GERALD H. BAILEY
GERALD H. BAILEY (Composer) has been involved in over 200 productions as an actor, director, musical director, and composer in several professional mid-West theatres. In addition to his work for the Festival (Hell Is Canceled and Meet Me On the Corner), Mr. Bailey has written the scores for Courting (Live Theatre), The Enchanted Island (Peripatetic Task Force), and The Legend of King Arthur (a commission for the Mill Run Theatre). He has also written All That Entertainment (Playhouse at the Mill Dinner Theatre), The Christmas Cookie Caper (Marshall Fields in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas), and Cheers! (Players Unlimited). Mr. Bailey has worked with various Chicago Writers’ Bloc members by providing songs for Judy Veramendi’s Alegrías y lágrimas (playing multiple theatres including the Raven Theatre), and writing a full score for Chloe Bolan’s Parasol, based on the infamous Eastland Maritime Disaster. His most recent musical, The Next Big Thing, played off-Broadway at the Helen Mills Theater featuring Tony Award nominee Christiane Noll. Mr. Bailey is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Available Plays
Gerald H. Bailey (Composer)
Courting (Book and Lyrics by Beverly Bailey)
A new musical revue spoofing various courting rituals from early mythology to
present day.
THE CAST
TOM – A baritone with a good high range
MARY – A soprano who can belt low notes
DICK – A tenor with a good low range
MAUDE – An alto who can hit some high notes
The Enchanted Island (Book and Lyrics by Beverly Bailey)
A family musical based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
THE CAST
PROSPERO – A Wizard
CALIBAN – A Monster
ARIEL – An Airy Spirit
MIRANDA – A Young Woman
PRINCE FERDINAND – A Young Man
DUKE – Prospero’s Brother
KING – Ferdinand’s Father
TRINCULO – A Sailor
The Concert (Book by Marion Peter Holt and Lyrics by Beverly Bailey)
A new musical drama based on a real-life event as depicted in Antonio Buero-Vallejo’s play, El Concierto de San Ovidio.
THE CAST
VALENTIN HUAY – Government Interpreter
PRIORESS – Of the Abbey of the Quinze Vingts
LEFRANC – Composer with the Opera Comique
ADRIENNE – Mistress to Valindin
DONATO – The Orchestra of the Blind
LUKE – The Orchestra of the Blind
ELLIE – The Orchestra of the Blind
NAZAIRE – The Orchestra of the Blind
GILBERT – The Orchestra of the Blind
DAVID – The Orchestra of the Blind
VALINDIN – Impressario to the Orchestra of the Blind
CATHERINE – Maid in the house of Valindin
LATOUCHE – Inspector of Police
3 SMALL GIRLS – Children of Paris
CHORUS – Playing Various Roles
For information on licensing any of these shows, please contact:
Gerald H. Bailey
773-282-1331
