THIS AIN'T YER GRANDMA'S OPERA...
Dead Guy Opry is the first-of-its-kind Country Music opera, adapted by Oklahoma singer/songwriter Ty Hager from his novel, "Diary of a Dead Guy - a Country Ghost Story (an "Indie Pick of the Month" at indiesunlimited.com). This raunchy and uproarious comedy tells the story of a slain country singer channeling his memoirs through a redneck kid, as the singer's widow stands trial for the murder.
Pre-production is now underway in Nashville and Oklahoma for a Concept CD and film project, which will be produced and directed by Hager, and co-produced by and starring national touring artist/songwriter Sean Patrick McGraw. All roles (apart from McGraw's) will be cast/recorded in NE Oklahoma, where the film will also be shot.
Dead Guy Opry is the first-of-its-kind Country Music opera, adapted by Oklahoma singer/songwriter Ty Hager from his novel, "Diary of a Dead Guy - a Country Ghost Story (an "Indie Pick of the Month" at indiesunlimited.com). This raunchy and uproarious comedy tells the story of a slain country singer channeling his memoirs through a redneck kid, as the singer's widow stands trial for the murder.
Pre-production is now underway in Nashville and Oklahoma for a Concept CD and film project, which will be produced and directed by Hager, and co-produced by and starring national touring artist/songwriter Sean Patrick McGraw. All roles (apart from McGraw's) will be cast/recorded in NE Oklahoma, where the film will also be shot.
VIDEOS FROM EARLY PRACTICE SESSIONS IN NASHVILLE
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
JARED WHALEY - The murdered country singer. In his forties, long-haired, scruffy. (Sean Patrick McGraw)
(the following roles are still available, to be cast in NE Oklahoma. There will be compensation for all roles)
ANGEL WHALEY - The wife/widow/defendant. 20's-30's.
WILLARD BLEVINS – He’s the poor, overweight, 12-year-old redneck kid channeling the Dead Guy.
MACK BLEVINS – Willard’s Pa. Good ol’ Redneck - loves NASCAR and beer, a little freaked out by his boy. 30’s-40s.
ELENORE BLEVINS – Willard’s Ma. 30's, meek, subservient.
HARVEY BOYD – He’s the small-town radio newsman Dead Jared lures into getting the word out. Late 20's-30’s.
MARSHALL LAUGHLIN – Angel's high-dollar big-city defense lawyer. Kinda Fred Thompson-ish. Mid-late 50’s.
HAYWOOD BRICE - The Prosecutor. Quiet and mousy, mid-late 40’s.
JUDGE WAY – No-nonsense and fiery, in her 40's-50’s.
AMANDA - The Other Woman. 20's-30's.
CHAD – Jared’s lead guitar player, 40's, married to Amanda.
DAN - Jared's bass player, 40's.
MULTIPLE ONLOOKERS, BYSTANDERS, JURY MEMBERS, ETC.
JARED WHALEY - The murdered country singer. In his forties, long-haired, scruffy. (Sean Patrick McGraw)
(the following roles are still available, to be cast in NE Oklahoma. There will be compensation for all roles)
ANGEL WHALEY - The wife/widow/defendant. 20's-30's.
WILLARD BLEVINS – He’s the poor, overweight, 12-year-old redneck kid channeling the Dead Guy.
MACK BLEVINS – Willard’s Pa. Good ol’ Redneck - loves NASCAR and beer, a little freaked out by his boy. 30’s-40s.
ELENORE BLEVINS – Willard’s Ma. 30's, meek, subservient.
HARVEY BOYD – He’s the small-town radio newsman Dead Jared lures into getting the word out. Late 20's-30’s.
MARSHALL LAUGHLIN – Angel's high-dollar big-city defense lawyer. Kinda Fred Thompson-ish. Mid-late 50’s.
HAYWOOD BRICE - The Prosecutor. Quiet and mousy, mid-late 40’s.
JUDGE WAY – No-nonsense and fiery, in her 40's-50’s.
AMANDA - The Other Woman. 20's-30's.
CHAD – Jared’s lead guitar player, 40's, married to Amanda.
DAN - Jared's bass player, 40's.
MULTIPLE ONLOOKERS, BYSTANDERS, JURY MEMBERS, ETC.
AUDIO DEMOS FOR THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION, AS SUNG BY SEAN PATRICK MCGRAW, WILL BE PROVIDED TO MUSICIANS /CAST MEMBERS
If interested, please email deadguyopry@gmail.com with a photo, bio, and a SAMPLE OF YOUR SINGING!! Pretty please? We don't care if it's a singing phone-selfie - just give us a clue! Also, PLEASE LIVE IN OR NEAR THE BARTLESVILLE/TULSA AREA.
