GANYMEDE: he/they (from As You Like It), 20s/30s, smart as a whip and a natural-born leader
LIV: she/her (from Twelfth Night), 20s/30s, beauty queen, a little self-absorbed but with a good heart
TONY: he/him (from Twelfth Night), 20s/30s, just a sweet decent guy who also happens to be a pirate
PAULINA: she/her (from The Winter’s Tale), 60s/70s, always the wisest person in the room and a little sick of being such
ANTON: he/him (from The Merchant of Venice), 40s, very sad all of the time
MER: any/all pronouns (from Romeo and Juliet), late teens, sardonic, fun-loving, deceased
HERO: she/they (from Much Ado About Nothing), 20s, pretty young thing aching for a change
PUCK: any/all pronouns (from A Midsummer’s Dream), any age, magical being and The Creator’s right hand
ARIEL: they/them (from The Tempest), any age, also a magical being, your ideal bartender
BEAR: any pronouns, a literal bear, can be double-cast with Ariel or Puck
**This play is a queering of Shakespeare in every way possible. Trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming actors should be prioritized for all of these roles. Actors of the global majority should be prioritized for all of these roles. The pronouns of individual characters may be adjusted as desired by the director and actors, as long as the changes are made to promote inclusivity.