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WAITING FOR A TRAIN

The Original Jimmie Rodgers Stage Musical

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The Cast

This stage musical is written to be performed by 8 actors, but that number can be reduced to 7 by having one actor portray the roles of both the Engineer and the Doctor.

  • Aged Ralph Peer
  • Engineer
  • Jimmie Rodgers (1)
  • Carrie Rodgers (2)
  • Anita Rodgers
  • Young Ralph Peer
  • Doctor
  • Mrs. Bedell (3)

(1) Part requires singing, yodeling and light dancing
(2) Part requires singing and light dancing
(3) Part requires light dancing

About WFAT

This musical is the result of years of reasearch into the life and times of Jimmie Rodgers, the man known worldwide as the Father of Country Music, and as underscored by the Country Music Hall of Fame, Jimmie clearly was, ... "the one who started it all.

The story and songs cover the last thirteen years of Jimmie's life from when he first became engaged to Carrie Williamson, to the sorrowful last days of his life in New York City, ending up with one last train ride back home to Meridian, Mississippi.

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