The classic 2,000 year old story brought to the 21st century stage.
Encolpius, Ascyltos and Giton are three penniless young men footloose in the Roman Empire. With narrator Gaius Petronius as their guide and a cantankerous group of Actors who bring to life everyone they encounter, the trio find themselves at the heart of adventures of seduction, deception, love, thievery, violence and more.
Cast:
CHARACTERS:
PETRONIUS / TRIMALCHIO (M, 35-60)
Petronius and Trimalchio can be played by different actors
ENCOLPIUS (M, 20s)
ASCYLTOS (M, 20s)
GITON (M, under 20)
ACTORS (any sex / age)
This version presumes five Actors identified as A B C D E when 21st century and as the characters below when 1st century. Roles can be allocated differently and played by more (not fewer) actors.
A
AGAMEMNON (Act 1) / 1st SELLER (Act 1) / EUMOLPUS (Act 2)
B
CROWD (1) / LICHAS (1&2) / 2nd SELLER (1) / MAN (1) / SLAVE (1) / CONSTABLE (2) / SOLDIER (2)
C
CROWD (1) / INNKEEPER (1) / SAILOR (1&2) / WORSHIPPER (1) / STEWARD (1) / CHRYSIS (2)
D
CROWD (1) / OLD WOMAN (1) / 3rd SELLER (1) / QUARTILLA (1) / FORTUNATA (1) / SAILOR (2) / PRIESTESS (2)
E
CROWD (1) / TRYPHAENA (1&2) / GIRL (1) / SLAVE (1) /CIRCE (2)
