Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Read a transcript of this recording here: mljs.evilnickname.org/jimsteinman/thedreamengine/script.html

This is where it really all began (if you don't count the score for A Man's a Man...) Witness Steinman's epic amalgamation of Brecht's Baal and 1960's counterculture in this truly unique 3 hour epic. Sadly no known recordings exist of the plays original April 1969 run at Amherst but this audio (and these images) exist from the May 1969 production from Mt. Holyoke which was exactly the same as the Amherst run, just with the nudity cut. I've spent a while restoring the audio making this the perfect way to listen to this unique creation! I hope you can all enjoy this, rest in peace Jimmy.

1. SCENE SELECTION

ACT ONE:
00:00:00 The Historian's Introduction
00:15:12 Formation of The Tribe
00:16:05 Invocation and Formation of The Tribe
00:25:31 Introduction to Max and Emily
00:26:15 Indoctrination Chant
00:27:46 The Interrogation Scene
00:33:41 Pledge Of Allegiance
00:35:58 Introduction to Who Needs The Young?
00:36:04 Who Needs The Young?
00:40:53 Come Home Child
00:41:31 Love Song
00:44:43 The Initiation
00:58:58 Liberation Through Pain
01:03:02 Liberation Through Pleasure
01:09:28 The Induction
01:15:36 Inspirational Hymn: The God Game
01:20:23 The Analysis
01:23:51 Show Me Your Numbers
01:26:45 The Voices of Civilization
01:28:19 The Want Ad
01:31:41 Hymn To Fire: When Your City Is Burning)
01:36:48 Pyro

INTERMISSION

ACT TWO:
01:42:37 Entr'acte
01:52:14 Keep On Truckin'
01:59:48 The Invasion and Slaughter of The City
02:00:48 Emily Respects Uniform
02:01:12 Mother River Song
02:07:37 Max Returns
02:10:56 Emily Meets The Captured Baal
02:12:06 Introduction to The Song of The Dream Engine
02:12:18 The Song of The Dream Engine
02:17:31 Baal's Delirium and Call to The City
02:21:58 Dream of The American Revolution Reborn: The Golden Age of Dying
02:24:28 Street Fighting Prayer
02:27:36 This Is How You Bury The Skull of Your Country!
02:28:29 The Revolution In Music
02:34:26 American Revolution, 1969

2. SONG SELECTION
00:16:05 Come In The Night
00:36:04 Who Needs The Young?
00:40:53 Come Home Child
00:41:31 Love Song
00:58:58 Firebird
01:03:02 Ride A Cock Horse
01:15:36 The God Game
01:28:19 The Want Ad
01:31:41 When Your City Is Burning
01:36:48 Pyro
01:40:41 Come In The Night (Reprise)
01:42:37 Entr'acte
01:52:14 Keep On Truckin'
02:01:12 Mother River Song
02:12:18 Hear The Screams
02:28:29 The Revolution In Music

3. CAST AND CREW
Barry Keating as The Historian
Jim Steinman as Baal
Stephen Collins as Max
Sarah Harris as Emily
Ellen Parks as Girl

Becca Stone,
Lynne Barbee,
Renee Yuen,
Melissa Herbert,
Joanna Mendl,
Sandy Jaspen,
Tom McKitterick,
Larry Dilg,
Ben Harris,
Steve Stern,
Arthur Wilkins,
Robert Yachoan,
& Michael McGrath
As members of The Tribe

Richard McCombs,
John Posner,
Jim Miller,
Timothy Nater,
David Chase,
Phil Barr,
Keith Miller,
& Alan Wilken
As inhabitants of The City

Music and book by Jim Steinman
Directed by Bary Keating
Jonathan Alper as Assistant Director
Martin Brody as Musical Director
Produced by Susan Richardson
Robert Nathan as Associate Producer

Ric Steliga as Lighting Designer
Patter Field as Costume Designer
Staged by George Bentley, Barry Keating and Joanna Mendl
Set Design by Barry Keating
David Hills as Stage Manager
Tom Blackwell as Master Electrician
Lighting by David Buroughs, Jim Linford, Thomas Hoadley and Jay Williams
Sound by Earl Forton and Tom Looker
Photography by Steve Horn
Set Construction by Alan Wilken
Candace Dennis as Costume Assistant
Buffalo Sculpture by Tom Horan
Dream Engine Sculpture by James Goodwin

4. 'SUNDANCE'
Lead Guitar - Jeff Southworth
Guitar, Organ - Tad Lipsky
Guitar, Percussion - Chip Tucker
Bass - Rick Weinhaus
Drums - Craig McNeer
Piano, Organ, Cello - Martin Brody

5. SPECIAL THANKS
Prof. Walter Boughton
Mrs. Evelyn Ward
Mike Kapinos
The Independent Study Committee of Amherst College