Send in the Clowns
A Farce in Eight Acts
Dramatis Personae
In order of appearance
Braegon, Constant Commander, a male human earth-elemental.
Serendipity, Dark Damsel, female elven Celestial
mage.
Dawn, Aerial Aficionado, a female human Air mage.
Roke, Eccentric Enchanter, a male human E&E.
Amelia, Military Maestro, a female halfling warrior.
Pent, Rimy Ruffian, a male halfling Ice mage.
Mortimer, Scrupulous Scribe, male halfling warlock.
Il Capitano, a former captain of Proscenia, party employer.
Patch, a mime.
Zorro, Woody, Peach and others, mimes.
Zanni, a servant to Il Capitano.
Columbina, a hand-maiden.
A Concierge, of the Grande hotel
Pedro, a silversmith. Brother of Paulo.
Paulo, a maker of musical instruments. Brother of Pedro.
Two Townswomen, wives of Pedro and Paulo.
Aristocrats, dressed for a soiree.
Five Artistic Enforcers, in black.
Lord Bartello, an aged aristocrat.
Six Artistic Enforcers, in black, two outfitted as warriors,
and four as mages.
Scaramouch, current captain of the Artistic Enforcers.
An Enforcer, in black, of unbalanced mental state.
An Enforcer, in black, somewhat hesitant and cowardly
in demeanour.
Servette, a maid to Il Capitano.
A Score of Artistic Enforcers, in black, outfitted as warriors
and mages.
An Earth Elemental, emerging from the ground.
A Tribesman, primitively dressed, with spear.
Three Tribes-folk, primitively dressed, with sticks.
Two Riders, dressed after the nature of the natives of Araby.
Humble Ali, a native of Araby.
Two Ship Captains, dressed after the nature of the natives of
Araby.
Smith, an agent of Guild Security.
A Woolly Mammoth, domesticated and trained.
Several Veteran Carters, some
missing body parts.
A Barmaid, at the "Chicken and
Yolk".
A Male and Female Mime, dressed
as a Young
Noble Couple.
Gods & Demons, distant
figures in Dom Daniel.
Mordecai, a minion.
A Queen, suspended from the fly.
King Arturo,
rightful ruler of Proscenia.
Arlechinno, chancellor and
jester to King Arturo.
Brighella, a bard.
Zagne, a young woman, servant of Il
Capitano.
Il Dottore, a figure in
scholarly black.
Princess Garsenda, daughter of
Arturo
Antelone, tyrant of Proscenia.
Lords, Ladies, Officers, Guards, Citizens and Servants of Proscenia.
Index
Act I - Alusian Tales:
Forward to Proscenia
Act II - Proscenia: A
Kingdom for a stage
Act III - Upton-on-Sea: Oh,
We do like to be beside the sea-side
Act IV - Proscenia City:
Alarums and Excursions
Act V - Foreign Climes:
There and Back Again
Act VI - Proscenia
Again: O for a Muse...
Act VII - Dom Daniel:
Another fine mess...