Story

It’s a race against time as a nineteenth-century inventor rallies young apprentices and grapples with naysayers and other diversions (of the female persuasion) as he strives to take his place among the great scientists of the new Industrial Age. At the expense of a normal life, he chases his dream to be the first to build and patent the discoveries that will help usher in the twentieth century, keenly aware of his competitors and the pressing need to work fast and furiously if he is to achieve his goal. 

In the end, the inventor comes to the bittersweet realization of the important things in life. 

This look back at a unique period in history intertwines three stories

– love, family, and happiness

– cannot be devised or manufactured. 

– the bewildering onslaught of new devices and inventions, the promise of the future made easier by these work-saving machines, and the personal price that one must sometimes pay to follow a dream. 

This incredible story line, coupled with 18 heart stopping melodic songs with intriguing lyrics, has played to full houses and cries out to be performed on any stage from local amateur groups, schools, universities and professional venues.

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