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The Ballad of RestleSs
Ryder

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Brief description of the musical

The Ballad of Restless Ryder is a musical about tolerance and redemption. It follows the experiences of Ryder, a handyman drifter, fallowing an accident that happens to him in the foothills of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, to helping Puebla.

Ryder

He is 40ish, often with a 1 or 2 day old stubble, some gray in his hair, but not balding. He is a relatively attractive man and has had several relationships in the past.

Joe

He is of Mexican descent, in his middle 20’s, clean shaven with above average height. He is the grandson of Viejo

Old Man (Viejo)

He is very old, below average height, and somewhat sickly, although with an enormous stage presence and an iron strong will. He crossed the border from Mexico to the US as a young man.

Kate

She is a few years younger than Ryder. She is a woman who is a single parent and works with her father at his small construction company. Kate was immediately attracted to Ryder

Big Mike

Kate’s father and Little Mike’s grandfather. Big Mike is very protective of his daughter and her son. He is a widower, his wife dying of some illness in the past 3 years.

Little Mike

A young boy, between the ages of 8 and 10. He never knew his father. Big Mike, his grandfather, has more or less filled that role.

The Temptress

Cruel and attractive, she is all about controlling men in order to get what she wants in life.

Maria

She is in her mid 20’s, average height, an immigrant who traveled to the community with her parents.

Puebla

The people of Puebla (referred by Viejo as “his people”) are Mexican (mostly) illegal immigrants who have settled in a remote valley away from other populated areas. It is a small community beside a river.

New Hope

A rural town of about 1000 people. It sits alongside, and about 50 miles upriver of the same river near Puebla. Its’ economy is mainly farms and ranches.

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Relation to the current social environment

Immigration is one of the most controversial issues of our time. From a U.S. federal perspective, trying to reach agreement and compromise on comprehensive reform of our immigration laws and policies has proven impossible to date.

Ryder’s story unfolds against the backdrop of one of the most controversial issues of the day, immigration. Along with the erosion of women’s rights to choose abortion, the immigration issue is probably the most divisive in our current political discourse. The Ballad of Restless Ryder shows how the societies and cultures of this country are interdependent. We need each other. The day laborer and the farmer are as indispensable as any professional. That has been proven by the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The musical will not attempt to answer ultimately the most pressing questions, but to show how it is more practical to strive for understanding and tolerance, both for moral and economic reasons. But it does bring them up for further examination and discussion. And the music is also very good.

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Cameron Gall

Cameron Gall is a longtime composer and storyteller. He has spent the last 30 years professionally in the clinical research industry managing clinical trials of new and approved treatments for various medical conditions.

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    RESTELESS RYDER OVERTURE
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-South Wind
    SOUTH WIND
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-North Wind
    NORTH WIND
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  • Resteless-Ryder-Stop-The-Illegal-Flood
    STOP THE ILLEGAL FLOOD
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Atmosphere
    ATMOSPHERE
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Loving You
    LOVING YOU
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  • Restless-Ryder-Fathers Lament
    FATHER'S LAMENT
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Restless Ryder
    RESTLESS RYDER
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Stay
    STAY
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-No More
    NO MORE
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Floodplain
    FLOODPLAIN
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Our Father
    OUR FATHER
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  • Resteless-Ryder-thumbnail-Since My Babys Come Home
    SINCE MY BABY'S COME HOME
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