Act 1
If You Knew My Story
Alice, Billy, Company
Scene 2 (1945. Billy's home. Outside Hayes Creek.)
She's Gone
Billy, Daddy Cane
Scene 3 (1945. Margo's Bookshop.)
Bright Star
Billy, Ensemble
Scene 4 (1945. Asheville. Lobby of the Asheville Southern Journal.)
Way Back in the Day
Alice, Ensemble
Scene 5 (1923. A house in the very small town of Zebulon, N.C.)
Whoa, Mama
Alice, Jimmy Ray, Ensemble
Scene 6 (1923. Zebulon. A cabin in the woods.)
Firmer Hand / Do Right
Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Alice, Ensemble
Scene 7 (1923. Zebulon. Mayor's living room.)
A Man's Gotta Do
Mayor, Jimmy Ray
Scene 8 (1945. Asheville. Alice's office.)
Scene 9 (1945. Hayes Creek. Margo's bookshop.)
Asheville
Margo, Ensemble
Scene 10 (1923. A park in Zebulon.)
What Could Be Better
Jimmy Ray, Alice, Ensemble
Scene 11 (1923. Zebulon. A doctor's office.)
Scene 12 (1923. Zebulon. Mayor's house.)
Scene 13 (1923. Zebulon. Limbo.)
I Can't Wait
Alice, Jimmy Ray, Ensemble
Scene 14 (1945. Asheville. Alice's office.)
Scene 15 (1924. Zebulon. A pathetic shack in the woods. Night.)
Please, Don't Take Him
Alice, Mayor, Stanford, Mama & Daddy Murphy, Ensemble
Scene 16 (1924. Interior of a train car.)
A Man's Gotta Do (Reprise)
Mayor, Ensemble
Act 2
Scene 0 (1924. Train depot outside of Zebulon.)
Sun's Gonna Shine
Alice, Mama Murphy, Company