‘Make one wrong move and de-mons will seize him Piano-Conductor —14—Weleome To Our House... Fun Home ALL: ROY: Anybody home? Piano-Conductor —15—Welcome To Our House... Fun Home iq Pu mosso = Sn ALISON: Caption: My Dad and I ‘oth grew up inthe same small Pennsylvania town ‘And he was gay. ALISON: And |. became ‘And I was gay. lesbian cartoonist. ‘And he killed himself. (GO ON) et 131 132 vung vunipey FUN HOME . 7 (B' Piano-Conductor (Bray) A JEANINE TESORI pres by LISA KRON Medium Alison: Net Too Bad cur: WL Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY Applause segue) Freely w\ Not too bad, if 1 say so__my ~ self This out ~ shines the first one I___ drew > —— =, et Piano-Conductor —2— Medium Alison: Not Too Bad Fun Home > don't know which way's up, I'm supposed to dot om (cone wma FUN HOME Piano-Conductor ew) |B Musteby Thanks Lyrics by LISA KRON Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY cur: MEDIUM ALISON: | will, Dad. Thanks. (G0) ALISON: September 15. (GO ON) a a 2 a ALISON: I'm going to spend four years reading books ALISON: Just had a good talk with Dad and | feel so ‘and drawing. And that's fine. (MUSIC OUT) much better. (Underline, underline, underline.) (GO ON) a a Piano-Conductor jet FUN HOME po ee 2C Ye JEANINE TESORI Ayres by LISA KRON RON Sruereces* Oberlin College os ALISON: Wow, I had. _— a Groove (=100) Orchestration’ by JOHN CLANCY Piano TACET. a wv — ¥ BRUCE: So sory, the kids mst have been cleaning in here This isthe one we spoke about. Chery. Quite popula. PETE: Alright. Yn. 4 5 6 fa uh.mp BRUCE: Why don't we take these brochures into te ofice where you can think it over. PETE: So you say we won't see any ofthe bruises? ‘With the 1.¥s she was awful beat up by the end am am Piano-Conductor —2— Oberlin College Fun Home BRUCE: No, no, we remove all signs of trauma, ‘BRUCE: Sounds good. Take a look and give me call later. Dont worry, Pet. She'l look very peaceful (They shake hands) PETE: Thank you. Thanks, Bruce. Get some rest, Pete. BRUCE: Of course. Let's PETE: Thanks, Bruce. (MUSIC OUT) PETE: (Re: the brochures.) No, I'l, 'l take these home. a 1A FUN HOME Piano Conductor Gus | 3 Suse usic by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON Come To The Fun Hom SMALL ALISON: Fun Home commercial. Take seven million billion thousand. (GO) Funky Jackson 5 In 2 (J= 88) CLANCY Piano Conductor Come To The Fun Home Fun Home JOHN: Your un-cle died You're feel-in' low - = => You've got to bu - ry your mom-ma but you don’t know where__ to go. Your pa-pa needs Piano Conductor —3— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home —i—~ You got you got - you got to give them the best That's the Bech - del Fu [+ ner-al home, ba - beh— ‘SMALL AL. + CHRISTIAN: Come to the Fun___Home z 7 = Piano Conductor —4— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home JOHN: 23 0 at ‘32 (shouted) ey Next to | Baker's De-part - ment Store| in Beech Creek! ‘SMALLAL. + CHRISTIAN: (showed) ‘The Bech-del Fun__ Home in Beech Creek! zzz We | take dead bo - dies ev-'ry| day of the week Piano Conductor —S— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home a7 ALL: 0 40 > You've got no reason to ee Use the Bech - del Fu-ner-al VS. Piano Conductor —6— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home > > Home What it is What it Hoo Hoo What it is What it is now, ba - beh__ [Dirty Vintage Wurly] +TenR tf ‘Oh 00 oh 00 | Herecome dajudge, Here com Sock it to me Sockit to me eee Susiren = (rms) Eo da judge, _ba-beh Sock it tome, ba-beh Sock it tome, ba-beb > = Piano Conductor CHRISTIAN: o> > > st 82 —7— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home Our cas - kets are sat-in lined. SMALLAL.+ JOHN: +B 53 CHRISTIAN: rn ‘And we got so ma-ny mo - dels 59 (hushed) our | mourn - ers So sat-is - fied SMALLAL. + JOHN: —— (rushed) S_ sateis - fied A Piano Conductor —8— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home ALL: si © 63 os (shouted) ‘They like_ They like} They like ‘our for- mal - de hyde! (BU) our for-mal-de - hyde! > eg ALL: « 67 CHRISTIAN: 3 ‘That's the Bech - del Fu - ner-al home, bi z = z Piano Conductor —9— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home 69 ALI 0 71 SMAL: n ‘Come to the Fun___Home We got klee - nex and your choice of psalm zzz torr yr yy ALL: - 7g CHRISTIAN: = Stop by the Fun Home ‘Think of Bech - del when you need to em-balm = 2 z, You've got Piano Conductor —10— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home Home What it is What it is Hoo What it is What it is Hoo [Diny Vintage Wurly CHRISTIAN: 8 Tall ‘em what we got have we got, Ti Please CLAP! (please!! > > > > ‘What else have we got, you guys?