We have 3 new madrigal dinner scripts this season:
A Loop in Time
Cast size: 3 M, 2 F, 1 M/F, Extras
Duke Dagon is visiting Court, but no one can stand him. Not only is he planning to usurp the throne, but he cheats at Tiddlywinks. The King has suffered memory loss from a recent injury, so the Queen hatches a plan to make Dagon think he is reliving the same day over and over again so that, eventually, Dagon will reveal his plot to overthrow the King. As the night keeps repeating, Dagon gets crazier with hilarious consequences. Some fun audience interaction with this one and lots of laughs. (If you liked “A Christmas Fruitcake,” then you’ll enjoy this one as well.)
The Tragedy of Orpheus: a Comedy
Cast size: 3 M, 4 F, 2-3 Extras M/F
The steward of the castle is not happy. For years, he has been trying to get the Chamberlain’s Men, headed by that rising playwright Shakespeare, to perform for the King. Instead, the King was persuaded by the Jester to hire another troupe: Johnnie Lumley and his Learned Players. The steward warns the Jester that the last time someone recommended a substandard play for the King, he and his actors ended up in the dungeon. Jester, now unsure, looks in on rehearsals and finds, to his horror, that the actors are members of his aunt’s sewing circle—and they can’t act at all. The Jester has a long night ahead of him—and, perhaps, a longer time in the dungeon.
Cinder Ella Phant
Cast size: 3 Male, 5 Female, 4 M/F, Extras M/F
The Jester has an interesting way of telling the story of Cinderella. Let’s just say that he embellishes a bit. In his version, Cinder Ella Phant has ginormous ears. Her step-sisters are terribly beautiful and beautifully terrible. Her step-mother is horribly gorgeous and gorgeously horrible. Her fairy Godmother has mob connections, and the woodland animals are on strike. She finds that Prince Charming is a cad, and his brother Prince Frank is a nerd. Will Cinder Ella Phant find true love? Or at least find a pair of shoes that do not cause crippling foot injuries? Does the Jester know where this story is going? An easy-to-produce script with humorous twists on an old story.
