GENRES: MUSICAL, ROMANCE (BASED ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING)
FORMATS: FEATURE FILM, STAGE PLAY
MAIN LOCATION: MESSINA, OHIO (fictional town)
TIME FRAME: PRESENT DAY (in the winter)
LOGLINE: “Two couples struggle with love … one with recapturing a long-ago romance and the other because a villain is bent on destroying their new-found love.”
CHARACTERS
LEON MASTERS
Co-owner of The Messina Inn.
ALICIA MASTERS
Leon’s wife; Co-owner of The Messina Inn.
HERO MASTERS
Leon and Alicia’s only child: Works for her parents.
KATRINA MASTERS
Hero’s younger double first-cousin: Works for her aunt and uncle.
BEATRICE MASTERS
Hero’s older first cousin; Manages the food branch of The Messina Inn (mostly catering from outside sources).
THAD MASTERS
Beatrice’s older brother; Manages the entertainment branch of The Messina Inn.
SALLY MASTERS
Thad’s wife; Manages the scheduling of events at The Messina Inn.
MISTY MASTERS
Leon’s youngest half-sister; Works with the Boston side of the Masters family; plans to open a dance school in Boston.
PETER PRINCE
President of Prince Enterprises; Comes to Messina to negotiate with the city council about building a factory in the town.
CLAUDIO FAUST
Peter’s young lead attorney.
BENEDICK DAVIDSON
Peter’s lead accountant (contract position).
JOHN PRINCE
Peter’s half-brother; Vice-President of Prince Enterprises; Considers himself a villain; Wants revenge, especially against Claudio.
BORIS
John’s Executive Assistant.
CONRAD
John’s Executive Assistant.
DOGBERRY
Owns a security company (both physical and technical); Works with the FBI to find hackers.
VERGES
Dogberry’s business partner and interpreter.
GEORGE SEACOAL
Dogberry’s lead security guard.
HUGH OATCAKE
George’s lieutenant.
third security guard
Newest guard on the team.
MIKE GOFF
Lead FBI agent on the Prince Enterprises case.
SONGS
Lyrics by William Shakespeare (S) and Patricia Zell (Z)
ACT ONE
- Love is Ours (Z)
- Hey, Nonny, Nonny (S, arr. by Z)
- Welcome To Messina (Z)
- The Villain Song (S, arr. by Z)
- The Bachelor Song (S, arr. by Z)
- Our Masks Are On Tonight (Z)
- The Insult Song (S, arr. by Z)
- The Circle Of Love (Z)
- The Tongue Twister Titan (Z)
- Reprise: The Villain Song
- The Love Jive (Z)
ACT TWO
- Can We Try Again? (Z)
- Reprise: The Tongue Twister Titan
- Variation: Can We Try Again?
- What Kind of Man Am I? (Z)
- Variation: Our Masks Are On Tonight (Z)
- Reprise: Hey, Nonny, Nonny
- How Can She Ever Forgive Me?/How Can I Ever Forgive Him? (Z)
- We’re Just People (Z)
- The Blessings of Love (Z)
- Reprise: Love Is Ours
- Variation: Love is Ours (Z)
SETTINGS FOR THE MUSICAL
