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'Daylight Come' by Myrna Moore - songs and additional information.


'Daylight Come' by Myrna Moore
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Songs
The following songs are suggestions; other songs may be used at the discretion of the production. Performance rights for the script do not include rights for songs.
Song #Song
1Down To The River To Pray (African-American spiritual. Exact origin unknown.)
2Jamaica Farewell (Jamaican-style folk song. Popular in the West Indies long before Irving Burgie released it in 1957.)
3Yellow Bird (By Michel Mauleart Matton. Lyrics from poem by Oswald Durand.)
4Jamaica Farewell (Last two lines.)
5Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (By Scotty Wiseman.)
6London Is The Place For Me (By Aldwyn Roberts.)
7Lipstick On Your Collar (Lyrics by Edna Lewis, music by George Goehring, performed by Connie Francis)
8Que Sera, Sera (By Livingston and Evans, performed by Doris Day.)
9My Boy Lollipop (By Robert Spencer and Barbie Gaye, producers Leroy Kirkland and Barbie Gaye.)
10Rock Around The Clock (By Max C Freedman and James Myers, performed by Bill Haley and the Comets.)
11Selection of rock and roll music (Director or Producer choice.)
12Let’s Twist Again (By Kal Mann and Dave Appell, producer Kal Mann, performed by Chubby Checker.)
13In That Great Gettin Up Morning (African-American spiritual, composer unknown.)
14Day O (Composer unknown. Traditional Jamaican folk song from second half of the Nineteenth century.)
15Enjoy Yourself (Music by Carl Sigman, lyrics by Herb Magidson.)
Period and Geography
Locations: England and Jamaica. Time Periods: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and Now
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 7
Setting: Living Room, Meeting Room and 'Other Location'
Set Requirements:
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
13 to 16
17 to 20
21 to 35
36 to 50
51 to 65
Over 65
 Language Advisory:Help
Swearing rate: 1 rude word per thousand
We have identified the following types of language in the text:
Mild swearwords
Potential blasphemy
Racist language
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
A list of the suggested songs
A synopsis of the plot
A list of the required sound effects
A lighting plot
Descriptions of the characters
Style:
A full-length drama with a single multi-functional setting.
Synopsis:
Daylight Come is a celebration of the Windrush generation, spanning the 1950s to the present day. At Grace’s funeral, her family and friends gather to remember her life - leaving Jamaica, her early days in England, and her marriage. The funeral brings a surprise or two as well, but that’s all part of life.

 
 

 
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