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The Princess Who Became King
Sylvia Ashby
Queen Amarantha
by Charles Busch
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Synopsis
An homage to nineteenth century historical melodrama, Queen Amarantha tells the story of a fictional monarch, Amarantha, the daughter of a barbaric warrior king, who tries to emerge from her father’s shadow.
Like Sweden’s Queen Christina, she is uncomfortable with her society’s conventional female role and prefers to dress as a man.
She falls in love with a wanderer named Adrian and when her enemies destroy her reputation through a manipulated scandal, Amarantha abdicates and runs away with Adrian.
She leaves the throne to her young and hopelessly weak ward, Roderigo, who becomes a pawn of Amarantha’s enemies, particularly her treacherous childhood friend, the Countess Thalia.
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"Covers all bases from The Prisoner of Zenda to Richard III to Mary Stuart."
— New York Post
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Second Nobleman |
| Princess |
| Priest |
| Roderigo |
| Edra |
| Duke Of Agar |
| Queen Amarantha |
| Earl Of Moreland |
| Countess Thalia |
| Adrian |
| Orvall |
| Waldemar |
| First Nobelman |
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Queen Amarantha
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 93
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573626425
ISBN-10 0573626421
LCCN 2006491302
LCC PS3552.U813 Q44 1998
Queen Amarantha is a American play written by Charles Busch and published by Samuel French (1998).
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