“Just look at you crawling forward…good boy.”
CONVENIENCE is a sung-through musical about family, the ties that bind and the ones we struggle to break. A single mom and
her estranged twenty-six- year-old son have news for each other, but neither can find the words nor the courage. Liz can’t
tell her son, Vince, that she’s remarrying and moving away; Vince is afraid of how Liz will react when he tells her about
his boyfriend. During one funny, awkward, touching week, they come to realize what so many families discover: The things
they feared would tear them apart end up bringing them closer together. A mother and son learn from their broken past and
the promise of a different future that they can walk through a doorway without slamming it shut forever.
(pictured right: Jim Poulos as Vince and Mary Jo McConnell as Liz in the 2002 Geva Theatre Center production. photo:
huthphotography.com
)
Act One
I Love How We Start Off Our Day
Act Two
Following Breadcrumbs Back
TALKIN’ BROADWAY
“The score is quick, complex, and extremely catchy…melodic, highly theatrical, and praiseworthy. Coffin’s book effectively
mixes humor and tension, and is witty and sincere.”
THE CITY, ROCHESTER, NY
“An enormously satisfying new work…Like the rest of the cheering, laughing, crying audience, I was too involved in this
affecting, life-affirming experience…lyrics are memorably meaningful…People are going to want to own a recording of this
music.”
IMPACT WEEKLY, DAYTON, OH
“There is no denying that sheer musical magic had occurred when CONVENIENCE premiered…held such an emotional stronghold
that you were instantly taken in at the start. “Little Spaceman” in particular was a musical moment that those in attendance
will never forget…It was quite clear from the lengthy and deserved standing ovation CONVENIENCE received on opening night
that we haven’t heard the last of this powerfully moving and uplifting musical.”
WHAM/WHTK
“Theatre entertains, that much is given. But great theatre teaches as it entertains. CONVENIENCE is great theatre.”
94.1 THE ZONE
“A story which everyone can relate to, you’ll see yourself on stage. A terrific blend of comedy and raw emotion.”
DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE
“Geva’s CONVENIENCE hits a solid note.”
For information regarding the performance rights for
CONVENIENCE
Book, Music & Lyrics by GREGG COFFIN
please click on the Dramatists Play Service website link below:
Convenience at Dramatists Play Service
Thank You!