character list included Floyd Collins, Homer Collins, Nellie Collins, and Johnnie Gerald; as rewritten the role of Johnnie Gerald was merged with that of Homer Collins. As currently performed, the roles include Bee Doyle, Dr Hazlett, three reporters, a Con Man, Lee Collins, Homer Collins, Floyd Collins, Clif Rony, Jewlle Estes, Nellie Collins, Skeets Miller, Miss Jane, H. T. Carmichael and Ed Bishop. Floyd Collins, exploring Sand Cave, uses the echoes of his voice to sound out the region, and falls through a tight passageway when his foot became trapped, wedged in position by a small rock. His family and his fellow cavers try to free him; when it becomes clear that his rescue will not be easy, his brother Homer spends the night in the cave with him. William Burke "Skeets" Miller, a small man, is able to squeeze through and visit with Floyd, relaying stories which were printed in the news. Despite efforts by miners, the National Guard and the Red Cross, attempts at rescue fail, and the crowd grows outside the cave as a media circus ensues. Seventeen days after Floyd had entered the cave, a shaft finally reaches him. He had died three days earlier. The play's musical style is drawn from bluegrass, Americana, and "more complex musical forms that have their antecedents in the likes of Bartok, Janacek and Stravinsky". Songs Act I Ballad of Floyd Collins – Company The Call – Floyd It Moves – Floyd Time to Go – Floyd Lucky – Nellie and Miss Jane 'Tween a Rock An' a Hard Place (replaced by "Where a Man Belongs" in 1999) – Family and locals Daybreak – Homer and Floyd Ballad of Floyd Collins (Reprise) – Jewell I Landed on Him – Skeets Miller And She'd Have Blue Eyes – Floyd Heart An' Hand – Miss Jane and Lee Riddle Song – Homer and Floyd Act II Is That Remarkable? – reporters and company Carnival – Floyd and company Through the Mountain – Nellie Git Comfortable – Homer Ballad of Floyd Collins (2nd Reprise) – Jewell The Dream – Floyd, Nellie, Homer and company How Glory Goes – Floyd Response Despite having a run of only 25 performances, the show left a strong impression on contemporary theatre. John Simon, writing for New York Magazine, proclaimed that Floyd Collins was "the original and daring musical of our day." He also wrote that "Floyd Collins