Production Requirements
Cast:
- 1 male – age 40ish
- 6 Chorus – The supporting cast sings and plays numerous parts throughout the presentation.
Orchestration:
- Piano/Keyboard, bass, guitar, percussion, 2 brass instruments, and two woodwinds.
Setting:
- Unit set representing: a newspaper shop and city square in Thun, Switzerland, a dock in Liverpool, England, steerage deck on the White Star Oceanic, and Ellis Island
Running Time:
- One-Act – 1 hour & 45 minutes
What Theaters Receive:
- 10 scripts, 8 vocal scores, 2 full piano scores, 1 set of all orchestra parts.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Gateway: Coming to America is a musical stage production thirty years in the making. Through story and song, it follows four families — each carrying a different value that helped build this nation: Commitment, Sacrifice, Purpose, and Perseverance. Set in 1907, Gateway brings to life the stories of real people who risked everything to pursue the American dream — weaving humor, music, and deeply human moments into an experience audiences never forget.
Written and composed by Philip J. Martin, Gateway arrives in America’s 250th year as a story whose moment has finally come.
