The Arabian Nights

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Writers: Mary Zimmerman

Characters

Character Name

Gender

Part Size

Vocal Part(s)

Dunyazade and others*

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Alto

Scheherezade

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Spoken

Harun al-Rashid and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Spoken

Shahryar and Aziz (Mock Khalifah)*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Spoken

Jester and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Greengrocer and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Ishak of Mosul and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Madman and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Butcher and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Sympathy the Learned and others*

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Perfect Love and others*

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Boy and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Clarinetist and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Abu Al-Hasan and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Pastrycook and others*

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Slave girl and others*

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Wazir

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Chief of Keys

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Jafar

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Sheikh al-Islam

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Prince of Fools

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Jester's Wife

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Man in the Dream

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Chief of Police

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Poor Man

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Girl

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Sheikh

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Robber

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Kurd

Gender: Either Gender

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Persian

Gender: Either Gender

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Kadi

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

First Sage

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Second Sage

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Third Sage

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Old Boatman

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Azizah

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Other Woman

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Aziz's Mother

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Girl in the Garden

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Sheikh al-Fadl

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Fools

Gender: Either Gender

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Spoken

Women by the River

Gender: Female

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Spoken

Additional characters, to be played by members of the ensemble

Gender: Either Gender

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Spoken

Guide written by
Jenn Chandler

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Scenes from Plays

Theatre Characters

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Writers: Mary Zimmerman

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