Goblin MarketA brilliantly atmospheric, totally original musical which probes into the sexually charged fantasies of two sisters who relive their childhood experiences in an imaginary world peopled by seductive goblins.
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Magically, they are transported back to their girlhood, as their nursery becomes a woodland glen peopled by bizarre goblins who entice them with luscious fruits and promises of unimagined ecstasies. One of the sisters, Laura, partakes of the forbidden offerings, while her sibling, Lizzie, bargains desperately with the fey creatures to save her from inexorably falling under their spell. Blending music, poetry and entrancing imagery, the play is a dazzling journey through the psyches of the two sisters as they struggle to regain the present and to reconcile the fervent, erotic yearnings of their adolescence with the matter-of-fact world that they now inhabit. Happily they succeed, but their voyage in and out of the past—and through the labyrinths of their vivid imaginations—weaves an enchanted spell that will linger long in the memory.
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Roles
2
Musicians
4
Acts
1
Duration
70 minutes |
Creators
Peggy Harmon
Book Peggy Harmon is the co-writer of the book of GOBLIN MARKET, with music by Polly Penn, debuted at the Vineyard Theater in 1985 and enjoyed a subsequent production at Circle in the Square Theater in 1986. It is published by...
Reviews
"An entrancing expedition to 'Those pleasant days long gone/Of not-returning time.'"
New York Times
"An absolutely gorgeous piece of Victorian erotica."
New York Post
"A spellbinding, highly imaginative musical."
Variety
"One of the season’s few genuine successes. It’s certainly in a class by itself."
New York Daily News
Orchestration
4 Musicians
PIANO/VOCAL (Keyboard),
VIOLIN,
CELLO,
PERCUSSION/SYNTHESIZER (Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Tom, Tambourine, Wind)
Production Materials
The required production package will include the materials listed below. These materials will be shipped upon receipt of payment if your license request is approved.
2 Cast Script/Vocal Books
A combination of the show’s full script and the full vocal book. All dialogue within each song is printed in the score to prevent flipping back and forth during rehearsals. All books are spiral-bound and double-sided.
2 Director’s Scripts
A single-sided, spiral-bound script designed with plenty of space for the director to take notes and add blocking during the rehearsal process.
1 Stage Manager’s Script
A single-sided, three-hole punched script that can be inserted into your three-ring binder.
2 Piano/Vocal Scores
This piano score includes all vocal parts. It can be used during the rehearsal process and during performance.
Orchestration Set
Cello, Percussion/Synthesizer, Violin
Production Resources
Digital Orchestration PDFs
Prefer playing or rehearsing from your tablet? All of our orchestration scores (including PC and PV) are available in digital copies.
Digital PC or PV $50
Full Digital Orchestration Set $150
Broadway Plus
A workshop experience in which a Broadway artist speaks and works with students in an educational setting through our partnership with Broadway Plus.
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