"What Are We Gonna Do About Rolf(e)?" That's not just the title of the fourth song from Robert John Ford's new musical "Rolf(e)," but also the question he's been asking himself and supporters of his creative work for more than a decade. At long last, it's time to introduce this irreverent comedy to a broader audience - first, through the recording of demo tracks for all 21 songs from the show in early 2027, and second, through the presentation of a 29-hour workshop in New York in the spring of 2027. Funds donated via Fractured Atlas will directly support both of these initiatives. And neither one is cheap - that's why we need you.
So who and/or what is "Rolf(e)?" You know him from "The Sound of Music," but how did a dancing messenger boy become a member of the Nazi Youth movement during one fateful summer? Was he the villain or just a naive, hormonal teenager? And exactly how do you spell his name? "Rolf(e)" tells the hilarious backstory of an unheralded and misunderstood hero-wannabe who would do anything for love and the resistance, while also examining more serious and timely themes such as gender/sexual identity, the rise of fascism, and the challenge of discerning what is actually true in an era of disinformation.
Combining music in the style of Rodgers & Hammerstein, the teen angst of "Spring Awakening," the irreverent humor of "The Book of Mormon," and the bawdy political commentary of "Cabaret," "Rolf(e)" is a musical for the entire family... assuming the kids in the family have already figured out how to bypass any parental controls on their devices.
"A boy who blindly went astray, then saw the light and saved the day."
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