#welcome to suburbia
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May I entice the masses with the concept of a Will Wood Jukebox Musical?
Around a month ago me and a good friend of mine were listening to Will Wood’s discography and they offhandedly threw “Wouldn’t it be cool if someone made a Mama Mia equivalent with his songs?” into the air.
This thought stuck with me for a while until I found myself incredibly bored during a 3 hour-long road trip and decided to kill some time.
Preface aside, I present…
[ Welcome To Suburbia The Musical ]
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Narrative Summary:
A young couple attempt to escape the hardships of life by moving to a far-off picture-perfect town known by locals as ‘Suburbia’. Despite it’s shining appearance, the couple are troubled by unsettling peculiarities bursting at the suburb’s seams- but what’s a village without a little cooky culture?
Character Breakdown:
• James Campbell - An alcohol-dependent horror writer down on his publishing luck.
• Dai Lu Lee - A doctor specialising in the care of farm animals with an unfortunate talent for disappointing her parents.
• Cassie Logan - James & Dai Lu’s next door neighbour with an unsettling sense of humour.
• Morgan Logan - Cassie’s reserved wife working as a forensic investigator for the local PD with a predisposition to bad first impressions.
• Lin Lee - Dai Lu’s headstrong traditional father.
• Ming Lee - Dai Lu’s passive narcissistic mother.
• Mayor - Confident and charismatic front man of Suburbia with a messy past who’s always ready to offer a helping hand.
• Barkeeper - Eccentric and off-putting owner of a local bar that appears to be a front for a darker business.
• Therapist - Patient woman tending to Dai Lu’s psychiatrical and psychological needs.
• Secretary (Non-singing ensemble role) - Nerdy and shy assistant of The Mayor who is desperately enamoured, head-over-heels for her employer.
Act Synopses:
[Act 1]
James and Dai Lu, freshly engaged and already exhausted from life’s baggage, strike a ‘too-good-to-be-true’ deal on a down payment for a quaint home in the unmarked town of Suburbia. After being warmly welcomed by the ever so charming Mayor and their next door neighbours Cassie and Morgan, the couple begin to unwillingly face some of their fatal flaws as Dai Lu is forced to stare her regretful decision making right in its ugly face.
[Act 2]
James may recognise his now hard-to-hide attachment to alcohol, but he is far from apologetic about it. Frequenting a newly discovered bar on the outskirts of town results in his fiancée finding herself in a rather unusual predicament. Forced to work for a sleazy underground cabaret bar, she preforms a number detailing The Mayor’s dark and unfortunate past. All the while, The Mayor himself is trying to seduce her partner into a life overflowing with sin and dubious spiritual ties. Upon being reunited through the brilliant detective work of Morgan, the couple have yet another handful of complicated feelings to sort through.
[Act 3]
Decades of pious work from The Mayor’s hands finally come to a head as he no longer attempts to hide his servitude to a being he was never quite sure how to please. The town descends into uncertain insanity as every individual is consumed by their corrosive and abandoned insecurities. Dai Lu never quite moves past her disagreements with her parents, James never quite makes peace with being an utterly unremarkable writer and Morgan never quite solves the case that’s been scratching at the back of her mind for years. All those lives are, however, lost in vain as The Mayor misinterprets his Patron’s asks. The town of Suburbia stands desolate, bare, and belonging to a man who’s greatest desire is to be rid of it’s burden.
Songs By Act:
(Act 1)
Suburbia Overture (Mayor, Ensemble)
The Main Character (James)
Marsha… (Lee Family)
Against The Kitchen Floor (James)
Momento Mori… (Morgan)
Well, Better Than… (Dai Lu)
(Act 2)
The First Step (James)
Willard! (Mayor)
Front Street (Barkeeper, Ensemble)
Venetian Blind Man (Dai Lu)
Black Box Warrior (Therapist)
Your Body, My Temple (Mayor, Ensemble)
Sex, Drugs, Rock’n’Roll (James)
Cover This Song (Cassie)
Outliers (Mayor)
Love Me, Normally (James)
(Act 3)
Vampire Culture [S.O. Reprise] (Mayor, Cassie, Morgan, Ensemble)
Lapce’s Angel (Mayor)
Hand Me My Shovel (Cassie, Morgan, Ensemble)
Dr Sunshine (Dai Lu, Ensemble)
Cotard’s Solution (James, Ensemble)
Song With Five Names (Mayor, Ensemble)
2012 (James, Dai Lu, Mayor, Ensemble)
Naturally there is a much larger and in depth plot summary, thought-out blocking for musical numbers and some in progress character designs that I have crammed into my Master Doc for this behemoth of an original work.
