BonanzaLear
a short musical
a mash-up of Shakespeare’s King Lear and the television western Bonanza
with parodies of songs from 1960s TV shows, country music and Oklahoma!
a mash-up of Shakespeare’s King Lear and the television western Bonanza
with parodies of songs from 1960s TV shows, country music and Oklahoma!
Ben Lear’s three daughters compete for control of the family ranch and their reality TV series. Meanwhile, the planet is suffering from climate change.
Characters
BEN LEAR, senior man
MADAM, young woman
BOSS, young woman, large build
LITTLE DEE, teenage girl, slight build
Setting
A ranch in Texas
Time
The all too near future
Characters
BEN LEAR, senior man
MADAM, young woman
BOSS, young woman, large build
LITTLE DEE, teenage girl, slight build
Setting
A ranch in Texas
Time
The all too near future
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
November 16, 2022
Cast: Arthur Lundquist (Ben), Sharlene Hartman (Madam), Diane Quinn (Boss), Victoria Freedman (Little Dee)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
November 16, 2022
Cast: Arthur Lundquist (Ben), Sharlene Hartman (Madam), Diane Quinn (Boss), Victoria Freedman (Little Dee)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
Part 1 September 20, 2022
Part 2 October 4, 2022
Part 3 October 18, 2022
Cast: Arthur Lundquist (Ben), Sharlene Hartman (Madam), Diane Quinn (Boss), Saoirse Hooper (Little Dee)
Musical director: Victoria Freedman
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
Part 1 September 20, 2022
Part 2 October 4, 2022
Part 3 October 18, 2022
Cast: Arthur Lundquist (Ben), Sharlene Hartman (Madam), Diane Quinn (Boss), Saoirse Hooper (Little Dee)
Musical director: Victoria Freedman