Only Doing so I Can See a Paper

The unlikely adventures of a young man who creates an astonishing array of identities - airline pilot, doctor, lawyer - none of which he has any qualifications for. Based on the Paramount Pictures film and the autobiography by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding

Background Information

* Based on Abagnale's 1980 autobiography

* Premiered at 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle on July 28, 2009

* Received four Tony Award nominations

* Opened on Broadway April 10, 2011

* The production closed September 4, 2011, after 32 previews and 170 regular performances

* United States national tour began October 7, 2012

* Written by Terrence McNally

Social/Political Climate

* Franks parents fell in love during World War ll

* The story takes place during the 1960s

* In the midst of the Vietnam War

* Battle for civil rights for African Americans

* The real Frank Abagnale made 2.5 million dollars by faking identities as an airline pilot, lawyer, and a doctor

* The decade (clothes, hair, laws, race) makes it easy to pose as other professions

Color Palette

* Pink- lighting/accent color

* Many shades of blue- consistent throughout each set change

* Blue represents PanAm

Set design

* Designed by David Rockwell

* Miami International Airport –posed as pilot

* Hospital -posed as doctor

* Office - detective

* Train Station

* Outside town

* Hotel – almost caught by the FBI

* Abagnale home

* Court –parents divorce

* Bar – dad became alcoholic

(Rest of these sets consist of the props and furniture)

Sound Design/ Effects

* Airplane flying/landing

* Phone ringing

* Gun shot

Music

* Designed by Marc Shaiman

* Wrote many tracks for “Hairspray”

* Lyrics written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

* Men and women ensemble both had their own songs and solos within these songs

Act I

* “Live in Living Color” – Frank Jr. and Company

* “The...