Raging Opera

by David Guaspari

Frank Sonata, an incompetent mobster, discovers a middleweight with a hidden past, Alegretto Grazioso, and plans to manage him to the top. But Frank is in debt to the dangerous gun moll, “Ma” Nontroppo, who appropriates a 50% interest in Al and protects it by fixing fights. Alegretto also has a hidden past with Frank’s current girlfriend, Demi Mondaine, an aspiring actress. And the trouble with dames is … that...

Frank Sonata, an incompetent mobster, discovers a middleweight with a hidden past, Alegretto Grazioso, and plans to manage him to the top. But Frank is in debt to the dangerous gun moll, “Ma” Nontroppo, who appropriates a 50% interest in Al and protects it by fixing fights. Alegretto also has a hidden past with Frank’s current girlfriend, Demi Mondaine, an aspiring actress. And the trouble with dames is … that dames are trouble.

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Raging Opera

Character Information

FRANK SONATA, a made man
DEMI MONDAINE, a would-be actress
ALLEGRETTO GRAZIOSO, a former middleweight, roughly DEMI's age
“MA” NONTROPPO, a gun moll (DEMI's mother)
  • Frank Sonata
    An incompetent mobster. Tenor or baritone.
    30-50
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Demi Mondaine
    A would-be actress,soprano
    20s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Alegretto Grazioso
    Beat-up former middleweight. Romantic by nature. Tenor or baritone.
    20-40
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • "Ma" Nontroppo
    A gun moll (and secretly Demi's mother). Alto or soprano.
    40 - 60
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Production History

  • Fringe, Ithaca Fringe Festival, 2017