Strange and Splendid

by Emily Elyse Everett

75-90 minutes. A girl falls in love. The gods get jealous and steal the lover away. The girl journeys to get her lover back. Largely in verse.

WINNER: 2022 Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language ($3000 prize + workshop)

75-90 minutes. A girl falls in love. The gods get jealous and steal the lover away. The girl journeys to get her lover back. Largely in verse.

WINNER: 2022 Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language ($3000 prize + workshop)

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Strange and Splendid

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  • Shaun Leisher: Strange and Splendid by Emily Elyse Everett
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    An epic piece of theatre!! Need to see this fully produced.

    An epic piece of theatre!! Need to see this fully produced.

    ”

Character Information

All roles are gender-non-specific. This play welcomes gender diversity and all roles can be portrayed by someone of any gender. Three roles are NOT doubled with Chorus—Lover, Girl, God. Three roles are performers from the Chorus—Trickster, Youth, Charmer. There can be as many Chorus members as needed.
  • Young Soldier
  • Girl
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Boy
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • God
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
  • Old Man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

Development History

  • Workshop, Synecdoche Works, 2023
  • Reading, Production Workshop, 2016

Awards

  • Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language
    Synecdoche Works
    Winner
    2022
  • Brown University Writing For Performance Honors
    Brown University
    2016