Vampires, soldiers, spoiled brats, and clowns collide in a feast of entertainment for the senses - in a dystopian, brutal, totalian future where theatre has 'constraints'. Delight in the wonder that unfolds as these two (imaginary) companies pull out all the stops to bring you, Fables Du Theatre, a fantastic reinvention of old French fables to tell modern tales of murder, delusion, madness, absurdity -- and love. (French is now acceptable again since they are so much more like us). With a touch of “de la Fontaine” and a government inspector the actors weave a magical night of sex, death, and clowns.
(Immersive and interactive elements...)
Cast:
CASTING NOTE: There are two 'casts' in Fables: one is comprised of regular characters in the fables played by actors in ____(insert your company name here): you may adjust cast names to fit accordingly. The second cast is the company members of "Immanence Theatre Ensemble", a fictitious yet famous site-specific theatre ensemble who are the guest artists for the show, and who also play characters in the three fables for the evening.
IMMANENCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE
MARVA LEWIS: F, artistic director of Immanence Theatre Artists
RAMIQ SAYER: M, a member of Immanece Theatre Artists, character actor
TULIE BOUQUESS: F, a member of Immanence, beautiful and exotic
PHALKE ZHOU: M, managing director of Immanence, utilitarian worker & actor
ZOA CANTATORE: F, new member to Immanence, an ingenue
DOLL MARKOWITZ: F, older member of Immanence, a singer
SAAFER: M or F, an intern, plays several small roles
UNKNOWN (or your company) COMPANY; real actor names should be used
DIRECTOR : 30's-50's
MAN : 20-30's
MAN : 30-40's
WOMAN : 20-30's character
WOMAN : 20's ingenue
WOMAN : 20's, childlike, androgenous
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(Plays within the Play)
THE STAGE COFFEEHOUSE
THE COFFEEMAKER: a wise old coot (played by Ramiq)
TARKIN: an ex-soldier in a wheelchair
DERLING: an abrasive publicist (played by Marva)
KOB: a bankrupt accountant
BAYDEN: a nervous self-help guru
DALIT: daughter of the Minister of Defense
MEERY: a hardened soldier
COLONEL MUTZ: head of DAM DEEP (played by Phalke)
THE DOCTOR: doubled with Mutz
Various guards and workers in Dam Deep
XEERA'S NIGHT
XEERA: a succubus (played by Tulie)
ALLER: personal assistant to Xeera
DETECTIVE KISCHME: hardboiled dick (played by Ramiq)
KRAL: the devil
GUY: a guy
Various Patrons and Actors
THE SPOILED CHILD
JAIDEN: a child of indeterminate sexuality
THE PARENT: the clown (played by Doll)
THE MOON: a goddess (played by Marva)
THE HOST: of Star King of the Universe
Characters from the other Fables, including:
BAYDEN, KOB, XEERA, KRAL, TARKIN, and THE COFFEEMAKER
ADDITIONAL ROLES
SHURAH: a soldier,and ex-Immanence Theatre Ensemble member
GOREN: or Man in the Audience; also the Magistrate of Theatre
An accordionist