__ 1 SM-AL: a ¢9 JOHN: —j— ‘Smell-ing if you're queas-y! Fold - ing chairs that o-pen eas - yt sanks “Funky groove bass solo ‘breakdown Ar Piano Conductor —lI— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home 9 CHRISTIAN: ie a ig These are cool, you know what they are? Flags with mag-nets for your ew 9 JOHN: oy 101 SM. AL: 402 ‘These are wire and they hold flow-erst a sign for the names and the ho-urst CHRISTIAN: "En garde!” JOHN: Lan 108: 16> >>> > Stand right here when you sign the book. is called an an-eu-ri-sm hook! Piano Conductor —12— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home Original groove 109 ALLS: no m 1 Come to the Fun__Home Am-ple park - ing down the street = z = eee el > | it Bo-dy prep that chorr 7 twtr 119 In our hearse there's a _back-wards seat! z = = > Piano Conductor —13— Come To The Fun Home Fun Home sa ALLS: 123 14 > > made up this _____ We're the Bech -del_ Fu-ner > hoo hoo What it is, what it is now a [Diniy Vintage Wuriy] 51 , FUN HOME Piano-Conductor avy) 13 A Music by JEANINE TESORT Tyres by LISA KRON Is That All? cur: SMALL ALISON: is that all? (0) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY BRUCE: What? Ob, yeah. (G0 ON) Slowly Faster (Alison sits) (GO ON) Mela mB Eatin i ALISON: Dad showed me a dead body today. ‘Went swimming. (GO ON) ALISON: Got a new Hardy Boy book. Poco Piti Mosso Had egg salad for lunch. (GO ON) = a ‘ a mp ato ALISON: What was that about, Dad? Why did you call me back there? Is that the way your father showed you your first him the slip Ws nota big del 1 know he VS. 61. Piano-Conductor —8—Helen, Bruce and Roy Fun Home oon_HELEN: 208 0c. ‘200 this typeof marred ‘him the stip but why W's not a big: dea know he wants Piano-Conductor —9—Helen, Bruce and Roy Fun Home HELEN: ‘marcato #2 Ps _———_———— Attacca Piano-Conductor FUN HOME (B'way) Musle by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON 4A Dear Mom And Dad CUE: MEDIUM ALISON: Dear Mom and Dad, (GO) MEDIUM ALISON: Thanks for the care package. Twas running out of granola bars (GO ON) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY MEDIUM ALISON: so it came right in the nick of time. They sel MEDIUM ALISON: (Har har) hhome about (GO ON) Al. (MUSIC OUT) oe a an 2 oN a on et : a Pp ma nm @ g Ae eg g g ee + Cello LU el dl iia va reves . i FUN HOME, Piano-Conductor Bs) JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON oe She Draws MEDIUM ALISON: Right, okay, ‘so something like maybe... Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY JOAN: Oh, that’s funny. (GO) Very slowly a 1 eer DAN: That's your dad? ‘MEDIUM ALISON: Yeah, JOAN: He looks cool. Did he teach you how to draw cartoons? MEDIUM ALISON: (Scoffs.) Definitely not. (MUSIC OUT) ¢: Who’ TUM. “30 ‘A tempo 2a bit brighter 7 = 7 Young Company at Greater 473655 Piano-Conductor ° Hi cur: MEDIUM ALISON: And then, and then, its now. Hi. (GO) eee MEDIUM ALISON: ‘kay. JOAN: So... Will I see you atthe Union meeting tomorrow afterioon? ‘MEDIUM ALISON: Yeah, Il be, uh, yeah, 1 will come to the meeting. (GO ON) FUN HOME (B'wa} ieee |4C JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY JOAN: Hello. (A beat. Then, re: Word 1s Out) That's a powerful book. MEDIUM ALISON: It is. (MUSIC OUT) (Woan considers kissing her. Medium Alison ‘wonders whether she's about to be kissed) JOAN: So. | should probably go. (GO ON) ‘MEDIUM ALISON: I'll bring these posters. Finish ‘em up. JOAN: Cool. I'll see you then. (MUSIC OUT) . FUN HOME Piano-Conductor (Bway) Tough Titty JEANINE TESORI Lyrles by LISA KRON Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY i. FUN HOME Piano-Conductor (Bway) 5 Music by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LUSAKRON Tough Titty CUE: MEDIUM ALISON: Bye, Joan. (GO) dJ-10 Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY xmectne i; z fi ello. 5 : yo pane en op mE (Vin) BRUCE: Look, you've messed this up already. Where's your bareite? ‘SMALL ALISON: Why? (Small Alison hands i ver He pus itn her hair) BRUCE: Because you're going toa party SMALL ALISON: Ow! 2 Holding out the Mary Janes.) Were. BRUCE: Sn % or’ or Q SMALL ALISON I don't want to wear those, ed BRUCE: Tough tity. (60 ON) syMnoid So abet Bees eee (ceca ' (1 mmo? f a er Piano-Conductor —3—Tough Titty Fun Home ‘Vamp Vocal ast. SMALLAL: BRUCE: You're agit 14, Gariende) »——3— a 1 despise this dress. What's the mat-ter with boys shirts and pants? ‘This dress makes me Dn ‘SMALL ALISON: I hate it BRUCE: That's enough. We're late. SM, : You're wearing a gi JUMP TO M. 28) On cue cut to end of m.28 om dh ‘oung Company at Greater 473655 2/19/20 Piano-Conductor —4—Tough Titty Fun Home BRUCE: Every other girl at this party is going tobe wearing her prettiest dress and you want to put on... What? What? Your jean jacket? 29, 30 at 32 BRUCE: Trousers? S'alrght with me. You understand you'll be the only gil there not wearing a dress, right? Is that what you want? You want everyone talking about you behind your back. (MUSIC OUT) Molto Rit. 3 yom 8s eo 36 BRUCE: S'alright wth me, change your clothes, Well? Go ahead. You gonna change? (GO ON) a ‘ung Company at Greater 473655 o2/i9/2 Piano-Conductor —6—Tough Titty Fun Home SMALLAL: tentatively Accel. 38. 