MASQUE: A Musical Revel of Unexpected Consequence

Music & Orchestrations by Jerico DeAngelo

World's richest man, defies plague, occupies bunker, stages cabarets! Now, sing for your supper!

In a near dystopian future, when a devastating viral plague shuts down civilization, the world’s richest man, Prosper Prince, gathers those closest to him and retreats to a remote bunker. Fully supplied and staffed, Prince plans to ride out the storm in a series of cabaret entertainments featuring the seven deadly...

World's richest man, defies plague, occupies bunker, stages cabarets! Now, sing for your supper!

In a near dystopian future, when a devastating viral plague shuts down civilization, the world’s richest man, Prosper Prince, gathers those closest to him and retreats to a remote bunker. Fully supplied and staffed, Prince plans to ride out the storm in a series of cabaret entertainments featuring the seven deadly sins. His captive cult followers are even required to compose their own music and scenework. Tonight, it is Halloween, a special night at Chateau Flesh with everyone costumed and masked. Now they all must sing for their supper as he carries out his plan for dominance, but his kind of dominance has unexpected consequences...

Spun from Edgar Allen Poe's The MASQUE of the RED DEATH

Cast = 5 Women & 6 Men & 5 Musicians

Prosper Prince – world's richest man, a CEO, a decadent president, bari-tenor
Evie Prince – his daughter, a precedent, the only one, soprano
Adam Dupris – her lover, an instrument, a "they", to be played, bari-tenor
Chantel DeCluse – friend & counselor to the family, fraudulent, gossip columnist, fortune teller, alto
Doctor Derek Dread – friend & counselor to the family, sweaty, corpulent, bari-tenor
Nightshade – Mistress of the Revels, a decadent participant, alto
Berlin – Master of the Revels, a decadent participant, bari-tenor

The 2 Fallen Angels – Kyle & Keith – [bass, bari-tenor] Prince's personal assistants, boy band, confidantes, boosters, singers, dancers, hit squad

The 2 Vixens – Kyra & Kyrie, [soprano, alto] singers, dancers, gossips, servants

The 5 musicians – 1. synth/organ/harpsichord/theramin/strings/woodwinds/brass 2.synth/tracks/piano 3.electric bass/string bass 4.electric guitar/acoustic guitar/banjo 5.percussion

MASQUE Act ONE MUSICAL NUMBERS

Deep Down Here, You're V.I.P. (entire cast)
Spinning Lazy (Adam & Evie)
Greed Screed (Dread & DeCluse & Girls Back-up)
Gender Envy (Prince, Adam, Berlin, Boys Back-up)
You Don't Know (Evie, Prince)
Blood Lust (Prince, Dread & DeCluse)
Just Take a Bite (Dread, DeCluse, Evie)
The Math of Wrath (Berlin, Nightshade, Prince)
You Don't Know ...reprise (Evie, Prince, Girls Backup)
To Die For... Our Dinner (All)

MASQUE ACT TWO MUSICAL NUMBERS

Gluttony's WHITE ROOM WALTZ (All)
SPINNIN' CRAZY (Adam & Evie)
ROGUE's VOGUE - Proud to Be the BFDs (The 4 Bodily Functions)
DIE LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO (Berlin, Nightshade, Dread, DeCluse)
PICK YOUR POISIN - REDRUM in the Red Room (Adam, Evie, Prince)
Carol of the MASQUE (All /9 zombie voices/Adam ghostly/Evie living)

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MASQUE: A Musical Revel of Unexpected Consequence

MASQUE: a musical revel of unexpected consequence © 2024
Book & Lyrics by Patrick Thomas McCarthy ptmc
Music & Orchestrations by Jerico DeAngelo

Cast = 5 Women & 6 Men & 5 Musicians

Prosper Prince – world's richest man, CEO, a decadent president, bari-tenor
Evie Prince – his daughter, a precedent … the only one, soprano
Adam Dupris – her lover, an instrument, a "they" … to be played, bari-tenor
Chantel DeCluse – friend & counselor to the family, fraudulent, gossip columnist, fortune teller, alto
Doctor Derek Dread – friend & counselor to the family, corpulent, bari-tenor
Nightshade – Mistress of the Revels, a decadent participant, alto
Berlin – Master of the Revels, a decadent participant, bari-tenor

The 2 Fallen Angels – Kyle & Keith – [bass, bari-tenor] Prince's personal assistants, boy band, confidantes, boosters, singers, dancers, hit squad

The 2 Vixens – Kyra & Kyrie, [soprano, alto] singers, dancers, gossips, servants

The 5 musicians – 1. synth/organ/harpsichord/theramin/brass/strings/woodwinds 2.synth/piano/tracks 3.electric bass/string bass 4.electric guitar/acoustic guitar/banjo 5.percussion

MASQUE Act ONE MUSICAL NUMBERS

Deep Down Here, You're V.I.P. (entire cast)
Spinning Lazy (Adam & Evie & Boys Back-up)
Greed Screed (Dread & DeCluse & Girls Back-up)
Gender Envy (Prince, Adam, Berlin, Boys Back-up)
You Don't Know (Evie, Prince, Girls Back-up)
Blood Lust (Prince, Dread & DeCluse)
Just Take a Bite (Dread, DeCluse, Evie)
The Math of Wrath (Berlin, Nightshade, Prince)
You Don't Know ...reprise (Evie, Prince, Girls Backup)
To Die For... Our Dinner (All)

MASQUE ACT TWO MUSICAL NUMBERS

Gluttony's WHITE ROOM WALTZ (All)
SPINNIN' CRAZY (Adam & Evie)
ROGUE's VOGUE - Proud to Be the BFDs (The 4 Bodily Functions)
DIE LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO (Berlin, Nightshade, Dread, DeCluse)
PICK YOUR POISIN - REDRUM in the Red Room (Adam, Evie, Prince)
Carol of the MASQUE (All /9 zombie voices/Adam ghostly/Evie living)

ADDITIONAL https://www.pinterest.com/ptmcptmc9442/masque-a-revel-of-unsuspected-consequence/

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Shakespeare Forum, Year 2025 1/26/25 El Barrio ARTSPACE 215 East 99th St, NYC