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Wild Heart

In this revolutionary new musical by acclaimed writer Chelsea Marcantel, join Joan as she defies the odds, demands the respect of her nation’s leaders, and fights imperviously for freedom.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 15th Century
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18)
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, Community Theatre
An inspiring score of powerful pop hits drives this witty, fast-paced retelling of the iconic story of Joan of Arc, a 17-year-old girl who changed the world. In this pop-rock adaptation, Joan is a warrior for everyone. From her small town to the intricacies of French court to the fields of battle, she led the charge to end a war that started before she was born and overthrow the greatest military power in the world—THAT is punk rock! She talked to angels, stood up to princes, argued with canon lawyers, and held her own in the face of public execution by fire. She led an army with no experience because she was absolutely convinced that if she didn’t save the world, nobody would. Joan is a hero perfect for anyone who has been born into a system that seems broken beyond repair, dares to imagine a better future, and works hard to bring that future into existence.

Full of defiant, chart-topping anthems by P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Andra Day, Weezer, Melissa Etheridge, and more, Wild Heart affords powerful leading male and female roles and a richly developed ensemble full of saints, townspeople, followers, and detractors. In this revolutionary new musical by acclaimed writer Chelsea Marcantel, join Joan as she defies the odds, demands the respect of her nation’s leaders, and fights imperviously for freedom.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F, 7M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Flexible casting
  • Chorus Size: Flexible

  • (s/h) = character uses she/her pronouns
    (h/h) = character uses he/him pronouns
    (gns) = gender not specified; character can be played by any actor

  • JOAN (s/h) — our protagonist, a peasant girl with confidence and ambition to spare
    Saint CATHERINE (s/h) — one of Joan’s spirit guides; a scholar
    Saint MARGARET (s/h) — one of Joan’s spirit guides; a fighter
    PIERRE (h/h) — Joan’s younger brother; even-keeled and practical
    CHARLES the Dauphin (h/h) — spoiled and sarcastic, but has the heart of a king
    Jean d’Orléans, Count de DUNOIS (gns) — suave and tactical; a military superstar
    ARCHBISHOP of Rheims (gns) — strict and serious; always plays it by-the-book
    RAOUL de Gaucourt (gns) — a military hero and statesman; more pragmatic than bold
    GRAND CHAMBERLAIN de la Trémoïlle (gns) — shrewd and political, always plotting
    BLUEBEARD, a noble (h/h) — a gossipy court gadfly; wears his beard dyed blue
    Brother LADVENU (h/h) — a kind, if not particularly courageous, monk
    Bishop CAUCHON (gns) — Joan’s adversary at her trial; old-school and small-minded
    Promoter D’ESTIVET (gns) — Joan’s adversary at her trial; short-tempered and nasty
    The INQUISITOR (gns) — Joan’s adversary at her trial; grave and intimidating

  • ENSEMBLE (flexible casting)
    CATE (s/h) — Joan’s younger sister
    JACQUEMIN (h/h) — Joan’s oldest brother
    JEAN (h/h) — Joan’s older brother
    JACQUES (h/h) — Joan’s father
    ISABELLE (s/h) — Joan’s mother
    YOLANDE (s/h) — townswoman of Vaucouleurs
    CLAUDE (gns) — townsperson of Vaucouleurs
    UNCLE DURAND (h/h) — Joan’s uncle
    POLLY (gns) — a knight who accompanies Joan to the Dauphin
    JOHN (gns) — a knight who accompanies Joan to the Dauphin
    ANDRE (gns) — a French solider stationed at Vaucouleurs
    ETIENNE (gns) — a French solider stationed at Vaucouleurs
    SIR ROBERT (h/h) — Joan’s local Lord; a military Captain
    STEWARD (gns) — Sir Robert’s right-hand person
    MESSENGER (gns) — a military news-bringer from Orléans
    PAGE (gns) — a servant in the Dauphin’s court
    GIDIE (gns) — a French soldier stationed at Orléans
    JOSSE (gns) — a French solider stationed at Orléans
    BURGUNDIAN GUARD 1 (gns) — Joan’s veteran guard at Beaurevoir
    BURGUNDIAN GUARD 2 (gns) — Joan’s new guard at Beaurevoir
    ENGLISH GUARD (gns) — Joan’s guard in Rouen
    TOWNSPERSON 1 (gns) — a citizen of Rouen
    TOWNSPERSON 2 (gns) — a citizen of Rouen

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Digital Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Cast Script / Vocal Book

    		$10.00
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    1 x Cast Script/Vocal Book
    1 x Director's Script
    1 x Piano-Conductor's Score

    		$75.00
    Rehearsal Set Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Cast Script/Vocal Books
    3 x Director's Scripts
    2 x Piano-Conductor's Scores

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    Piano (Keyboard)
    Keyboard 2
    Guitar 1 & 2
    Bass
    Drums

    		$250.00 +$75.00/pm

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