Wilk McKean Completes Work on the Musical Emerald Coast

Wilk McKean aka Dr Breeze completed work on the musical Emerald Coast in June. The work is an historical fiction set in Pensacola, Fl in 1896. The story is about a woman named Deirdre’ Dunn, the madam of an upscale brothel, and her triumph over tragedy and social mores as she ultimately marries Franklin Kaiser, an older wealthy lumber baron following the death of Zeke Martin, a young handsome surveyor, her lover and the father of her unborn child. Martin is killed rescuing a family during the storm of 1896 which destroys much of Pensacola. There are two acts with five scenes in the first and six scenes in the second, thirteen songs and two instrumental pieces. McKean is working with pianist Tom Baroco on the stage adaptation of the music which involves arrangement and instrumentation. The next step will be to have actors act out the scenes and sing the songs to access there effectiveness. The work is posted here in three parts – Characters, Synopsis (brief summary) and Script. Please click on the part you wish to review to open. The writer is currently communicating with potential producers to have the initial run coincide with the 450 anniversary celebration of Pensacola in 2009.