Sugar Dish. photo by Caleb Cole
ROLES AND DESCRIPTIONS:
**NO STRIPTEASE IN ACT I**
ACT I
CLARA
Nutcracker Counterpart: Clara
Protagonist. 20/30-something female trapped in suburban doldrums, but oblivious to her entrapment until Drosselmeyer gives her a vibrator, which becomes the Slutcracker Prince, who shows Clara the sexual "light."
FRITZ
Nutcracker Counterpart: Fritz/Rat King
Antagonist. 20/30-something male also trapped in suburban doldrums, and also oblivious to this fact. Proposes marriage to Clara (which she accepts), but then breaks the engagement when the vibrator arrives on the scene. Fritz battles the Slutcracker Prince for her affection, and loses. Fritz returns later to try and win Clara back, but Clara refuses until Fritz comes to the "light."
DROSSELMEYER
Nutcracker Counterpart: Drosselmeyer
Hero Assist. Drosselmeyer is the giver of the "slutcracker," represented as a pink vibrator. This initially embarrasses Clara, and humiliates/infuriates Fritz, who feels threatened by it. Drosselmeyer pursues and prevails in bestowing the gift, which ultimately grows up to be the Slutcracker Prince.
SLUTCRACKER PRINCE
Nutcracker Counterpart: Nutcracker Prince
Hero. Anthropomorphized Vibrator. Battles suburban doldrums and wins. Dry humps the shit out of Clara, giving her her first real orgasm, thereby showing her the "light." He then brings her to the land of Sexual Fantasy (ACT II)
PARTY GOERS
Nutcracker Counterpart: Party Goers (Parents, Grandparents, Children)
These are Clara and Fritz's friends, all presumably straight, vanilla, suburban couples who attend their Xmas party. Each couple will have its own idiosyncracies and sub plots which will play out beginning with the opening vignettes and continuing through the Battle Scene, when they don bad x-mas sweaters and assist Fritz in battling the Slutcracker Prince. NOTE: Not all party goers will participate in the Battle Scene. This will be noted in your role assignments.
TEAM BAD XMAS SWEATER
Nutcracker Counterpart: Mice/Rats
The Party Goers who participate in the Battle Scene
BATTERIES
Nutcracker Counterpart: Tin Soldiers
The batteries quite literally power the Slutcracker Prince and help him to defeat Team Bad Xmas Sweaters.
SLUTCRACKER BUNNY
Nutcracker Counterpart: Bunny
The Slutcracker Bunny, much like the Energizer bunny, beats a drum and assists the Batteries.
ORGASM HOOPERS
Nutcracker Counterpart: Snowflakes
Illuminated hoop dancers who represent Clara's orgasm (big, spinning, blinking, Os), which ends ACT I
ACT II
BACCHANALIA
Nutcracker Counterpart: Angels
There are TWO COMPONENTS to Bacchanalia, which are called CORPS and FLUFFERS. CORPS are the dancers on stage. FLUFFERS are the dancers flitting about in the audience. This distinction will be made in your role assignments.
The Bacchanalia Corps (lovingly called Baklava backstage) serves as the welcoming committee for Clara and Slutcracker. They welcome her to the land of sexual fantasy where she is invited to be sexy, free, indulged, and entertained. The fluffers will welcome the audience, flitting about, sprinkling rose petals, giving lapdances, high fives, fist bumps, kisses, etc.
STRIPTEASE: YES, BUT CLARA ONLY
TANGO
Nutcracker Counterpart: Spanish/Chocolate
This is an ambi-sexual tango partner dance, wherein the dancers change partners frequently while disrobing one another.
STRIPTEASE: YES
ARABIAN
Nutcracker Counterpart: Arabian/Coffee
A veiled, blindfolded, lesbian-bondage belly dance.
STRIPTEASE: YES
CHINESE
Nutcracker Counterpart: Chinese/Tea
A Traditional Chinese fandance, except topless.
STRIPTEASE: YES
RUSSIAN
Nutcracker Counterpart: Russian/Trépak
An all black PVC clad domanatrix number en pointe, with bull whips.
STRIPTEASE: YES
GIMP
Nutcracker Counterpart: None
A clever device used to set up the stripper pole. The sexiest stage hand around.
DANCE OF THE REED POLE
Nutcracker Counterpart: Dance of the Reed Pipes
A solo pole dance privately entertaining Clara and Slutcracker
STRIPTEASE: YES
POLICHINELLE
Nutcracker Counterpart: Polichinelle
A clusterfuck orgy of sexually ambiguous clowns. They have all the imaginable sex organs, plus long, phallic noses.
STRIPTEASE: NO
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS & WET SPOT FAIRY
Nutcracker Counterpart: Waltz of the Flowers and Dew Drop Fairy
Six "Petals" encircle the centerpiece, the Wet Spot Fairy. This number is choreographed not unlike a 1960s synchronized swimming number. The costume is very intricate, as the Flower Petals' costumes all physically connect to the Wet Spot Fairy's costume, and all get plucked.
STRIPTEASE: YES
SUGAR DISH FAIRY
A solo striptease en pointe, in a tutu. The closing number before the finalé.
STRIPTEASE: YES
ALL ACT II (who were not in ACT I) CAST MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN FINALE PART 1, also called the "APOTHEOSIS"
STRIPTEASE: NO
ALL CAST MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN FINALE PART II, "CURTAIN CALL."
STRIPTEASE: NO
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