Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood: The Musical
by Adam Szymkowicz, Masi Asare

Name: Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood: The Musical
Brand: Adam Szymkowicz
SKU: 9780573711565

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Highlights

Female

Male

75 mins Medieval (6th-14th Century) Role(s) for Teen(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Synopsis

With an exuberant score ranging from pop and soul to classic show tunes, Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood: The Musical was commissioned by Concord Theatricals for the Educational Theatre Association, premiering in a staged reading at the 2024 International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana.

Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John.

As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin?

What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble?

Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle in this play about selfishness, selflessness, love deferred and the fight.

Always the fight.

The fight must go on, and the people need a hero.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ROBIN/MARIAN Female	female	—	Female
ALANNA DALE Female	female	—	Female
THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM Male	male	—	Male
LITTLE JOHN Male, large	male	—	Male, large
LADY SHIRLEY Female	female	—	Female
PRINCE JOHN Male	male	—	Male
TANNER Any gender (can be doubled by actor who plays THEO or LUCY)	male	—	Any gender (can be doubled by actor who plays THEO or LUCY)
WILL SCARLET Female (played as male)	female	—	Female (played as male)
MUCH THE MILLER’S SON Nonbinary (can be played by female, male transgender, genderqueer or nonbinary individual)	female	—	Nonbinary (can be played by female, male transgender, genderqueer or nonbinary individual)
FRIAR TUCK Male (in smaller cast, can be played by the same actor who plays the SHERIFF)	male	—	Male (in smaller cast, can be played by the same actor who plays the SHERIFF)
TOMMY OF NO CONSEQUENCE Played as male by any gender	male	—	Played as male by any gender
SIR THEO THE PUNCTUAL Played as male by any gender	male	—	Played as male by any gender
SIR LENNY THE OBSERVANT Played as male by any gender	male	—	Played as male by any gender
LUCY Played as female (can be doubled as SIR LENNY or a GUARD)	female	—	Played as female (can be doubled as SIR LENNY or a GUARD)
ANNOUNCER Any gender	—	—	Any gender
OTHER ANNOUNCER Any gender	—	—	Any gender
GUARDS (minimum of 6) – Played as male by any gender. In a smaller cast, GUARD 1 and GUARD 2 are played by THEO and LENNY. In a larger cast, each time GUARD 1 and 2 appear, they can be played by different actors. The actor who plays TOMMY can play a guard towards the end too. The actor who plays SHIRLEY can as well.	male	—	(minimum of 6) – Played as male by any gender. In a smaller cast, GUARD 1 and GUARD 2 are played by THEO and LENNY. In a larger cast, each time GUARD 1 and 2 appear, they can be played by different actors. The actor who plays TOMMY can play a guard towards the end too. The actor who plays SHIRLEY can as well.