Recovering from a mysterious attack in 1849 Baltimore, a delirious writer recounts an outrageous tale of love and betrayal in which a young slave liberates a circus bear and dancing orangutan, with terrifying results.
Cast:
DR. TARR, 40s, African-American, veiled or masked, also plays:
EKENE, 20s, house slave
ED, 40, madman, Caucasian, also plays:
ED, 19, overeducated
REYNOLDS, 20s, ringmaster and animal trainer, Cockney
SHELTON, 30s, owner of a riverboat line
GIGANTO, orangutan
ELMIRA, 38, wealthy widow, Caucasian, also plays:
ELMIRA, 17, impetuous
YONA, white bear