dumpster diver the musical » Dumpster Diver the musical – a story of friendship, adventure, and dumpster diving http://dumpsterdivermusical.com a story of friendship, adventure, and dumpster diving Mon, 14 May 2012 14:42:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Dumpster Diver the Musical song performed at Wedding in Canada http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/song-performed-at-wedding-in-canada/ http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/song-performed-at-wedding-in-canada/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:32:13 +0000 Kris Kemp http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/?p=110 About Dumpster Diver the musical
I completed the lyrics, score (music) and book (script) for Dumpster Diver the musical in 2008. Since then, I’ve posted the music online, sent query letters to theaters looking for new musicals, in the hope of getting this musical staged and produced. So far, my efforts in getting interest from a theatre have proved fruitless. There has been and is, however, interest in the musical from people who’ve seen the website, listened to the songs, and watched the videos.

Take it to the Streets
My good friend Meghan Hurley suggested that I just take it to the streets, passing out CD’s, stickers, putting up posters, making it go viral. I think she has the right idea, after my conventional pursuits have not gotten results.

Dumpster Diver the musical performed at wedding in Canada
Along the way to promote the musical, there’s been encouraging moments that indicate I should continue forging ahead to get this musical seen, heard, and experienced. One such moment came in the form of an email.

A college graduate and avid dumpster diver
Julianne, a recent college graduate, e-mailed me, telling me that he dumpster dived throughout Australia and Canada and the United States, all the while pursuing his master’s degree. He said that he heard about the musical online, went to the website, and loved the songs, and loved the idea for a musical about dumpster diving.

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He went on to say that he had recently graduated and had gotten a job where they paid him much more than he needed to be paid. Then, he asked how he could help with the musical. In a reply email, I thanked him for his encouraging words and told him he could help with the musical by 1. making a donation and 2. helping me find a stage, theatre, space to stage the musical.


Julianne and his fiancé dumpster dive for wine in Canada.

If I remember correctly, he sent another email, saying that he had made a donation to the musical and he asked me if he could perform a song from the musical at his upcoming wedding and, if so, could I send him the chords and lyrics. I thanked him for his donation and told him I’d be honored if he played a song from Dumpster Diver the musical at his wedding. I attached the lyrics and chords and sent them to him. After this, I did not think too much about it, as I did not expect him to sing a song about dumpster diving at a wedding, his wedding, in Canada.

An encouraging email
Some time later, I receive an email saying from Julianne, saying that he and his fiancé, both who dumpster dive, had gotten married and acted out a song from the musical. He said he would send pictures. Then, emailed the pictures. I actually did not believe that he would do this. I was so touched when I saw the pictures, that I cried a little.

It’s encouraging, massively encouraging, to know that a song that I wrote was discovered by a Canadian engineer and dumpster diver who liked it enough to play it, and act it out with friends, at his wedding in Canada.

Pictures of Julianne, his fiancé, and friends performing a Dumpster-Diver-the- musical song at his wedding in Canada

If you want to be an encouragement, help me find a place to stage it and buy the mp3s from the musical by visiting this link or visiting this link.

Here’s a picture that Julian emailed me of one of his dumpster scores:

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]]> http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/song-performed-at-wedding-in-canada//feed 0 Meet the characters in Dumpster Diver the musical http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/meet-the-characters-in-dumpster-diver-the-musical/ http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/meet-the-characters-in-dumpster-diver-the-musical/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:48:29 +0000 Kris Kemp http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/?p=93 Have you ever been in a situation filled with interesting people, finding their way, pursuing their dreams, hoping to be appreciated while at the same time not selling out?

That’s how it was for me when I lived at the Unarmed Underground Art Centre, an artist’s community, a live/work space, in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, some years ago.

It was a hamster cage for the disenfranchised, a particle collider for dreams, absorbing and pushing out energy and attracting others into its orbit to participate, refuel, and collect ideas before heading on their way to other planets in the constellation.

That was when I first got the idea for Dumpster Diver the musical, using people who lived at this art’s space as inspiration for the characters.

Here’s a drawing of what I feel the characters would look like.

Faith
Faith is the main character, a nomadic hippie who becomes an activist, dumpster diver and the reluctant muse for the Dumpster Liberation Front (DLF).

Trevor
Trevor is another main character, a software developer on the career fast track for a well known, yet controversial technology firm. When he finds out what his company really intends, he has a decision to make: continue working there and keep silent, or joining Faith and the DLF to expose the company’s real intent.

Professor Shelby
Professor Shelby is Trevor’s former college professor and current vice president of Angelwire, where Trevor works. He introduces Trevor the cushy lifestyle of Angelwire and reminds him of the scholarship Angelwire provided during his college years.