39 40 at MP vay - be not right MED. AL: Dear Mom and Dad... MEDIUM ALISON: - I'm uying to tell you something and BRUCE: Exiting) Good. T'm having had time because it's kind ofa big deal. 43 “4 45, ATempo a Piano-Conductor /—Tough Titty Fun Home [MEDIUM ALISON: I's not that big ofa del! It might bea big del! I don't know! ag SMALL AL: a “8 49 te ee MEDIUM ALISON: - am a lesbian! Tee career FUN HOME, Piano Conductor By | 6 Changing My Major cu ALISON: Oh my god it's so embarassing. (GO Ist x) “Went to a meeting at the Gay Union tonight. | was petrified. Alot of political talk, Almost too much, but ultimately @ reasonable amount." ‘What does that mean? (GO 2nd x) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ALISON: "I signed up to help organize a "Take Back the Night March.'I don't know why | did it I don't know what that is." Oh my god. (GO ON) In 2, colla voce MED. ALISON: 5 recit What bap-pened last night?Are you really here? Joan Joan Joan Joan Joan Don't wake up, Oh my god Inst night Sell be ¥ PP Piano Conductor —2— Changing My Major Fun Home Faster 19-——3—, 3 " my god Oh my god last night In 2- Neurotic, a little too fast, Not rubato 3 2 I got so ex-cit-ed I was too en-thu-si ‘Thank you for not laugh-ing Well, you ™P DbsusziF EbuG Dbsus2iF “Cale laughed a lit-tle bit at one point when I was touch-ing you and said 1 might lose con-sious-ness which ebis I just have to trust that you don’t think I'm an i-di-ot__ or Vin b7sus4 Dbsus2iF Piano Conductor —3— Changing My Major Fun Home a 2 some kind of an an-i-mal I ne-ver lost con-trol due to 0 ver-whel-ming lust But T 4 = ob AbsusaiB> Waltz, In 1 J. -48.50 2 gentile a7 28 29 ‘™ Chang - ing my ma ~ jor r ee oa laa Piano Conductor —4— Changing My Major Fun Home “ 6 6 7 chang = ing my +" Se Bart | vn kiss ~ ing Young Company at Greater 473655 o2ns Piano.Conductor —S— Changing My Major Fun Home Rall. —== 4 2 = In 2- Tempo primo, sempre non rubato “ 8 3 6 FH sean, 1 fel like Her-cu-les Oh god that sounds ri-di-eu-lousJust keep on sleep-ing through this and I'll TH Sou. mf, of bsusziF 7 5 8 Sf work on calm-ing down so by the time you've wo-ken up I'll be cool I'll be col-lect-ed and Piano Conductor —6— Changing My Major Fun Home CI Ca > TH have found some dig - ni- ty Mn this ig so much bet-ter I'm ra-di-at - ing hap-pi-ness ‘Will you stay here with me for the of mf Piano Conductor —T— Changing My Major Fun Home ‘7 Weill live on sex a-lone rest of the sem-es- ter? We won't need a-ny food. as f > Bbmt > “Giddy, silly ‘i a e writ - ing Piano Conductor —8— Changing My Major Fun Home % 18 78 7 gid - ly stay Yn Piano Conductor —9— Changing My Major Fun Home 06 or 88 09 Piano Conductor —10—Changing My Major Fun Home In 1 - Slower, Colla Voce 98 (sincerely, navigating the unknown) 99 ea 101 Dictated No-thing I just did tor} 3, tt 109 —3— 3, © - ver-night ev - 'ry-thing changed I am not pre-paredI'm diz - zy I'm naus-eous I'm 83. 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Music by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by LISA KRON After Changing My Major Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ALISON: Caption: I leapt out ofthe ‘loset-and four months later my father cur: killed himself by stepping in front of ‘(Applause Segue) al ™ With a groove i Ei 1 r Tr Ye "473655 02/13/20 Young Company at Greater FUN HOME Piano-Conductor (Bway) Music by JEANINE TESORI yes by M ap S LISA KRON cur: SMALL ALISON: Oh yeah, ‘cause Daddy had to run to the Fun Horne, Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY HELEN: Yes. (GO) SMALL ALISON: (On a new track.) Oh, I know! Taking her drawing, she finds her dad. Daddy, you saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa one time, right? BRUCE: I did. (Re: her drawing.) What's that? SMALLALISON: (Excited to show him.) In school we're learning maps and globes, and Miss ‘Windsor said draw a map of all places people in our family have been to. Freely BRUCE: Aha. (GO. ON} ‘SMALL ALISON: They're for showing tomorrow in class. BRUCE: What's this? SMALL ALISON: (Bursting with pride.) Okay, so: (GO ON) ‘SMALL ALISON: This isa keystone SMALL ALISON: That's because Pennsylvania is the Keystone the bridge, that’s the ford, state that’s the creek, school, the BRUCE: This square? Fun Home, our house, Aunt SMALL ALISON: Ooh, SMALL ALISON: That’s Beech Jane and Uncle Randy's know. (She draws ina new SMALL ALISON: See? Creek, see? (GO ON) hhouse- (Bruce points.) That’s part) John, Christian, me. _ Floating in bubbles because Germany! (GO ON) (GOON) ‘we're not bo yet- (MUSIC OUT) 5 6 7 Piano-Conductor —2— Maps Fun Home BRUCE: Olay, tuts nesting bt etme tow ou how you can mak bet. This ivy contig you've pot ou en ek one. different drawings so you can’t really see any of them. SMALL ALISON: But this is cartoon and in a cartoon there's all different parts, BRUCE: But we can make it beter than a cartoon. SMALL ALISON: [like cartoons. BRUCE: Sure, cartoons are fun but I'm showing you here how to do something substantial and beautiful. Listen to me, you have the potential to become a real artist. Do you know that? You do. But that means you have to leam the craft, you have to study the rules Let's talk about composition. You've got too much going on here, Pick one area. SMALL ALISON: The Keystone State. BRUCE: That's too much. Watch this. He takes her pad and starts a new drawing.) I'm going to draw our mountains. ‘See that? How I'm shading them? That gives them dimension. (GO ON) a Make this part look rug - ged, Al-le-ghe-ny Pla dark shad - ed stripe Piano-Conductor —3— Maps Fun Home =—_ 3. 