The Abominables

by Steve Cosson
With music and lyrics by Michael Friedman

Rink rats, hockey moms, tournament weekends, and the quest to play your best – It’s tryout season in the Great State of Hockey! Mitch has always played on the A team for the Prairie Lake Blizzards – these are his guys – they've played together forever, but he's worried this could be the year he gets sent down to the B team. When a new “kid” appears at Bantam tryouts, things go from bad to worse. From the land of ice and nice comes the first Minnesota hockey musical! Will you love it? You betcha!

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Estimated Run Time: 2 hours
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 20+ Actors | Doubling possible

Full Details

Roles:

  • Mitch, a player in the Prairie Lakes youth hockey league, last year of middle-school
  • Tracy, his middle sister, also a hockey player, a year younger than Mitch.
  • Lily, his little sister
  • Ellen, his mom
  • Charlie, his dad
  • Coach
  • Harry, a young yeti
  • Judy, a world famous mountain climber and Harry’s mom
  • Hank, also a world famous mountain climber, Harry’s dad
  • Freddy, Harry’s brother, human, same age as Lily
  • Zach, a Bantam A Team player and Mitch’s friend
  • Ryan, also a Bantam A and Mitch’s friend
  • Two B Team Boys
  • Hockey Moms
  • Announcers
  • Canadian TV reporter
  • Mama Yeti
  • Papa Yeti

And an ensemble of young hockey players, both male and female.

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script and score for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package
  • Full orchestration for guitar, bass, and percussion

Steve Cosson

STEVE COSSON is a director, writer and Artistic Director of The Civilians theater company in New York, where he has originated and developed numerous original works in collaboration with some of the leading theater artists of the country. He’s developed original shows for TBS and ITV Entertainment, is the creator and host of the documentary musical podcast Let Me Ascertain You, and with The Civilians was the first theater company to be Artist-in-Residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Select theater credits include world premiere Artificial Flavors (writer/director), The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga, What You Are Now by Sam Chanse. New York premiere of Whisper House (Duncan Sheik/Kyle Jarrow); world premiere of Paul Swan is Dead and Gone by Claire Kiechel; the Encores! Off-Center revival of Gone Missing (bookwriter); Jill Sobule’s musical Times Square, bookwriter and director of The Abominables at Children’s Theater Company, writer/director of The Undertaking at BAM Next Wave, US tour, Theatre de la Ville, Paris; director of José Rivera’s Another Word for Beauty, (Goodman Theatre); writer/director, Rimbaud in New York (BAM); director of Michael Friedman and Bess Wohl’s musical Pretty Filthy; and the Off Broadway revival of The Belle of Amherst starring Joely Richardson.

Originally produced in 2018 by Children’s Theatre Company in association with The Civilians

Photos of premiere production at Children's Theatre Company

Photos of premiere production at Children's Theatre Company

Photos of premiere production at Children's Theatre Company

Reviews

A winning achievement, The Abominables is engaging, funny and insightful.

- Star Tribune

This is not only a super fun and entertaining new original musical for kids and adults alike … but also one that celebrates the good (and gently mocks the less than good) of our beloved state of Minnesota while telling a heart‑warming story

- Broadway World