The Dream on Royal Street
Musical. Book by June Walker Rogers. Lyrics by David Rogers. Music by Alan Menken.
Synopsis
A madcap interpretation of the Bard's romantic A Midsummer Night's Dream set in the present in the Royal Street Hotel in New Orleans on Mardi Gras night.
Egeus, who owns the hotel, wants his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius, the assistant manager. Hermia loves Lysander, a lowly desk clerk, and the switchboard girl Helena loves Demetrius. When Oberon and Titania, the fabulous Las Vegas rock stars appearing in the hotel's nightclub, have a failing out, the four lovers become involved in Oberon's scheme for revenge.
Cast:
11m., 8w., extras, chorus if desired.
- Rex King of Carnival
- His Queen
- Egeus - owner of the Royal Street Hotel
- Hermia
- Demetrius - the Assistant Manager, loved by
- Bottom - the doorman
- Snout - bell captain
- Flute - bell captain
- Quince - bellman
- Starveling - bellman
- Snug - bellman
- Titania and Oberon - night club singers
- Fly-By-Nights - their backing group
- Puck - Their manager
Time: The Present.
Place: The Royal Street Hotel
Note: Two men, two women, who double as ChiChi Changeling and guests. (The. characters are optional.)
Musical Numbers
- Mardi Gras
- The Course Of True Love
- Another Guy
- I Don't Need You
- Treat Me Like A Dog
- Jazz Lullaby
- Not So Near
- Treat Me Like A Dog (Reprise)
- With A Clear Head On Your Shoulders
- What Fools These Mortals Be
- Helena
- Thief Of Love
- Nobody Sleeps While We're On
- Once Upon A Dream
- Pyramus And Thisbe
- Finale
- Mardi Gras (Bows)
Area staging.
Orchestration and audition tape available.