2 — val -leys be - low SMALLALISON: I want the whole state. BRUCE: (Cross, I'm explaining to you that you can't do that, SMALL ALISON: Let me try. BRUCE: Alison, this isthe way it should look. ‘SMALLALISON: But I liked the way mine was. BRUCE: (Losing his temper) But you cannot do it like that unless you want to ruin HELEN: (Coming in from the other room.) Bruce, it doesn't matter. I's a drawing. BRUCE: What do you mean it doesn’t matter? She's taking it to school. She’s showing it in class. You know what, never mind. You want to take a half-baked mess to school, you want to embarrass yourself like that it's fine with me. Do what you want. SMALL ALISON: (Holding the drawing out to him.) No, i like the one you did, Daddy. (GO ON) 1am trying to teach you something important. 9 a Make this part look rug-ged.. Al-le-ghe-ny Pla - teau.. Piano-Conductor —4— Maps Fun Home dark shad - ed stripe eys be -low VS. Prano-Conductor —S5— maps In time (d= 110) aH Not gently, with purpose = u Quick dash = es mark the pro - pertyends Beech Creek, rope that turns and bends Lit-tle squares. for hous-es ‘The land trans-fig-ured Piano-Conductor —6— Maps Fun Home sim - ple and true Ty Piano-Conductor Fun Home 6 a 3 48 49 3 = bird's eye view Not what he told you, just what you see__ ‘What do you know that's not your Dad was born on this farm__Here's our house Here's the spot_where he died Piano-Conductor —8— Maps 7 (adiscovery) i so A tempo ae - Fun Home His whole life fits in ——— Bm7 VS. Piano-Conductor —9— Maps Fun Home 62 _(aseries of discoveries) 63 o 6 our door [Bight - y ran nf 2 D “Bs, Cello te Colla voce io ie —— On its way from the Cas-tro__ to Chris-to-pher Street The road not ta-ken, a> > just four mi = Piano-Conductor —10—Maps Fun Home zz Intime n ™ 8 Here's the spot_where you died Seane ac ane Piano-Conductor FUN HOME Bway Gael JEANINE TESORI TA Bruce And Mark CUE: (segue) Softly, hesitantly we LAX BRUCE: Hey, Mark. Is that you? MARK: Oh. Hey, Mr. Bechdel, BRUCE: You wanna lift? ‘not goin’ fa, 'm happy to give you a ride. Let ‘move these groceries. Get in.(MUSIC OUT) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY —_ i ). [RAND] i : —— SS ———————— —- HS +s + + + + # mp plano - ad Ub RET ot (Mark gets in, They drive) 5 ‘MARK: Yeah, working in the stockroom, y BRUCE: So, Mark. How's your summer? 6 Rall. err BRUCE: You got a job? (Go on) ar ~— ———_ grove's. BRUCE: Good. Staying on track. That's ‘great. Wanna beer? (GO ON) Piano-Conductor —2—Bnuce And Mark Fun Home MARK: Oh, uh, my house is BRUCE: It’s okay. There's __ down that way, Mr. Bechdel. MARK: I dont... dont think I better. (GOON) some inthe bag. (GOON) (GOON) Vamp a 19 1» —— SS Ono BRUCE: I know. just like getting the chance to know you a little better. YOu got yourself a girl? MARK: Nah. BRUCE: Saving for tollege? You a senior? MARK: Junior. (MUSIC OUT) f MEDIUM ALISON: I haven't BRUCE: Ab, right heard from you. I'¢ realy love (GO ON) ica Dates Dose: some sort of response. (MUSIC OUT) Fairly Energetic 7""”"* 9° Slower & inore hesitantly 14M, Bells 15 Sf -99- Young Company at Greater 473655 2 FUN HOME Piano-Conductor ew) ITB Music by JEANINE TESORI Lyrles by LISA KRON Danville Orchestpdtions by JOHN CLANCY ou: RUE: Haver ee py ALISON: Actus it'sbctys9o were aete, Dud. Ona SMALLATISON: ion cme! (60) shape of"tanshnga pe bvenge oa ino” vbich ‘ives ware a ephemiom BRUCE: Beau mba, farce exon Sm son fo diet hs nformation BRUCE: Because I do dumb ‘Not good like you, ‘Helen Enters on her way by do the laundry.) dangerous things. (GO ON) (GOON) SMALL ALISON: Daddy\said he's going to Danville. (MUSIC OUT) fv2 fom Vamp 4 MS ass Si Se PRP slope DEE == Sjs= o ymly restrike) 7 -t00- \RRARARh ene nee - ii me Young Company at Greater 473655 02/19/2023 2 FUN HOME Piano-Conductor Bway) Musieby JANINE TESORT Lyries by LISA KRON Raincoat Of Love Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY con eee ae ra anretei ec eiaiig MEE rama Everything's going tobe fine. (GO) ALISON: Oh yes, i's all gonna thege ee? I just varnished this ‘Bruce, what are you Fo NEE eran | CES sats BRUCE: Don’t Fucking, tell me what to do! HELEN: Bruce you miss this BRUCE: Take these back ae sppolntment we arin tothe library your. / BELEN: upd fototwoubie Do you BRUCE: Thank you forthe leture. siupid bitch! jo! Gol Just go! Youre eran tat? Tean handle my own business! (ALISON simultaneously: ; i 10 be ie a Foe (ALISON simultaneously: HELEN. If you're not home for 1 Sania) eppoeiment et go, trouble) inner Pm throwing tin the tie 4 SH-ALISON: ; : : Bab ba ba ba Bah, ba -101- Piano-Conductor —2— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home + JOHN & CHRISTIAN: 9 1" 2 10 be ba ba ba ba__._ ba ba. Bah ba baba Bah baba ba Bah__ ba ‘THE SUSAN DEYS (Joan & Mid. Al) Bah bah bah bah [HARPSICHORD] ‘Vintage 1960's Eles, Harpsichord ‘wisus pedal f ALL 5:(Susan Deys & Kids) —<———_ 6 16 Strange feel-ing (wh) yeah______ Vn. Piano-Conductor —3— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home ALLS: 7 0 BOBBY JEREMY(Roy) 7 _—Our hap-py life seemed far a = wayand evrything was made of ct ‘sky was turn. ~ ing dark when ba - by I looked in your eyes Ge. of -103- Piano-Conductor —4— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home BOBBY JEREMY (Roy): a Pe . #BRUCE and HELEN: a 20 Ev-try-thing’s sll right babe, Ey-'ry-thing's all right__ babe, when