Insists our foolish knight is mad and must be treated. CARRASCO (30s-60s, male) Antonia’s fiance and foil to Don Quixote. This role may portray additional supporting characters.ĭR.
INNKEEPER (30s-60s, male) a gentle giant. Must sing well, but may have comic voiceĪLDONZA (20s-50s, female) a wild and lusty woman who has developed a jaded world-view. SANCHO (20s-50s, male) manservant to Cervantes and loyal sidekick to Don Quixote. A tall, gaunt, eccentric but charismatic man. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES (30s-60s, male) our Don Quixote, the “foolish knight”. Performance run: July 1 – Augin Rep with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Accepted instruments are: guitar (acoustic, mandolin, etc), strings (cello, bass, violin, viola, etc) Character assignments may change and all actors will need to be instrumentalists, as well. LDTC’s production will be performed by (12) actor/musicians. Producing a makeup kit, he transforms himself into an old man who calls himself Don Quixote de La Mancha.” – The Musical Company Cervantes agrees to do so, and offers his defense in the form of a play. The other prisoners set up a mock trial: if Cervantes is found guilty, he will hand over all his possessions.
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An archetypal ingénue.Ĥ ENSEMBLE (20s-40s, female or male) Courtesans, Proteans, SoldiersĭESCRIPTION: “Miguel de Cervantes, aging and an utter failure in his varied careers as playwright, poet and tax collector, sits in a Seville dungeon with his manservant, awaiting trial by the Spanish Inquisition for an offense against the Church. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him bodily what he has paid for, but loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. PHILIA (20s, female) A virgin in the House of Lycus whom we also find out is Erronius’ daughter. Always out to make a profit, but also wants to provide good on what his business offers.
LYCUS (30s-50s, male) The owner of the house of Courtesans. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia. MILES GLORIOSUS (20s-30s, male) The archetype of the braggart soldier. Quick-witted, scheming, childlike spirit.ĮRRONIUS (50s-70s, male) A befuddled, old man, searching for his lost children. PSEUDOLUS (30s-60s, male) A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of Philia. He desperately wants everything to be in order. Believes he is in control, but is actually Pseudolus’ puppet to carry out his schemes. HYSTERIUM (20s-50s, male) The chief slave in the House of Senex. He falls in love with Philia and agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help Hero woo her. HERO (20s-30s, male) The young son of Senex and Domina. Loves her husband deep down, but is outwardly controlling, demanding, and manipulative. A shrewish woman who dominates to the point of answering herself the questions she asks of others.
SENEX – (40s-60s, male) An old man and father to Hero and husband to Domina.ĭOMINA – (40s-60s, female) Senex’s wife. (character assignments subject to change to optimize doubling) Performance run: June 17 – Augin Rep with Man of La Manch The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.This unforgettable, hysterical musical allows a terrific ensemble of comedic actors to shine – “something for everyone, a comedy tonight!” – MTI A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.Ī Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom.
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KATIA (18 years old, female) – Maggie’s adopted daughter, born in Russia, highschool senior, full of angst and uncertainty.ĭESCRIPTION: “Broadway’s greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. MAGGIE (mid-fifties, female) – a former dancer turned office worker, single and friendly, Katia’s mother, kind A funny and moving story about the complexity of living in the world today.” – Playscripts Unfolding in real time, Memory House is about a young and an older woman who are forced to grapple with the past as they face an uncertain future. As the deadline looms, unexamined issues of the girl’s adoption from Russia, the rupture of her parents divorce, and the fear of leaving home break through the surface as the mother cajoles, deflects, and maneuvers around her own feelings of sadness and loss. DESCRIPTION: “One winter night a woman bakes a pie as a girl tries to finish her college essay.
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