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I Love You Because

Full-length
(2.5 hrs)
Musical Drama
3F, 3M
Best for Community & Pro Theatres

Overview

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE is a modern twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in New York City. A young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other not despite their faults, but because of them.

Casting & Production

Casting

3 female and 3 male featured roles

AUSTIN BENNET (25; tenor to A): greeting card writer.

JEFF BENNET (28; baritone to G [optional A]): pedi-cab driver.

MARCY FITZWILLIAMS (24; soprano, strong mix to F, belt to D): photographer.

DIANA BINGLEY (27; alto to D): actuary.

COCKTAIL WAITRESS, BARISTRESS, NEIGHBOR, CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT MANAGER, NYC WOMAN (soprano)

BARTENDER, BARISTA, WAITER, CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT WAITER, NYC MAN (bari-tenor)

Orchestral Information

5 Musicians

Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)

Keyboard 2 (Electric Keyboard)

Reed (Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe)

Bass (Acoustic and Electric)

Drums/Percussion

Credits

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

A modern day musical love story

Music by JOSHUA SALZMAN Book and Lyrics by RYAN CUNNINGHAM

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE was presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals in 2005

Upcoming Productions

Feb 1316, 2025
Robert Morris University
Coraopolis, PA

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