we're to-geth - Mn, ni we = rrr ae Piano-Conductor —S— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home ALLY: at you are like a rain Keep-in' me dry! BOBBY JEREMY(Roy): you are ikea made dat of love = WW rr —— Mag-ie shield of Dpro-tect-ing me from bad wea-thah____ ze dd _} rer 5 -105- Piano-Conductor —6— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home HELEN/KIDS 39 tSUSAN DEYS: You sare tke BOBBY JEREMY/BRUCE: BOBBY JEREMY: Piano-Conductor —T— Raincoat Of Love Fun Home es Kis: 56 a 50 (oss) — Bah bah bah bah bab HELEN & k 1 Bah BOBBY JEREMY: “+Bell Tree (indi. bells) Prano-Conductor 8 Kailhtbal Ui LUIU ALL: 50 6 Ey-‘ry-thing’s allright babe, BOBBY JEREMY: nal i—, Trigg ot rh bie, when owe t-gth a aa t 5 you are like a rain > coat Tinta oj you are Uke a rain - coat made out of love. ze = du. rt r 5 -108- Piano-Conductor —10—Raincoat Of Love Fun Home ALL: Pr! Mageie shield of love = = -10- Piano-Conductor JOHN: Love HELEN, M.AL, JOAN: > Love love BOBBY JEREMY: —II—Raincoat Of Love Fun Home VS. Piano-Conductor —12—Raincoat Of Love Fun Home Vamp 3x (fading) excep for Bruce, HELENSM.ALJOHN/CHRISTIAN: (ho contacto 7 7 SS By = y= thing's when we're to- geth ‘SUSAN DEYS: Bah bah BOBBY JEREMY: Biba ba. baba pruce: OL Ev = ‘y= thing's all right____ babe, when we're to geth Bley frst 2x's ont, facet 3rd x = 7 ee 4 4 = = Jude during 2nd and 3rdx . FUN HOME, Piano-Conductor Grn) Muterty | 9 JEANINE TESORI rics by LISA KRON Pony Girl Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY Lazy 3,0-J5 comversational, «cappella 4 BRUCE: 207 Po - ny gik__ ride, Fide 2 - way 1 knew break my heart some - day Some folks get the call to go Some folks 49 8m Fan 42873 3 <~ 9 Ride, Fide a - way ride, ride. = —| -_-___ = #- Young Company al Greater 473655 oanerat a FUN HOME Piano-Conductor eva) 19 Al ‘Muste by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by ° RON After Pony Girl Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY cur: (Dow closes) ALISON: Capon: Dud'Goes out DSA, ALISON: No he did't. Maybe he di gets a news; Dad pict Dad goes...cruising? pa hustler? (GO ON) a 1 don't really know. Who knows? (MUSIC OUT) a mp Dell-likew reverb mf, Piano-Conductor FUN HOME (B'way) icy JEANINE TESORI Lyries by LISA KRON: a What Else Would I Be MEDIUM ALISON: What does that mean? ‘What else would I be? (GO) Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY BRUCE: Your mother's prety upset though-not surprisingly, 1 guess. But I'm of the opinion that everyone should experiment. MEDIUM ALISON: (grossed-out) Seriously? BRUCE: I can't say, though, that | see the point of putt ‘a label on yourself. (GO ON) IRHODES} pell-like wireverb Ate AD 40 Vin, Cello 7 mf poco + ALISON: God, I just- i: I'm sorry. :DIUM ALISON: The tone is what I can't stand. Its so typical. 30 all-knowing. Hg has to be the expert. Lots of wisdom and ips he doesnt know anything about! I'm gay. ‘ot like him, and I've never been like him, BRUCE: There have been a fe times in my life when I thought -minded, liberal, bohemian but he cant pull he can't deal with me, and you know what? He a # % BRUCE: I need more coffee. Where's Betty? (MUSIC OUT) wil 02/19/2 Young Company at Greater 473655 FUN HOME Piano-Conductor oe 10 (usic by JEANINE TESORI Lyrics by Ring Of Keys Orehestrations by JOHN CLANCY (BRUCE: If see you withoot it again U1! wale ALISON: You didn't notice her at first but I ‘you. Go find Loma. I need coffee, (GO) saw her the moment she walked in. She was ‘delivery woman; came in with a handcart full of packages. She was an old-school butch. (GO) 1 2 3 4 Nal Were “A J, \RHODES) 5 SMALLALISON: Someone just came in the door Like no one Te - ver saw be-fore—_ Piano-Conductor —2— Ring Of Keys Piano-Conductor —3— Ring Of Keys Fun Home 19 20 2 22 swag-ger—_ and your benring_ and the just - right clothes you're wear-ing_ Your Duple feel ag? Beainst 3) short hair and your dun-ga-rees_ and your lace up boots Piano-Conductor —4— Ring Of Keys Fun Home 4 2 33 4 thought it A Asus2 |Eadd2 as $f 7 > Seat nimi ae = — > = 119 Piano-Conductor —5— Ring Of Keys Fun Home at a prob = ‘ly con - celt - ed A Asus2 [Eada M—T | sh 9p ‘A Radda ctm7(acat1) Piano-Conductor —6— Ring Of Keys Fun Home swagger and your bear-Ing. and the Just right clothes you're wear-ing___Your short hair and your un-ga-rees and your Ince up boots and your Piano-Conductor —T7— Ring Of Keys Fun Home In this whole lunch - con - ette T the on - ly one who sees you're Piano-Conductor —8— Ring Of Keys Fun Home af 7 6 7 % 79 Dearing and the just - right clothes, you're b a SAS aa 123- Piano-Conductor —9— Ring OF Keys Fun Home short halr— and your gaerees_ and your lace up boots Vin. ~d. ie F E 7 ——. A little slower Colla Voce 9 80 El 92 TACET al fine venyizves Piano-Conductor —10—Ring Of Keys Fun Home Piano-Conductor I Checked Out cue: ALISON: Unable to process this \sunamisike revelation from my father- Tsunami-tike?2? No, (GO) ALISON: Caption: I eapt into my new life ‘with both feet-and I blocked out everything ‘that was happening at home. (Helen is preparing to leave the house for school. Bruce searches ‘through the bag for a too.) BRUCE: Whore the hell are John and Christian??? HELEN: John’s at