Meredith Wilson wrote about what he knew. He grew up in Iowa and eventually became a member of John Philip Sousa's band. This show is a love letter to his own youth, a sort of living postcard to us from the past.
It's a show that doesn't have a mean bone in its body. Even the comic characters are meant to be affectionately portrayed, not ugly cartoons. It's a show about how music can energize a community and bring it to life. It's about a guy who finds what he didn't even realize he was looking for. But I love that the show isn't just fluffy mush-- it's also a battle of wits between some pretty sharp folks.
It's also a show that is well-suited to our neck of the woods. Franklin and Oil City were much like River City at that time, and so the show sort of echoes our own history.
This is one of my bucket list shows to direct, and I am excited that the FCOA board is giving me a shot at it. I expect this to be an awful lot of fun, and I hope that one way or another you'll jin us for this adventure.
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