A Cruise Line - The Musical

A CRUISE LINE is a new type of musical comedy (actually a dramedy) currently in pre-production in New York City. The 16 song score demo has been produced and the songs can be heard here. The second musical by playwright/composer Rick Knight, it is a timely story of 10 New Yorkers as they approach the weekend of the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Twin Towers.

Did You Catch the Wave at "Don't Tell Mama"?

In the first two weeks of September 2011, we presented an awesome cast of actors with great talent and presented our premiere of a showcase of the songs at "Don't Tell Mama" at 343 W. 46th Street in Manhattan. Our show opened the first day of September and we ended with an enthusiastic full house on Friday the 16th.

Help Make "Come of Age" ACL's First Music Video

The last song of Act 1, sung by the character "Amir", shows the inner turmoil and struggle of a young man coming to terms with who he is. It was written a year before the "Arab Spring" and now, nearly two years later, really resonates not only with the spirit emerging in the Middle East but in Occupy movements around the world. Join the quest to bring together resources, talent and funding to create our first YouTube video for the show, one that can touch and inspire the world that itself, is coming of age.
Have a listen:

A Cruise Line - Come of Age (ft. Max Demers) by Rick Knight

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The show consists of a diverse cast of characters from different ethnicities, sexual orientations and generations, with each character's story representing a tile in a larger mosaic, an image that represents where many of us are as we enter into the second decade of the 21st century and how we have somehow gotten into the rut of limiting ourselves and settling for far less than our hearts' desire. What's at the heart of the tendency to "contain ourselves"? See below to read more about the characters.

We are currently seeking funders, angels, and staff, including Producer and Executive Producer for this show. Individuals who wish to create a new type of theatrical experience that combines song and story with laughter and pathos and touches people at their divine source are encouraged to contact us at containyourselfmusical@gmail.com. Please click on the Donate button above if you'd like to help propel our production to the next level.

Listen to more of the score by clicking HERE.

The Cast of Characters

Amir - The Young Saudi Dreamer

Amir is from a wealthy family who have given him permission to go to university in New York, a prospect that was fine until something very terrible happens that changes everything.

JC - Trick and Treat

Leaving Miami and coming to stay with his rich uncle in Manhattan, JC decides he wants to hone his skills at what he does best and he's an equal opportunity service provider. Show him the money.

Ken & Barry - 20 Years, LTR, "Happily" Monogamous

To their friends they are the perfect gay couple, logging in two decades of loving companionship. As the date of their infamous anniversary approaches (9/11), each of them have different plans as to how to celebrate and the conflict reveals the cracking veneer in their "perfect" relationship. Their rather stable life gets rocked when Barry's fraternal twin sister Barbara unexpectedly shows up for a long weekend, and Ken is not too happy to see her after a falling out a few years back.

Jan & Christopher - Hitting the Skids

Jan & Christopher have spent most of their brief married life in a state of upheaval. These days, Jan is supporting the both of them while Christopher is still trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. Jan wishes he would already.

Barbara - Have Meds, Will Travel

Barbara can't seem to marry a man that doesn't end up coming out of the closet. Fortunately, they're always wealthy.

Dario - Lonely at the Top

Dario has spent most of the last ten years since the fall of the towers in mortal fear of going outside and dealing with the realities of a post 9/11 world. That is about to change when his favorite nephew, all grown up, is about to visit him for the first time.

Kai - Let Me Woo You

Kai is a talented graphic artist, trying to get his green card, figure out how life works for a young foreigner in NYC and locate the coolest place for karaoke. He's smitten with the very handsome delivery guy and thinks he might have a shot at dating him if only he could express his desire in song.

Stef - From NOLA with Love

Stef has had her share of knocks. But after losing family in the wake of Katrina, including a rich great aunt from whom she inherits a trust fund, she decides to use the money to fund her relocation to New York to pursue her dream of acting. That money went fast.

NOTE: Pictures above are only proxies of the characters yet to be cast. No harm or copyright infringement is intended.