Cosgrove's probably. BRUCE: Why? HELEN: Because... He works there, (GO ON) Vin, Ve. (Vin. 2nd only) FUN HOME Biwa step JEANINE TESORI Lyries by LISA KRON 10A Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ALISON: | should have been paying attention ‘Caption! | should have been paying attention. BRUCE: Since when? HELEN: He's been working there almost a month, BRUCE: Ob, ALISON: And I- Caption! was, I guess I was mad at you, Dad, BRUCE: Wel, where's Christian? HELEN: At Doug's probably. (GO 2ND TIME) What do you need? BRUCE: Nothing. Nothing: Ill do it myself. t know, Dad, I had no way of knowing ae be your end! (GO ON) yt 2 4 iat eae = Se eee PY. FF IANO x a == ee tetptate Pele eo = a eee 7 a LLL? 7 We Ks mn : | _» _» » » (Helen sees a broke painting) HELEN: Oh my god. The Brinley. (GO 2 Did it fall? (He heeps doesn't answer) Bruce ‘What happened? BRUCE: | threw it dov BRUCE: /¢hrewish voice, your histrionis, your- HELEN: You stop. Youre blaming me? After what you've put ‘me through? //'m on edge every minute. You're so- BRUCE: Every single person (GO 2ND TIME) in this town Jnows what kind of man I am! You're the one with the problem! ELEN: [ have to goto school. (GO ON) Piano-Conductor —2—I Checked Out Fun Home be atmestings il ae, ba ui A be at mectings until (SHIFT to Medium Alison and Joan, in their ‘ALISON: I'm drawing. I'm drawing. I'm just drawing. I'm eeeiaweay Tee ‘emenbeting something. thts al. (00 ON) panei he kees Rall. i ‘Vamp 0 0 2 J——., MEDIUM ALISON: Oh my god, I don’t wanna goin. JOAN: It's going tobe okay. MEDIUM ALISON: Come on in et me introduce you to MEDIUM ALISON; Hows it going tobe okay? my gay dod. ts only three months since I eft here! What Everything’s...Who knows? Who knows? (GO ON) a three months? (GO ON) i Rall. a Rall. ¢ 13 — (hold pedal down) yung Company at wreater soe Piano-Conductor —3—I Checked Out Fun Home [MEDIUM ALISON: Jan) Ido know wher ey a Chou vers her Cooking ercund dombounded) Oh my gos. MUSIC OUT [MEDIUM ALISON: (Calling out) Het (GO 19 Ene Hn atest - . FUN HOME, Piano-Conductor way | - sean reson, (LOB igres by LISA KRON You've Done Too Much Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY cuE: i: You feet nee HELEN: drive from Germany where we were living to Patis. He HELEN: You know, shorly after ‘wanted me to meet an Army buddy of his, We had a beautiful wwe were maried we took a (GO) drive. (GOON PIANO a 1 sof mallet attack, long sustain + Cello HELEN: And then, just outside of Paris, he just HELEN: Why couldn’t I read a simple fucking map? ‘went crazy. Just stared screaming at me. (GO ON) | was a stupid, worthless bitch. I was dumbfounded. I was terrified- (MUSIC OUT) a mn Piano-Conductor “pws 7 Music JEANINE TESORI 11 Lyrics by D ays LISA KRON ei Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY MEDIUM ALISON: | don't know how you've done it. (GO) HELEN: a cappella 4 2 3 4 ‘Wel-come to our house on Ma-ple A - ve - nue See how we po-lish and we shine_ We revar-range and re-a > Ey-'ry-thing is bal-anced and... Piano-Conductor Fun Home Tempo Moderato 2 0 4 12 Days and days and days, that's how it ys ys s Gtr. sap-pens. Days and days and lunch-es and car rides and ° shirts and letrng Piano-Conductor —3—Days Fun Home 9 Days and days and days, that'showit happens Days and Eng. Hn 23 —5S— 3, 25 —j— pot-ing and brage-ing and fits of rage and boys, my god, some of them un - der - age And a = = = 7 SS us of oe all hap - pen here? $f, Dr -132- Piano-Conductor —4—Days Fun Home time your father swept me off my feet with words We read books, strolled through Munich eee Ene Wr san mp We. 133 Piano-Conductor —5—Days Fun Home ‘Tempo Moderato 2 2 40 “ —_—_ 3 ‘That'show it hap-pens_———_————_ eet fete j r Fo ——— ee) Dar-gains I made be-caute 1. thought as wife T was meant to and Ghtadds) 4 A Piano-Conductor —6—Days Fun Home Rall. ag, MOO crese POCO. 8 POC 4g a ot Days and days and days and days and days and days a2 p EZ] hy moody in aiy w/ bass notes in LH 6 r 8 9 End-ed up to-ge-ther in - side that ber-rel Tum-bling down Ni - Fast 4! «Straight Vaudeville |, Falls ba da ba da ba ba da bada baba da___ ba daha Piano-Conduetor BRUCE: And we sangit fr the dean’ wife! JOAN: No! BRUCE: Oh yes. JOAN: What happened??? BRUCE: The crowd went wid! JOAN: | can't lieve you di that (Medion Alison enters) BRUCE: Listen, a Faas we know we were about to be expelled anyway, so we thought why not stick ito the ‘man on our way 0 MEDIUM ALISON: Oh god, this stony? JOAN: You didn't tell me your dad was a troublemaker. MEDIUM ALISON: Has he got you polishing silver?? JOAN: I don't know what to say. He made i sound lke a 1 charmed her into it, JOAN: He charmed me into it. (GO ON) "Heart and Soul”) —2—Bruce At The Piano Fun Home (Playing the bottom part of "Heart andl Soul." Hey Al, ccome play this one with your old dad (Medium Alison is also now having a good time) MEDIUM ALISON: No, Dad! BRUCE: (To Joan.) Have you heard her play? JOAN: | have not BRUCE: Aha! Wel, she leamed everything she knows from ‘me. Keep that in mind. Come on! MEDIUM ALISON: Dad! BRUCE: Come on. Swung eighths BRUCE: yt MED.ALISON: Jean Stafford musthaveloved Ro-bert Lowell. because he treat-ed her bad - ly ‘They took the same ro - man - tic path noodle whew ASOn $ so peg om D dont Lends" ie as Hughes BRUCE continues to improvise. 