When a devastating viral plague shuts down civilization, Prosper Prince gathers those closest to him and retreats to a remote bunker. Fully supplied and staffed, the plan is to ride out the storm in a series of cabaret entertainments. It is Halloween. Go ahead ... sing for your supper. Spun from Edgar Allen Poe's The MASQUE of the RED DEATH. MASQUE: a musical revel of unexpected consequence.

Cast = 5 Women & 6 Men & 3 Musicians

Prosper Prince – CEO of a large corporation, 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 3 musicians – 1. synth/piano/harpsichord/strings/woodwinds/theremin 2.percussion 3. electric bass/string bass

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 (Dread, DeCluse, Evie)
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)