Synopsis

3 men
4 women
1 musician
minimal set
running time: 90 minutes

Charlotte Shrubsole, a young woman who feels she is failing at life, has decided that if she doesn't find success today she's going to jump off the roof of her apartment building. A troupe of performers -- who, due to compulsive disregard of showbiz superstitions, have set the stars out of joint and been hurled forward in time -- find that they must get back to the year 1938 in time for their opening night at the Palace Theatre.

To find their way back, the troupe must save Charlotte. This sets them on a journey of Vaudevillian proportions, with the six member ensemble inhabiting all the characters in Charlotte's marathon day and using every skill in their repertoire - from Shakespeare to soft-shoe - to guide her safely home. The action is underscored by an on-stage musician, who also accompanies the musical numbers on a variety of instruments.

The world of CYCLE is innocent, exhuberant, and seriously hopeful. It presents the basest comedy alongside the greatest classical texts of all time in order to say: we are all the same. And if we open our eyes to the wonders around us, we will travel beyond limitation.

And did I mention there's a bicycle?