0 a 2 eT and Plath - FUN Piano - Conductor Busy) 13 lusie by JEANINE TESORI Lyries by Telephone Wire ‘“"” Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY in aint silence. She looks torah winds her ye ong the rondo tekphone wins) (G0) converaionaldteched ; fi a ALISON: Tel-e-phone wi Part-ly fro-zen, part-ly flow - ing, must be wind-y, trees are bend -139- Piano - Conductor —2—Telephone Wire Fun Home 10 like the Say some-thing Talk to him An-y - thing Asus2 A |Dsus2 do mip r er 6 6 7 = x = a po I Pee ‘At the light at the light at the light at the ight Piano - Conductor —3—Telephone Wire Fun Home At the light at the Hight at the light at the light Like, 1 hhow does it feel to know that you, and PLAY PIANO] Vinal S| Phen al, Ger T don't know, ate Piano - Conductor —4—Telephone Wire Fun Home 7 BRUCE: 2 Ws kind of Dictated BRUCE: Oh yeah. Right. a x Ed a 142 Piano - Conductor —5—Telephone Wire Fun Home parlando conversationaldetached « a 42 ALISON: mp _? Tel-e-phone wire + Tel-e-phone wire There'sthe pond wherel__wentwa = ding, there's the sign for Su-gar Val - ley, on the mountain light is Piano - Conductor —6—Telephone Wire iF Say some-thing Talk to him ‘At the light at the light at the light at. the light. 144- Fun Home Piano - Conductor —7—Telephone Wire Fun Home 7 so At the light at the fight at the Tight at light__ Doesn't mat - BRUCE: Just make the fear in his eyes go a-way. Piano - Conductor —8—Telephone Wire Fun Home Lots of boys messed 148- Piano - Conductor —9—Telephone Wire Fun Home ©) you know For them, it was a game they owt = grew Subito Allegro Faster, ad lib. 7 ALISON: ie |) knew Dad, me toot Since like five, I pre-ferred to wear boys Piano - Conductor —10—Telephone Wire Pun Home = ——j—_ iw real - ly tried 97 BRUCE: Huh. ALISON: Dag? © BRUCE: ALISON: Dad? BRUCE: ~ 100 101 102 V.S. Houny Cumpary ue Giese verioives. Piano - Conductor —I1—Telephone Wire Fun Home BRUCE: Did | mention I've taken on a new at old house out on Route 150! em it, AL. It's been siting empty out ‘there for forty, Fly years at least. (GO ON) Tempo primo 103, Vamp 104 ALISON: 105 ‘Tel-e-phone wire Ff cetw Tel-e-phone wire ‘This is where it bas to hap - pen There must be some o-ther chan - ces There's a mo-ment I'm for- Mn = t eo Piano - Conductor —12—Telephone Wire Fun Home 12 1a —- ———, —— At the light! At the light! “A50- Piano - Conductor —|3—Telephone Wire Fun Home BRUCE: That was fun, (They're home.) Its earlier than | thought. (He gets out ofthe car) Comin’ in? (GO ON) i a SS SSS This can't. be our last fe a ———— of Slower Freely i 125 ALISON: 125 127 Tel-e-phone wire ‘That was our Inst Segue As One FUN HOME Piano-Conductor wy 1A sean eons LISA KRON: After Telephone Wire Con rubato Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ALISON: This, um... What is this? Table in the living room with jack inthe pulpit. Oh. Oh. ‘That's ub Twas gong to draw tha /in this panel. (The table goes away. Bruce enters.) BRUCE: Dear A twas great to have you home. (GO ON) 3). Crotale and x ony) 4 ALISON: What was I...? (She loks for something ele to draw.) What's this? [BRUCE: I've been fying high ever since you were here. ‘ALISON: This I can daw this draw this in the...(The object dlsappears.) Oh. (She looks for something else to draw.) BRUCE: Dear Al ALISON: This i good. This is good. | could... I could... (G0 ON) Piano-Conductor —2—After Telephone BRUCE: I admit I'm somewhat envious ofthe ‘new eedom ‘tha appears on campuses toda. (Gimultaneons) DeatN Did you rcsive that Winogrand article ALISON: (simultaneous) What did it feel like |'wasilling you about? (60. ON to sep in front ofa truck, Dad? (GO ON) 1 Lele nds ot) 8 Fun Home ‘BRUCE: (simultaneous) You should have goten itty now. ‘Deyou know Toms nove oven ln Now Work wd wes pt ALISON: (simallanous) What did it fel ike tose it coming swe? Depo Any. Tha co nebo ‘igh a you and nol move? And jst let it hit you? (GO ON) ° 0 eee re eRe eee TT __o-— $= ac ——_ ma ce BRUCE: (Simultaneous) I was rather sensiti CEs ay) mers ALISON: (Simutancous) Why? West because of me? Did ea | was lt, Dee Stee bea ‘it have nothing to do with me? What Happened? (GO ON) ‘working like mad on that house I tld you about. ‘Can't think about much ele. Can't sleep-(GO ON) 1 2 Segue as one . FUN HOME Music by Piano/Conductor veanineresori| | 4 tyres by LISA KRON Edges Of The World Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY cur: (egue) BRUCE: Dear Al- eee BRUCE: Yin, Cello Harmonic ls wp end down Astrng % rel ean eer of gay & ‘Orch Belle Play thse notes quickly, ad lib 1s BRUCE sings. RH and LH tare independent ofeach oth Piano/Conductor —3— Edges Of The World Fun Home not to 7 a old - er And s rd - er when you're old - er 0 be (ick eee) Poco Rall. Vocal: Matter of fact, an inventory " 2 Peel-ing dd Vin, Orch Bells Piano/Conductor —4— Rages Of The World Fun Home 6 plas - ter, sagg-ing_ roof, to miss-ing. stairs, ‘a buck-led___ wall da-mage, bro-ken win-dows, pipes are shit, Eng. Hn ~ . (Cello, Bs cont sim Piano/Conductor —5— Edges Of The World Fun Home 25 2% 7 2 Je - sus, I'm still stand -ing here. Tee