Tag Archives: libertarian musical

An Extended Synopsis of The Debt Collector

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Aya Katz

Blood Samosude is someone to fear. A vigilante enforcer of contracts, Blood lives outside the law and is shunned by respectable society. In the town, they warn one another about him. The debt collector, the debt collector, They don’t call … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music, Musical Styles, Vocalists | Tagged Can You Forgive, composer Daniel Carter, Erin Royall Carlson, I'd Rather Be Free, Katie Lobrot, Kelly Clear, Law Abiding, Law Abiding People, libertarian, libertarian musical, lyricist Aya Katz, Mindy, Mindy Pack, Nate Ginsberg, The Debt Collector, theatrical musical, Victoria Trestrail | 1 Comment

Support Your Local Musical Theater

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Aya Katz

Support Your Local Musical Theatre Aya Katz [This pub was first published on Hubpages in 2010. Due to the current ban on dueling by Hubpages management, I had to move it to PubWages.] The first musical I ever saw was … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music, PubWages Staff | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Aya Katz, Daniel Carter, George Berbard Shaw, libertarian musical, musical theatre, musicals, My Fair Lady, Shlonsky, The Debt Collector, אברהם שלונסקי, עוץ לי גוץ לי | 2 Comments

I’d Rather Be Free — A Song from THE DEBT COLLECTOR

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Aya Katz

Not everyone would rather be free. Even if most of us think we would like to be free, very few of us would be willing to pay the ultimate price for our liberty. Not everyone prefers death to loss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music, Opinion Pieces and Editorials | Tagged Aya Katz, Daniel Carter, Kade Smith, Katie Lobrot, Kelly Clear, libertarian, libertarian musical, Mindy Pack, musical, Nate Ginsberg, stage musical, The Debt Collector | 2 Comments

The Debt Collector: Three Songs for Blood

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Aya Katz

Blood Samosude is the title character in the libertarian musical, The Debt Collector. Blood not only makes his living collecting debts, he is also a true believer in the sanctity of contracts. Like a priest of justice, Blood single-handedly fights … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music | Tagged Aya Katz, Blood Samosude, Contracts, Daniel Carter, How to pick up girls, idealism, Kelly Clear, libertarian musical, manipulative, More Perfect Contracts, socially awkward, The Debt Collector, When I'm with her | 2 Comments

Songs From the Debt Collector, A Libertarian Musical

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Aya Katz

Nobody in The Debt Collector is a saint, but nobody is irredeemable. Take Lottie Lark, the welfare mother. When one of her children shoplifts, Lottie reprimands the child and explains that it is not necessary to steal, because the law already provides them with everything they need at other people’s expense. The Larks are law abiding people. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Opinion Pieces and Editorials | Tagged Aya Katz, child support, Daniel Carter, ending class warfare, fathers' rights, Kade Smith, Katie Lobrot, Law Abiding People, libertarian musical, Mindy Pack, Nate Ginsberg, Social Security Act, The Debt Collector, Title IV-D, Victoria Trestrail, what makes a welfare mother | 3 Comments

Two Songs for Mrs. Hauser

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Aya Katz

Helga Hauser is an immigrant. In the old country, she was a nurse. But she can’t work as a nurse in the United States, because she does not have the government certification. She and her husband brought all their savings … Continue reading →

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Can You Forgive? Another song from The Debt Collector

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Aya Katz

“Can You Forgive” is a very important song that appears in the third act of The Debt Collector, a libertarian musical composed by Daniel Carter and written by me. Victoria Trestrail, playing the role of Lottie Lark with great effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes and Language, Music, Vocalists | Tagged Aya Katz, Can Your forgive, Chimpanzee apology, Daniel Carter, Erin Royall Carlson, how to apologize, Kelly Clear, libertarian, libertarian musical, musical, The Debt Collector, Victoria Trestrail | Leave a comment

What Makes a Welfare Mother: Another Song from The Debt Collector

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Aya Katz

The Debt Collector is a libertarian musical set in the 1980s about a family named the Larks, their landlady, Mrs. Hauser, their social worker, Siren, and, in the title role, Blood, the debt collector hired by the landlady. In the song … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Vocalists | Tagged Aya Katz, book and lyrics, composer Daniel Carter, Daniel Carter, libertarian, libertarian musical, musical play, musicals, play, show tunes, tenants eviction, The Debt Collector, Victoria Trestrail, welfare, welfare mother, what makes a welfare mother | 2 Comments

Two Songs from the Debt Collector by Daniel Carter and Aya Katz Peformed by Jill Dabney

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

Writing a musical is easy. Getting somebody to perform it is hard. When it comes to the music itself, very few people can even read it. (Confession: I can’t either.) Daniel Carter wrote some beautiful music for my lyrics, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music | Tagged Aya Katz, Daniel Carter, Jill Dabney, libertarian musical, musical, The Debt Collector | 5 Comments

“Law Abiding People”: A song from THE DEBT COLLECTOR

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Aya Katz

Daniel Carter and I have been collaborating on a musical. We have nineteen songs written to go with my play The Debt Collector. He composed the music and I wrote the words. But the collaborative process continues, as we recruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Music, Musicians | Tagged Aya Katz, Daniel Carter, Law Abiding People, libertarian musical, musical, The Debt Collector, Victoria Trestrail, welfare reform | 5 Comments