Petri Wai Productions

Immersive Projection-Mapped Musical Theater

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What this is (in one sentence)

A birthday tribute told like family tells it—truthful, intimate, reverent—where the narrator’s gestures ignite the room and the music carries the emotional arc.

Not a “history lesson” It’s a lived experience: sacrifice, endurance, responsibility, and renewal.
Designed for black box & touring Minimal physical set. Maximum immersive impact with mapping.
The antagonist is a force “The Drift” (forgetting, comfort, decay) arrives—then is pushed back by repair.

Perfect for

Civic celebrations • regional theaters • touring presenters • cruise programming • schools & community events (adaptable cut-down version).

About the Production

America Endures is a 250th-anniversary tribute built for real emotion. The narrator never sings—yet commands the room. The music is the engine: choir and orchestra carry the audience through vow, cost, wonder, drift, repair, gratitude, inheritance, and hand-off. Projection mapping is not a backdrop; it is the stage’s nervous system—reacting to the narrator’s torch-gesture “interface.”

Core promise

This show does not recite history. It translates it into an emotional birthday ritual: candles for years, constellations for vows, gold seams for repair, and a final single flame that refuses to go out.

  • Runtime: 60–75 minutes (no intermission)
  • Cast: 1 narrator/guardian (any gender; spoken text only)
  • Music: 9 original tracks (choir + orchestra; optional live elements)
  • Staging: Minimal physical items; maximum immersive mapping

Tone & audience response

The goal is not cleverness. It’s earned catharsis: quiet reverence, rising awe, a hard turn into responsibility, then a conclusion that lands like a vow.

“Happy birthday, America. We’re still here. We’re still trying. And by the grace of God—still capable of becoming.”

Suitable for broad audiences, with the ability to adjust emphasis (faith language, civic framing, local references) per venue.

The Story (One Act)

The narrator enters a black box room holding a torch. One candle becomes 250. The room becomes a living birthday altar. The show moves like family memory: intimate first, then epic, then brutally honest—then renewed.

Structure in four movements

  • Vow: a promise made visible (paper → ink-light → constellations)
  • Cost: the price paid to keep the door open (names → stars → silence)
  • Wonder: joy as defiance (room becomes sky; gratitude becomes sound)
  • Repair + hand-off: “The Drift” arrives; gold seams stitch the room; the torch is passed forward

The antagonist (not a person)

The villain is The Drift: forgetting, comfort, cruelty, and the slow rot of “not my problem.” It appears as erosion, static, smoke, and fraying threads across walls and floor—then is pushed back by deliberate repair.

Visual System — Three Walls + Floor

The production utilizes a seamless, four-surface projection environment where the physical theater dissolves. The matte-black stage becomes a living canvas, responding to the narrator’s gestures to reveal a world of ink, stars, and light that wraps entirely around the audience.

Declarations Dawn

The theater transforms into a vast parchment scroll. Ink-light flows from the floor up the walls, forming the sacred vows of the nation as they ascend to become shimmering constellations.

Fallen on This Land

Atmospheric remembrance. Soft ink traces of names fall like snow across the architecture, igniting into a field of stars before the room drops into a profound, reverent silence.

She Endures

The room weathers under "The Drift"—a digital erosion of static and shadow. The narrator uses a torch-light to perform kintsugi, sealing the cracks with radiant gold seams of resilience.

250 Opportunities Unbound

The walls open into portals of light. A canopy of 250 candles rises to the ceiling, illuminating the floor as a golden path for the symbolic passing of the torch.

Songs (Final Order)

1. Declarations Dawn

A vow made visible. Ink-light, parchment, constellations—promise with consequence.

Choir + OrchestraReverentCinematic
2. Fallen on This Land

Grief and honor without spectacle. Names become stars. Silence is part of the music.

LamentMinimal narrationRoom goes cold
3. Ode to America’s Joy

Joy as defiance—earned, not naive. Light builds “wonder” across walls and floor.

AnthemicLiftAwe
4. Fireworks on America’s Birthday

Celebration—then the emotional turn. The sparks fade, and the truth arrives.

SpectaclePivotCommunal
5. She Endures

The Drift enters. Repair becomes a choice. Gold seams remain visible—proud scars.

Villain-force momentRepairResolve
6. Thank You, America

Gratitude from beyond—responsibility, not bragging. Threads connect the room.

Global voicesHumilityThreads
7. This Land of Mine

Inheritance becomes stewardship. An empty chair becomes light—presence, not nostalgia.

PersonalLegacyStewardship
8. 250 Opportunities Unbound — Finale Embrace

The door is real: restart, rebuild, bless others with the chance you received. Handoff.

FinaleDoor of lightHand-off
9. National Anthem 1

Minimal visuals. Dawn. One flame. No montage. No distraction—only vow.

Reverent closeSingle flameStand if able

Licensing & Booking

Included in the licensing package

  • Narrator script (performance-ready)
  • Music tracks (9) and delivery spec (WAV/MP3) + cue points
  • Projection cue bible (scene logic, transitions, “touch moments”)
  • Show run sheet + stage manager prompt book
  • Artwork kit (poster templates, hero images, copy blocks)

Flexible mounting options

  • Black box standard: 3 walls + floor mapping (recommended)
  • Large stage: Back wall + floor + scenic masking (scaled visuals)
  • Community partnership: Add local choir for selected moments
  • Event version: 45–55 minute cut for civic programs

Sizzle Reel

Official production sizzle reel.

Conceptual trailer featuring AI-generated visuals and original music.

Contact & Inquiries

For licensing, booking, and production inquiries:

Fred Puglia, Talent Manager

Perfect Impressions Entertainment

Phone & WhatsApp: 217-836-8897

Email: fredpuglia@gmail.com