Keep in mind this concept is far from finalised, more characters may be added and more songs might be written into the narrative.
I’d be more than happy to go more in detail about it and accept any form of suggestions or feedback if the users of Tumblr happen to find this interesting :)
In the mean time, if you find yourself interested in this work and would like to listen to the songs in chronological order I have compiled a playlist you can find bellow… ↓↓↓
#will wood#will wood and the tapeworms#jukebox musical#original work#original musical#work in progress#shamless promotion#welcome to suburbia#calling all will wood and musical theatre fans#i sincerely hope more people are going to be into this than just me and my bf#feedback is appreciated#Spotify
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ouuurrghh BORRRRINGGGG
#wts#welcome to suburbia#art#digital art#artists on tumblr#crowley art#crowley ocs#oc art#oc: bubba walker#oc: kyle ian hyppocrates#cannibalism as a metaphor for love#etc
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Artist at work
#ai artwork#ai generated#ai art#ai image#artwork#painting#painter#art#welcome to suburbia#swimming pool
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WERE ALMOST THERE
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Suburbiaaaaaaa
You’re not aloooooooone
The lights are ooooooon
But no one’s home!
So
#charlie stfu#shitpost#will wood#welcome home#will wood and the tapeworms#wwattw#wwatt#suburbia overture / greetings from mary bell township! / (vampire) culture / love me normally#suburbia overture
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Jake Manley taken by Abigail Gorden.
#jake manley#the order#netflix the order#jack morton#nanny nightmare#a dogs journey#hotwired in suburbia#infamous#pursuit#holidate#netflix holidate#love in the maldives#welcome to redville#actor#talented#hot guy#gorgeous guy#nice arms#biceps#one of my faves
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this part of suburbia overture is eddie dear coded . i will not elaborate <3
#welcome home#welcome home arg#welcome home puppet show#eddie dear#suburbia overture#suburbia overture/greetings from mary bell township/(vampire) culture/love me normally#my posts
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Wts fans when they see a guy with too much flesh and the actual moon from the sky
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welcome home hunny bunny, I love you
#moodboard#uncanny valley#visual moodboard#aesthetics#coquette#welcome home#hunnybunny#liminalspacecore#lobotomy chic#uncannycore#it girl#western#suburbia#nostalgia#digital portrait#digital camera#2000s nostalgia#modelingphotography#lizzy grant aesthetic#stolenbesos#west coast#babygirl you are strange and offputting#girlblogging#lizzy grant#valley of the dolls#valley girl
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Throwing out my first batch of character designs for Welcome To Suburbia…
• James Campbell - An alcohol-dependent horror writer down on his publishing luck.
• Dai Lu Lee - A doctor specialising in the care of farm animals with an unfortunate talent for disappointing her parents.
#will wood#will wood and the tapeworms#jukebox musical#original work#original musical#original characters#welcome to suburbia#sketches#digital art#digital artists of tumblr#artist of tumblr
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this cant be real
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Part 9 of Tales From Suburbia is up! Along with some general announcements for it and stuff like that, I'm also considering opening a sideblog around TFS that y'all can ask or get general worldbuilding info from
Sidenote, this is a ship fic (nothing raunchy, 100% goobers) and there is a conversation that you may find uncomfortable, so just a heads up
#plants vs zombies#pvz#garden warfare 2#garden warfare#ao3#tales from suburbia#yeah I'll start announcing these fic updates now because why not I guess#also hey if you're seeing pvz ao3 for the first time congrats welcome to a pvz fandom so small it's somehow smaller than pvz tumblr
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Eyed
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Song: Suburbia Overture / Greetings from Mary Bell Township! / (Vampire) Culture / Love Me, Normally
#the normal album#suburbia overture#vampire culture#will wood#you hep cats get two in the afternoon today your welcome
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so maybe i cried a little when green day ended their two hour set with good riddance (time of your life). so sue me!
#dont mind me#after the played literally every song i’m obsessed with#american idiot holiday boulevard basket case SAINT JIMMY AND JESUS OF SUBURBIA l#longview welcome to paradise
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