On the southwest tip of North America on a land called California
There's a Playhouse and in that Playhouse there's a dance rehearsal
and in that dance rehearsal there are no dancers
There's a 12 person cast, a choreographer, a choreographers assistant
a vision and no dancers.
La Jolla.
Oh wait there's dancing? Wait.
Have they see n us? That's hilarious.
Good morning, dancers. Please give Miss Devine your full attention.
Hi, guys.
Since no one seemed to think we needed a dance audition, I need to get an idea of
how you guys move. Obviously this isn't a show about fierce fan kicks and layouts
but we will use our bodies to do some storytelling and I'd like to see what I
have to work with. Give your best moves ready? five six seven eight
No pressure it's not an audition.
(It's totally an audition. Oh I know!)
That's really good.
(They're terrible. Clearly I'm not going for a Tony nomination here. Can we salvage this?)
(Can they sit the whole show?)
Joel? Why are you on a chair?
You wanted to know what we can do.
I can climb on a chair - it's about it.
(Oh my god.) Dancers: let's take a 10.
Seattle.
We're gonna make a plane okay and all you need to do is sit in your chair on my count.
You guys stand up. We're gonna do a
slow sit on the music lowering yourself down
Ready? Bum bum bum sit.
I thought you said stand.
God. Dancers let's take a ten!
Washington DC
Dancers? Miss Devine would like to bump up the choreography now that we have
official word we are going to Broadway. I hope you have all worked on the
exercises and took the suggestions we emailed you over the hiatus.
I took a tap class.
Did you really?
Yeah and then I got my hip replaced. Titanium. You want to see how fast I get on a chair now?
Guys when we're doing "Heave Away," are we on the right or the left first?
Right. I think it's the left the right there's a turn.
How do you fake a turn?
Hey, Kelly? My acting choice is to sit during the dance yep.
(Kill me.)
Dancers? let's take a ten.
Gander.
Let's run this one more time for Sharon.
Everyone: sit in your seat and saw my go walk up to your mic. Ready? Go.
Sharon? Go.
Stop yelling at me!
Are you crying? (Oh my god, she's crying.)
There's no crying in choreography. Dancers: let's take a ten.
Toronto.
Let's run Screech.
Farewell to all you pretty ladies Waving from the dock Heave away, me jollies, heave away
And if we do return to you We'll make your cradles rock Heave away, me jolly boys, We're all bound away
You guys? That was great. You're really getting better. It makes me misty.
But, Lee: why weren't you dancing?
I didn't think I was in this number.
Why wouldn't you... Dancers let's take a ten!
Broadway
Did you hear we were nominated for an Outer Critics Award for outstanding choreography?
Tony nomination for Best Choreography!
Welcome to the rock if you come from away, You'll probably understand about half of what we say.
They say no man's an island but an island makes a man, Especially when one comes from one like Newfoundland.
Welcome to the Rock.
You are here, at the start of a moment, on the edge of the world. Where the river meets the sea.
Here, at the edge of the Atlantic, on an island in between there and here.
I'm an islander. I am an islander.
Welcome to the fog, welcome to the trees, to the ocean and the sky, and whatever's in between.
To the one's who left, you are never truly gone. Our candle's in the window and our candle's always on.
When the sun is coming, and the world has come ashore. If you're hoping for a harbor than you'll find an open door.
In the winter, from the water, through whatever's in the way, to the ones who have come from away,
Welcome to the rock!
The cast of Come From Away!