ESE er Sea bh Celio, Bs cone sim (to Clarinet) Piano/Conductor —6— Edges Of The World Fun Home Slower 2, Placid, calm and clear J=64 3 uM 6 36 35 sun-light hits the par at cer-tain times of day What's the mat ter? stand ~ ing Piano/Conductor —1— Edges Of The World Fun Home Tempo Primo “ 4s “6 a ‘twist-ing floor-boards, shod-dy pipes, Piano/Conductor —8— Edges Of The World Fun Home 2 8 v4 to keep un - der con - trol Some-thing a se == cerack-ing, _some-thing rott-ing, piles. of ru-in raans$ i 4 3 Marcato, with ferocity J= J ‘ is Poco Rit. push-ing__ mel 161. Piano/Conductor —9— Edges Of The World Fun Home Slower 2 J=76 6a 6 35 sunlight hits the par =~ at cer-tain times of day cha J ia——_ ‘What's the mat-ter? ~162- Piano/Conductor —10—Bdges Of The World Fun Home Recit., In 2: Dark, alone 0 n m8 0 Al, I'm scared. 1 had a life 1 thought 1 un-der-stood. and I squeezed out everry bit of life 1. could. But the edges of the world Vn. to some-thing so sub- 2163. Piano/Conductor —Il—Edges Of The World Fun Home ot 92 2 4 os Agitato Rit. ‘man I don't know. Who am I now? Where do I go? I can'tgo back I can't find my way through ~— > > > Desperately Grand Molto Rall. 99 marcato. 400 401 s02 103 104 I might still. break 9 as fe = Piano/Conductor —12—Rdges OF The World Fun Home 102 Alittle faster, crazy 4 ‘es ‘0 107 = light Piano/Conductor —13—Edges Of The World Fun Home “166- Piano/Conductor —14—Edges Of The World Fun Home ee 130 ‘Sharp cut off . FUN HOME Piano-Conductor (Bway) Muse JEANINE TESORI ‘pres by After Edges usenet (Glare of headlight. Unbearable, deafening sound Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY ‘fa Blaring ear horn, dnd then he's gone. Alison, shattered, rflexively returns fo her drnsing table, 10 her work) (Go) 14A ALISON: Caption. (60 ON) ALISON: Caption. (GOON) ALISON: Caption. Caption. (GO ON) 1 2 3 (105) ALISON: I'm the only one here. (G0 ON) ALISON: This is what I have of you: (GO ON) Piano-Conductor —2—Afier Edges Fun Home Rubato ——auisox: young me ose nd hep Young othe walpaper ALISON: You in font ofa classroom of ALISON: You working on the house, smelling ike ‘bored students. Digging up a dogwood tee, ‘sawdust and sweat and designer cologne. You calling ‘me a college to tell me how I'm supposed to feel Safety sb00t Faulkner or Hemingway. (GO ON) 2 Segue as one a FUN HOME, Piano-Conductor wwe 145 Music by JEANINE TESORI | — Finale a Orchestrations by JOHN CLANCY cur: ALISON: (From previous song) tel me ow fn “supposed to feo about Faulkne or Hemingway. (GO) ALISON: bacing youre ast ee tne cede ring cat You ALISON: You sud one shld Rov 150 (60.089 sepa eres a Piano-Conductor —2— Finale Fun Home ALISON: ..svccumbing 0 rare moment Vamp ofplysieal contact withme. (GOON) Colla Voce 5 ALISON: Dad = dy (com-ms) hey Dad - dy © = kay (ques-tion mark) 1 Vin, rch Bes + Eng He ‘Cet = ‘At the light at the light at the light at the a "P yad-dy, bey, Dad-dy, come here; o-kay? T iano-Conductor Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: SMALL ALISON: ‘What are you do-ing? = ‘What are you do-ing (ques-tion mark) 1 said come here You need to do what eo” 5 need to do what 1 tell you 10 Lis-ten to me. Dad-dyt Come here, hey right hereright now, you're Piano-Conductor —4— Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: u 2 2% How docs it feel to know. SMALLALISON: i List-on to me. List-en to me. Pro (solo) Piano-Conductor Finale Fun Home 47 Poco accel. AT Piano-Conductor —6— Finale Fun Home UM ALISON Meo z 2 (025) fy FLbring om) SMALL ALISON: Like the Red ‘Baron in his Sopwith Camel! MEDIUM ALISON: No, walt— (GO ON) os Safety 2 n 2 175. Piano-Conductor —T— Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: Poco Rit. a 2 SMALL ALISON: Dictated, calm, sure. Not too slow. 33. SMALLALISON: u 3% 26 mp 7 Put your feet here tke this, Dad-dy, do what 1 veer ere wee ee Piano-Conductor —8— Finale Fun Home ‘SMALLALISON: 37 Ed 0 40 O—— ‘Take my hands, give me yours, Bend your Knees not that way ALISON: MEDIUM ALISON: “1 a a “ go you start push ing me ALISON: — Piano-Conductor —9— Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: Start to bi 4“ s av SMALLALISON: (ALISON) Piano-Conductor —10— Finale Fun Home st cd 5 4 MEDIUM ALISON: SMALLALISON: in my wrist-band and 173. Piano-Conductor —lI— Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: 5 Fy SMALL ALISON: Ay, ALISON: Ry, A Tempo, Full (a victory!) gg OMALLAL) Ff Ow howe is Ye £ < te > + brit am Tambo) > cate, Bs ee “180- Piano-Conductor —12— Finale Fun Home ‘SMALL ALISON: Deddy, thers your school! And there's Grandmas house! ‘There's Unele Pete's farm! 6 7m n 72_ MEDIUM ALISON: Poo srry et -181- Piano-Conduector —13— Finale Pun Home (MEDIUM ALISON: as ” SMALLALISON: 1 can see all of Penn = ayl = yan ALISON; Piano-Conductor —14— Finale Fun Home MEDIUM ALISON: + way This iv the best ym, up inthe art (atisons) SS ry - my A ee 63 Le zi 4 f D E eee # : 4: = : = 5 7 SMALLALISON: ‘And 1 don't e-ven care that it push-es my fr ? Piano-Conductor —15— Finale Fun Home 9 (SMALLAL:) 0 ot 9 ALISON: —made of lit = de Piano-Conductor —16— Finale Fun Home - Pee EAS Piano-Conductor —I7— Finale Fun Home Gently

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