ORLANDO (adapted from the original by Virginia Woolf)

Directed by Guest Director Jamie Rea!

Based on the Virginia Woolf novel, this is the story of a young nobleman who is drawn into a love affair with Queen Elizabeth I. For a time, life at court is interesting enough, but Orlando yearns for something more. As he strives to make his way as a poet and lover, his travels keep him at the heart of a dazzling tale where gender and gender preferences shift regularly, usually with hilarious results.

 

The COurt Theatre has produced an outstanding study guide.  Please visit it to enjoy more about the play (not our production, this is unrelated). 

 https://www.courttheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/PG_Orlando.pdf

Orlando was first produced at Classic Stage Company in New York City in September 2010, directed by Rebecca Taichman.
 

CHARACTERS:

Orlando

and

THE CHORUS

(may be cast with all kinds of genders,

may be double-cast

may be played by as few as three gifted transformational virtuosic actors

or as many as you can fit on a stage and pay)

Sasha

Queen Elizabeth

Shakespeare

The Archduke/Archduchess

Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, Esquire

Miss Penelope Hartopp

A washerwoman

Favilla

Clorinda

Euphrosyne

A Russian Sea-Man

As You Like It Orlando

Rosalind

A Sea Captain

A maid—Grimsditch

A chaplain—Dupper

A Salesperson

An elevator operator