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Queen Amarantha

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 4m

"Covers all bases from The Prisoner of Zenda to Richard III to Mary Stuart." - N.Y. Post

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adventure, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
An homage to nineteenth century historical melodrama, Queen Amarantha tells the story of a fictional monarch, Amarantha, the daughter of a barbaric warrior king, who tries to emerge from her father’s shadow. Like Sweden’s Queen Christina, she is uncomfortable with her society’s conventional female role and prefers to dress as a man. She falls in love with a wanderer named Adrian and when her enemies destroy her reputation through a manipulated scandal, Amarantha abdicates and runs away with Adrian. She leaves the throne to her young and hopelessly weak ward, Roderigo, who becomes a pawn of Amarantha’s enemies, particularly her treacherous childhood friend, the Countess Thalia.
History

Queen Amarantha was originally produced by the WPA Theatre, Kyle Renick, Artistic Director. The production was directed by Charles Busch and Carl Andress.

FIRST NOBELMAN
SECOND NOBLEMAN
PRINCESS
PRIEST
RODERIGO
EDRA
DUKE OF AGAR
QUEEN AMARANTHA
EARL OF MORELAND
COUNTESS THALIA
ADRIAN
ORVALL
WALDEMAR

The role of Amarantha was originally played by the author, Charles Busch. It is not necessary for this to be played by a man. A number of roles were double-cast.

  • Time Period 16th Century / Elizabethan
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Stage Combat
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"Covers all bases from The Prisoner of Zenda to Richard III to Mary Stuart." - New York Post

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  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Charles Busch

Charles Busch is the author and star of such plays as The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, The Confession of Lily Dare and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom; one of the longest-running plays in the history of off-Broadway. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s ...

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