AUDITIONS
Character Breakdowns
SUE: A less than butch dyke with a broken heart. She is charming, kind and
compassionate, but she continues to lose in love again and again.
Vocal range: conversational mixer mezzo with legit qualities
DARLA: SUE’s most recent ex-girlfriend. She is a social climber, attaching herself to
whatever or whoever can bring her the most attention. She is a graduate student in a
Women’s Studies program.
Vocal range: soprano who can belt
JERRY: DARLA’s Female – to – Male Trans boyfriend. Prior to transitioning he once dated
SUE. He is struggling to carve out a space for himself within the lesbian community while
accepting his new male identity.
Vocal range: tenor
WENDY: SUE’s first girlfriend and current best friend. She is a musician and a riot grrl.
She believes strongly in non-monogamy despite the fact that she loves her girlfriend
JESS.
Vocal range: brassy belter
JESS: WENDY’s girlfriend. JESS is butch with a rockabilly style. She is best friends with her
own ex, CHRIS. She loves WENDY, but is considerably more conservative.
Vocal range: mezzo
CHRIS: JESS’s ex-girlfriend. She is a butch slam poet with a reputation for being a
“player.” CHRIS is also ANYA’s ex-girlfriend.
Vocal range: alto
ANYA: She is a high femme dyke princess. ANYA counts among her ex-girlfriends SUE,
CHRIS, and SCOUT.
Vocal range: conversational belter with coloratura soprano head voice
SCOUT: A ubiquitous presence in the lesbian scene, SCOUT works at the bookstore, sex
shop and café. She has dated ANYA and had an affair with SUE, but they are only the
beginning of a long list of SCOUT’s seductions.
Vocal range: alto
Set in the late 90s on the Lower East Side of New York City, THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON follows the journey of Sue, a less than butch dyke with a broken heart, as she tries to cope with losing her girlfriend to her ex-girlfriend. When Sue’s friends (a bevy of ex-girlfriends and ex-girlfriends' ex-girlfriends) come rushing to her aid, they incite a tempest of lust and betrayal as they try to convince Sue that the answer to happiness exists in polyamory, protests and pomade. A riotous look at a righteous time in lesbian history, THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON is a musical for anyone who has ever loved wimmin's bookstores, tofu or cats.
“Anyone who thinks lesbians don't have a sense of humor should see this show. Great songs, great performances, great fun!” - Bill Russell, Tony nominated librettist for Side Show
"The Lesbian Love Octagon is well-written, smartly directed and wonderfully performed. This show reminds you how exciting it can be to see original material” -Darron Cardosa, Theatre Is Easy
"As wave after wave of energy, grand musical numbers, and genius washed over the audience, I thought to myself, “This production is too big for this little theater. It must go Off Broadway, stat!” Within two hours The Lesbian Love Octagon had transformed me from a jaded pop culture critic to a screaming tween at a Justin Bieber concert!” - Grace Chu, After Ellen
"This crowd-pleaser was a leap-to-your feet standing ovation show filled with fun and funny campy humor served distinctly lezzie-style.” -Stephanie Schroeder, Go Magazine
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