Overview
When a whip-smart, deeply imaginative teenager agrees to take a road trip with her free-spirited Latina mother, neither can imagine where it will take them. Chance encounters with a medley of characters along the way brings them closer to understanding what sets them apart—and what connects them forever. At the heart of the story is a mother-daughter relationship complicated and threatened by immigration policies. MISS YOU LIKE HELL reminds us that musicals have the power to explore the exposed territory where political becomes personal. Featuring compelling original songs that are every bit as diverse and eclectic as America, MISS YOU LIKE HELL is a new musical that exudes the joy, love and frustration of being a family in a changing country.
MISS YOU LIKE HELL School Edition has been adapted from the original Off-Broadway production. The School Edition has been carefully edited, with additional director’s notes throughout, to make the show more producible for high school groups. Song keys have been adjusted to sit more comfortably in the range of high school performers. In some cases, problematic language has been changed, while in others an alternate choice is offered at the discretion of the director.
Casting & Production
Casting
OLIVIA — half-Latina, sixteen
BEATRIZ — Mexican-American, late thirties to early-forties
PEARL — African-American, sixteen
MO — Southern, in retirement
HIGGINS — also Southern, also in retirement
MANUEL — Peruvian, a day laborer, thirties to fifties
ENSEMBLE of singers who step into the story as:
A LAWYER
AN OFFICER
A LEGAL CLERK
A GUY AT A MOTEL DESK
AN ICE OFFICIAL
The ensemble roles can be any gender (character names and pronouns can be changed).
Orchestral Information
Keyboard
Guitar
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Drums
Credits
MISS YOU LIKE HELL School Edition
Book and Lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music and Lyrics by Erin McKeown
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