Synopsis
Bat Boy - The Musical
Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming & Laurence O'Keefe
Published by Dramatists Play Service
6 Male 4 Female
This is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia
For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley
Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy
Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret
Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin
REVIEWS
"Big laughs ... It's remarkable what intelligent wit can accomplish - a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering humor and energetic glee" - NY Times
"Smart, playful and funny...a giggling cult hit" - NY
"Outrageously silly and totally charming" - NY Daily News