Cape Morton is now available for licensing by community theaters, regional theater companies, and other theatrical organizations.

Set in a fictional seaside town during the summer of 1966, this original two-act musical comedy follows the uproar that erupts when a local dress shop displays a daring new swimsuit. What begins as a seemingly trivial controversy soon becomes a humorous and surprisingly touching exploration of changing times, personal convictions, and small-town traditions.

With colorful characters, memorable musical numbers, and practical production requirements, Cape Morton offers theaters an entertaining opportunity to introduce audiences to a brand-new musical.

An Affordable, Practical Production

Cape Morton was developed with community and smaller theatrical organizations in mind.

Cast: 11 principal characters (6 women and 5 men)

Music: 14 original musical numbers

Running time: Approximately two hours, including intermission

Scenery: Adaptable settings suitable for modest production budgets

Musical accompaniment: Complete instrumental backing tracks supplied; no live orchestra required when using these tracks

All singing, including vocal harmonies, is performed live by the cast. The supplied accompaniment recordings contain no prerecorded lead or backing vocals.

Directors have considerable flexibility in staging, scenery, costumes, and choreography while preserving the integrity of the script and musical score.

Simple, Affordable Licensing

The performance licensing fee for Cape Morton is:

$100 per authorized performance

There are no additional charges for the digital production materials supplied with an approved license.

These materials include:

– Complete production script

– Recordings of all 14 musical numbers for reference

– Instrumental accompaniment tracks for performances

– Complete song lyrics

Complimentary Promotional Artwork

To help theaters promote their productions of Cape Morton, a coordinated collection of promotional artwork is available at no additional charge.

The artwork features the musical’s original promotional image and includes versions suitable for posters, flyers, theater websites, social media, and other advertising materials.

Licensed theaters are welcome to use the supplied artwork, adapt it to include their own production dates, venue information, and ticket details, or create entirely original promotional designs.

Use of the supplied artwork is completely optional and is offered as an additional convenience to help make producing and promoting Cape Morton as simple and affordable as possible.

Performance rights are granted by written agreement for the approved theater, venue, dates, and number of performances.

To help protect individual productions, licenses also provide limited geographic protection within a 30-mile radius of the licensed venue, beginning 30 days before the first performance and continuing until 30 days after the final performance, subject to any previously authorized productions.

Additional terms and conditions are explained in the Licensing Information Guide and the Sample Performance License Agreement.

Explore the Musical Before Making a Decision!

There’s no obligation to apply for a license simply because you’re interested in learning more.

We invite theater directors and producers to explore Cape Morton before deciding whether it might be a good fit for their organization.

The complete perusal script is available to be read online or downloaded for evaluation, and as you may have noticed on the Home Page, all 14 musical demonstrations can be heard right here on this very website.

Requesting Performance Rights

All licensing is handled directly by the author, Richard F. Hamre, a long-term resident of South Florida.

To inquire about producing Cape Morton, simply send an email identifying your theater organization, proposed venue, anticipated production dates, and approximate number of performances.

I’ll be more than happy to answer any and all questions about licensing, production requirements, and the materials to be provided.

Richard F. Hamre
Book and Lyrics — Cape Morton
Email: info@hungryhillmusic.com