Renegade Productions Inc. presents:
Back From The Dead:
An Apocalyptic Rock Musical!
Synopsis
In the desolate world of the Nowhere, a future North America ravaged by cosmic dust and plagued by mutated creatures, a bewildered group known as 'The No One' led by Vesper, scrambles to survive. Under the rule of self-appointed President Dr. Genius and a delusional cult called ‘The Immune’, war breaks out and alliances shift. The No One must navigate a treacherous journey, encountering Jay and her eccentric survivors, deceitful societies and power struggles in their quest for the elusive neverland of the Greenspace.
Casting
The No One
VESPER - leader of The No One. Tough with a gooey centre. Scared of vulnerability, because she’s been burned (before the apocalypse literally burned her). Has never had a real family, and desperately wants one. Did some bad things and is trying to make up for them by saving her friends, the family she found and desperately wants to keep together. Keeps calm… on the outside.
DAYDREAM - Gooey all the way through. Wistfully remembers the world before the end, but has accepted their reality. A philosophical, poetic sort. Loves vulnerability.
PRISCILLA - Optimistic, loving, and soft. Only gives one chance before she’ll shoot you, though. Offer her a sensory experience, and she’s in. An apocalyptic fairy princess.
GATSBY - Cynicist with unshakable morals. Five minutes away from snapping. Charismatic, political, without faith that things will turn out all right. Searching for a home that makes sense to him. Too sarcastic by half.
SPIKE - Tough as nails, but proud of his cooking skills. Total punk. Will try anything once. Practical. Good in a fight.
NOTION - Hairdresser defector with a thirst for power and a thing for tough girls.
The Immune and Their Disciples
Champagne Laserbeam - Leader of the immune, dangerously optimistic.
Supernova Dynamite - The glamorous leader of The Phantasians. A connoisseur of all things pleasurable and a need for control.
The Phantasians - Seductive and energetic cultists led by Supernova Dynamite.
President Doctor Genius - the *NEW* Grand High Leader of the World’s Immune
The Belief Police - devout followers of President Doctor Genius.
The Survivors:
Jay the Aviatrix - A glamorous aviatrix with a collection of drugs, a zeppelin, and a desperation for companionship. Lives life to the fullest. Maybe too much to the fullest. Speaks in a transatlantic accent and charms the pants off everybody she meets; it only becomes a problem when they want their pants back.
D.O.R.A. the Droid - Wise, helpful, robotic, sexy, Jay’s sidekick
Whys Man - Speaks with a distinct aspirated ‘H’
Authors
Story by Jim Buckshon and Tom Harrison
Music and Lyrics by Renegade
© 2024 Renegade Productions Inc.
See Renegade Arts Co.’s 2025 Production of Back From the Dead Here:
“An adventure through a quirky, post-apocalyptic world, set to electric-guitar-driven contemporary rock songs by the band Renegade.”
