Wondrous Strange

Lesley Livingston Wondrous Strange

The first book in the Wondrous Strange series, 2008

For my Dad

Rehearsals @ Avalon Grande on 52^nd

Mon-Thurs- 10:00 AM

Sat- 11:00 AM

Kelley’s Script-

Please Return (This means YOU, Bob!)

UNDERSTUDY

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM~BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

~DRAMATIS PERSONAE~

THE FAIRIES

OBERON- King of Fairies: Oberon quarrels with his Queen, Titania, over the matter of a changeling child in her care, whom the King wishes to make his page and servant.

TITANIA- Queen of Fairies; she is the guardian of a mortal child-a changeling-whom she refuses to surrender to Oberon. This argument between the two fairy monarchs has caused much upheaval in the natural world, causing the seasons to alter.

PUCK- Sometimes called Robin Goodfellow: this mischievous fairy is Oberon’s chief henchman. Puck turns Bottom, a rough-mannered workman of Athens, into a ass-headed monstrosity and-at Oberon’s malicious bidding-slips Titania a love potion, which causes the Queen to fall in love with the temporarily freakish Bottom.

Puck is also responsible for creating chaos amongst the Athenian lovers when he accidentally administers the same love potion to the wrong suitor.

also

PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARDSEED, and others, fairy attendants on Queen Titania.

THE ATHENIANS

THESEUS- Duke of Athens: betrothed to the mighty Amazon Queen, Hippolyta.

HIPPOLYTA- Queen of the Amazons: betrothed to the mighty war duke, Theseus.

LYSANDER- beloved of Hermia.

HERMIA- Beloved of Lysander.

HELENA- in love with Demetrius.

DEMETRIUS- in love with Hermia: but later falls in love with Helena (thanks to Puck’s meddling).

EGEUS- father of Hermia: wants to force Hermia to wed Demetrius.

PHILOSTRATE- Master of the Revels.

THE “RUDE” MECHANICALS

rough craftsmen of Athens,

in the forest rehearsing the play ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’ to present to

Theseus and Hippolyta at their Wedding Revels.

NICK BOTTOM- performing the role of Pyramus in ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’: Bottom is a blithely egotistical fellow, who simply has no idea that his head has been transformed into that of an ass!

also PETER QUINCE, FRANCIS FLUTE, ROBIN STARVELING, TOM SNOUT, SNUG, craftsmen all, who find themselves terrorized in the forest by prankster fairies and an ass-headed monster!

Opening Night Nov 1st!!

KELLEY’S NOTES

Puck- too much glitter Check w/Mindi

Mustardseed- shorten skirt

Demetrius-find sandals

Nick Bottom-Fix ear on Ass Head

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

SAMHAIN

October 31

Up and down, up and down,
I will lead them up and down.
I am feared in field and town.
Goblin, lead them up and down.

Puck’s tortured words rang in Kelley’s ears as she lifted her head, struggling against the darkness that threatened to descend upon her. She stared in horror as the Central Park Carousel shuddered in the cloud-shattered moonlight. Though no one was there to operate the machinery, the platform lurched into motion and the painted horses began to bob up and down. The gilt and jeweled trappings of saddles and bridles glimmered,