Set in the American Midwest, Perfect Lives is “about” bank robbery, cocktail lounges, geriatric love, adolescent elopement, the changing of the light at sundown, et al. One of the definitive text-sound compositions of the late 20th century, it has been called "the most influential music/theater/literary work of the 1980s".
| Directing | John Sanborn | Director |
| Sound | Robert Ashley | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Ashley | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Gordon | Music Producer |
| Crew | Dean Winkler | Visual Effects Editor |
| Production | Mary Perillo | Associate Producer |
| Camera | John Sanborn | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dean Winkler | Post-Production Manager |
| Crew | John Sanborn | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Humbert | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Humbert | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Brian Danitz | Gaffer |
| Art | Mary Perillo | Title Designer |
