Ordinary Days

Production Team:

Director – Stevie Musk

MD – Joe Poppy

Producer – Helen Dunlop

Key Dates:

Monday 23rd March 7.30pm: Get together (Show info and audition music run through) Wednesday 25th March 7.30pm: Auditions

Rehearsals: Mondays and Wednesdays

Tuesday 30th June: Tech rehearsal

Wednesday 1st July: Dress rehearsal

Thurs 2nd – Sat 4th July: Performances at 7.45pm, inc. 2pm Saturday matinee.

Show Synopsis:

Ordinary Days is an intimate contemporary musical that follows four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect in unexpected ways as they navigate love, loss, ambition, and connection in a sprawling city. Claire and Jason are a couple struggling to move forward together as Claire continues to process the lingering grief of losing her husband, while Deb, an overworked graduate student, collides with Warren, an optimistic street artist devoted to creating small moments of human connection. As chance encounters ripple outward, each character is forced to confront their fears about the future and their assumptions about control, success, and healing. Through a series of ordinary interactions that gradually reshape their perspectives, the four discover that meaning often emerges not from grand events but from small acts of openness, kindness, and vulnerability that allow them to move forward and truly see one another.

The show is structured as a contemporary song cycle and is performed in one continuous act, with music running throughout and minimal spoken dialogue. Presented with just piano accompaniment and a small cast of four actor-singers, Ordinary Days is an intimate, actor-driven piece that relies on storytelling through music, clear ensemble connection, and simple staging to bring its intersecting stories to life.

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