A Friendly New Musical Farce with Book, Music and Lyrics by Award-Winning Songwriter Donna Stearns
Character Breakdown
Rosalynde -- 20s. Alto. All that and brains too. Thinks she can solve problems by dressing like a boy. Nice girl but can't tell when her own cousin Celia is lusting after her.
Celia -- 20s. Smoky Soprano. Closeted lesbian in love with her cousin Rosalynde.
Duke Senior -- Alto. Rosalynde's father, but ... he's a biological man who lives his life as a woman in Arden.
Phebe -- Alto/Soprano. Bitchy shepherdess not in love with Silvius.
Jaques -- Tenor/Baritone or Alto. Dark, scary, secretive, wierd misanthrope. Speaks in Star-Trek-like technical jargon.
Alex and Eddie -- Flunky tech assistants to Jaques and stage managers with headsets dealing with the soap actors.
Club Kid and Entertainment Reporter Katherine Von Tingles -- Cameo role for outlandish club kid who owns his or her own "gear" and can pull off a woman from Entertainment Tonight. Ultra sexy and nasty.
Oliver -- Tenor/Baritone. Jealous older brother of Orlando. Wants to kill Orlando but is saved by Orlando from jungle animals and hunters.
Orlando -- 20s. Tenor. Prefers porn to poetry. Nice guy but can't tell when a girl is dressed up as a boy.
Adam -- Tenor. Servant and kind old coot who tries to stand between these 2 brothers and tries to smooth things out.
Touchstone -- Tenor/Baritone. Terrible stand-up comedian who thinks he looks good in a wonder bra.
Duke Frederick -- Baritone/Soulful/Gospel. Celia's father. Evil bad-guy duke who mends his ways by becoming a minister. Falls for the Club Kid from Limelight.
Silvius -- Tenor/Baritone. Quirky Poindexter shepherd in love with Phebe.
3 Lords to Duke Senior and Clown Troupe -- Baritones. Ab-Fab whistling hunters. Mutts and Jeffs who are happy to be quite Out in Arden with Duke Senior.
Copyright Donna Stearns, 2001, All Rights Reserved.