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Breakdown
Once a free and open society, Vienna is now bitterly divided between high morals and the greed of commerce. Disguised as a monk, the Duke Vincentio wanders the land, prying into the daily lives of his subjects, desperate to learn their passions and concerns. When the Duke’s deputy, young Lord Angelo, sentences Claudio to death, the virtue and purity of Isabella—a passionate young nun—is the price to pay for her brother’s life. We learn through the Duke that mercy, understanding and compassionate leadership are the keys to restoring harmony to any society.
Please note that we will be assembling an ethnically diverse cast.
This production will perform in battery park/castle clinton and brooklyn bridge park.
SEEKING:
DUKE VINCENTIO
Male, mid 40s – late 50s — Duke of Vienna, disguises himself as a friar. Introspective, proud, brooding, shuns the public, determined to heal Vienna after 19 years of neglect.
ANGELO
Male, late 20s – 30s — Lord Deputy to Duke Vincentio, replaces the Duke while he is abroad. Ambitious, egoistic, determined, politically and morally conservative, cool blooded, more concerned with the “letter of the law” than the “spirit of the law,” desires Isabella, previously engaged to Marianna.
ESCALUS
Male, mid 60s — Senior advisor to Duke of Vienna. Wise, loyal, trustworthy, understands the balance of mercy and justice, knows how to work “within the system.”
CLAUDIO
Male, early to late 20s — Brother to Isabella, engaged to Juliet (she is pregnant with his child), passionate, poetic, loves life.
LUCIO
Male, 20s –30s — A fantastic, outgoing, gregarious, lusty, unafraid of scandal, always tells his mind, irresponsible, lives beyond his means.
PROVOST
Male, late 20s - 30s — Head jailor for Vienna, loyal, trustworthy.
ELBOW
Male, late 20s — Constable, comedic, clown, bumbling, slow, dull witted.
POMPEY
Male, late 40s – late 50s —tapster (pimp) of Mistress Overdone, businessman, two-faced, villainous, revengeful.
ISABELLA
Female, early to mid 20s — Sister to Claudio, about to enter a convent, wise, beautiful, moral, religious, passionate, determined, youthful vigor.
JULIET
Female, early to mid 20s — Engaged to Claudio, pregnant with his child, kind, loving, girl next door.
MARIANA
Female, mid to late 20s - Former fiancé to Angelo. Smart, well-bred, attractive, and from a well-to-do family that has fallen on hard times. Singing ability is a plus.
MISTRESS OVERDONE
Female, 40s — Madam of a brothel, not old but passed her peak of beauty, hard worker, exhausted, overdone.
BARNADINE
Male, late 30s — Drunkard, criminal, does not care for life or liberty.
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