Jonchaub
Jonchaub is a member of the Dumpster Liberation Front. He’s based on a kid I met in Burlington, Vermont, named Jonchaub, who was formerly training to be a Greek Orthodox priest.

Melody
Melody is based on a girl I know who is a dumpster diver and a narcoleptic. In this musical, Melody is also a poet. She’s a DLF member.

Eli
Eli is the supervisor of the Dumpster Liberation Front. He’s based on Alan Patrusevich, art director of the Unarmed Underground Art Center (UUAC).

Erin
Erin plays the part of Trevor’s girlfriend. She’s also the daughter of Professor Shelby, vice president of Angelwire and Trevor’s boss.

Meghan
Meghan is the security guard working for Professor Shelby, who begins to admire Trevor’s courage.

Waffle
Waffle is a member of the Dumpster Liberation Front.

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Markus Barrameda mixing song tracks. Me, Kris Kemp, taking picture of us. (Thank you, Markus, for your mixing the tracks, your help and expertise, and for helping to shape the “shelby” song.)

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]]> http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/the-music//feed 0 What is Dumpster Diver the musical about? http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/what-is-dumpster-diver-the-musical-about/ http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/what-is-dumpster-diver-the-musical-about/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:35:18 +0000 Kris Kemp http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/?p=38 What if everything you had believed in was based on a lie? What if the company you were working for had evil intentions that they advertised as necessary for security? What if you were given the opportunity to expose the truth?

When confronted by an old college friend with the truth about his company, Trevor has a decision to make. Will he continue working and living a comfortable life, or will he risk everything to tell the truth, and in doing so, find adventure?

Discover what happens in this new musical about friendship, adventure, and dumpster diving.

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]]> http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/listen-to-songs-and-buy-songs-from-dumpster-diver-the-musical//feed 0 The synopsis of Dumpster Diver the musical http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/the-synopsis-of-dumpster-diver-the-musical/ http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/the-synopsis-of-dumpster-diver-the-musical/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:36:22 +0000 Kris Kemp http://dumpsterdivermusical.com/?p=7 This musical poses several questions: Should you lead a life that’s safe or one that’s risky in order to bring about a better world for tomorrow? Is the bohemian life as romantic as it sounds? Is revenge justified if it motivates you to expose evil and to work for justice?

The musical tells the story of two friends, Faith, a free spirit, and Trevor who believes in playing by the rules. They graduate college together and head their separate ways. Four years later, they reunite. At this point, Faith is an activist and dumpster diver, living with the DLF (Dumpster Liberation Front), and Trevor is a successful software developer working for Angelwire, a well known technology firm notorious for its bad environmental record and for violating privacy rights.

When Faith confronts Trevor with news that his company has evil intentions–to enforce a mandatory chip to replace currency and to outlaw dumpster diving, he decides to verify her claims to prove her wrong. He discovers she is telling the truth, however, and now has a decision to make: join Faith and the DLF to expose the company for what it is, at great risk to himself, or continue working there and living a comfortable life.

What would you do?

After some thought, Trevor steals the company file, joins Faith and the DLF in their travels to an underground cable TV station to broadcast the truth. While traveling and dumpster diving, they are chased by Trevor’s former boss, Shelby, and his minions.

Eventually, the DLF, Faith, Trevor are surrounded at the TV station. Are they captured? Do they escape?

Dumpster Diver the musical is a story of friendship, adventure, and travel.

The musicals that have inspired me include The Sound of Music, with it’s brilliant score by Rogers and Hammerstein, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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About Dumpster Diver the musical
Dumpster Diver the musical tells the story of two friends, Faith, a free spirit, and Trevor who believes in playing by the rules. After graduating college, they head their separate ways, then re-meet 4 years later. At this point, Faith is an activist, traveling with the Dumpster Liberation Front (DLF), and Trevor is a successful software engineer at Angelwire, a well known, yet controversial technology firm.

When Faith tells Trevor that the company he’s working for has evil intentions, Trevor dismisses her story, accusing her of being jealous of his success, telling her he’ll prove her wrong. After Trevor investigates, he discovers Faith is telling the truth. When Faith tells him to join the DLF and expose Angelwire, Trevor has to decide whether to live a life of comfort, or go with her and tell the truth, at great risk to himself.

He joins them as they travel to Nevada to expose the facts about Angelwire on an underground radio/tv station. On the way, Faith is confronted by his friends and co-workers at Angelwire. When they ask him why he dumpster dives, he sings “i feel aliver”.

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