{"id":2547,"date":"2015-01-29T20:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2547"},"modified":"2025-01-14T00:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:01:59","slug":"esther-the-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2547","title":{"rendered":"Esther &#8212; The Musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>YOU&#8217;VE READ THE BOOK &#8212; NOW DO THE MUSICAL!<\/h3>\n<h4>From the pages of the best-seller in history &#8212;<\/h4>\n<h4>the epic story of Persia&#8217;s legendary Queen now comes to the stage!<\/h4>\n<p>by <a title=\"Mark Ogden\" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2551\"><strong>Mark Ogden<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Performable by<strong> Church, Educational, Professional<\/strong> and <strong>Community Groups<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Biblical story of staying true to yourself and finding courage. Esther is the newly crowned Queen of Persia, wife of Xerxes, and she is Jewish &#8212; a refugee from one of Xerxes\u2019 father\u2019s campaigns. No one knows that she is Jewish, or that she is the daughter of the highest ranking Jewish man in the land of Persia. Then the Jews are all condemned to die by Haman, the Prime Minister. How will Esther find the courage and the means to thwart Haman?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Characters: 7M 7W + soldiers, Jewish refugees, courtiers and visitors<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ESTHER &#8212; Queen of Persia, a dark-eyed classic beauty, poised, graceful, much younger than Xerxes<br \/>\nXERXES &#8212; King of Persia, commanding, dark-bearded, majestic<br \/>\nMORDECAI&#8211; Jewish Leader, Esther\u2019s uncle<br \/>\nLEAH &#8212; His wife<br \/>\nHATACH &#8212; Esther\u2019s Chief Chamberlin, a husky, handsome, eunuch<br \/>\nPAPYRUS &#8212; His youthful scribe<br \/>\nAKKADIA &#8212; Esther\u2019s beautiful blonde handmaiden<br \/>\nNILGAH &#8212; (Lady Marsena) Akkadia\u2019s mother, a wealthy widow<br \/>\nJOZADAK &#8212; A camel driver<br \/>\nHAMAN &#8212; Prime Minister of Persia, dashing, proud, in-control<br \/>\nARTABANUS &#8212; Minister of State<br \/>\nLADY MERES &#8212; (Lasivia) a haughty socialite<br \/>\nHANNAH &#8212; a friend to Leah<br \/>\nJUDITH &#8212; a friend to LeahCAPTAIN &#8212; Soldier 1<br \/>\nSOLDIERS 2-6 &#8212; Bodyguards (#4 is also the TRUMPETER)<br \/>\nJEWS: Scribes, Women, Delegation, Spokesman.<br \/>\nBeggars, clowns, juggler, dancing girls, Arab agent, Greeks, Egyptians, snake charmer, mummy, slave train, merchants, assassin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>About two hours<\/li>\n<li>Setting: Several settings or a Unit Set<\/li>\n<li>Order # 2070<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Available for all groups!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>PERUSAL PAGES<\/strong> file (in PDF format) is available here:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EstherPERUSAL1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18790\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Perusal-Script-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SONG LIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ACT ONE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>#1 &#8212; Prelude \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Orchestra<\/li>\n<li>Scene 1 &#8212; Banquet Hall<\/li>\n<li>#2a &#8212; Forty Days\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Company + Haman<\/li>\n<li>#2b &#8212; <strong>Take A Second Look<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Xerxes, Haman, Artabanus<\/li>\n<li>#2c &#8212; Sometimes A Compromise\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Esther<\/li>\n<li>#2d &#8212; Forty Days (tag)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Company<\/li>\n<li>Scene 2 &#8212; Harem<\/li>\n<li>#3 &#8212; <strong>With Pen and Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Papyrus &amp; Hatach<\/li>\n<li>#3a &#8212; With Pen and Ink (reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Papyrus &amp; Hatach<\/li>\n<li>Scene 3 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#4 &#8212; <strong>Our Little Secret<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Esther<\/li>\n<li>Scene 4 &#8212; Inner Court<\/li>\n<li>#5 &#8212; Immortal\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Xerxes, Artabanus, Haman<\/li>\n<li>#6 &#8212; In Spite Of \u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Haman, Artabanus<\/li>\n<li>Scene 5 &#8212; Home of Lady Meres<\/li>\n<li>#7 &#8212; He\u2019s A Man To Watch\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Meres, Haman<\/li>\n<li>Scene 6 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#8 &#8212; She Is Real\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Xerxes, Akkadia<\/li>\n<li>#8a &#8212; Our Little Secret (reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Papyrus<\/li>\n<li>Scene 7 &#8212; King\u2019s Gate<\/li>\n<li>#9 &#8212; No Matter What You Do\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mordecai, Leah, Hannah, Jozadak, Judith<\/li>\n<li>#10 &#8212; Jews\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Artabanus, Captain, Haman, Leah, Hannah, Judith<\/li>\n<li>Scene 8 &#8212; Inner Court<\/li>\n<li>#11 &#8212; I Want To Make Things Happen\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Esther<\/li>\n<li><strong>ACT TWO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scene 1 &#8212; In and out of Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#12 &#8212; I Want To Make Things Happen (reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Esther<\/li>\n<li>#12a &#8212; I Can\u2019t Believe It\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Akkadia, Papyrus<\/li>\n<li>#13 &#8212; Free\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mordecai<\/li>\n<li>Scene 2 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#14 &#8212; Free (Reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mordecai, Leah<\/li>\n<li>Scene 3 &#8212; Home of Lady Meres<\/li>\n<li>#15 &#8212; Everything\u2019s Fine\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Haman, Artabanus, Meres,<\/li>\n<li>Scene 4 &#8212; Outside of Mordecai\u2019s Home<\/li>\n<li>Scene 5 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#16 &#8212; I Want To Make Things Happen (reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Esther<\/li>\n<li>Scene 6 &#8212; Inner Court<\/li>\n<li>#16a &#8212; Underscore\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Orchestra<\/li>\n<li>Scene 7 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#17 &#8212; Our Little Secret (reprise2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Hatach, Papyrus, Akkadia, Esther<\/li>\n<li>#17a &#8212; Because of Him\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Hatach, Akkadia<\/li>\n<li>Scene 8 &#8212; Xerxes\u2019 Suite<\/li>\n<li>#18 &#8212; <strong>Give Him The Works<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Haman, Artabanus, Captain, Guard<\/li>\n<li>#18a &#8212; Give Him The Works (reprise)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>#18b &#8212; Duel Underscore\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Orchestra<\/li>\n<li>Scene 9 &#8212; Esther\u2019s Suite<\/li>\n<li>#19 &#8212; With Pen and Ink\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Hatach, Papyrus,<\/li>\n<li>#20 &#8212; Immortal: REPRISE (Finale)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Company<\/li>\n<li>#21 &#8212; Curtain Call\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Orchestra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DEMO SAMPLES:<\/strong> (Selected Author Demos, songs not listed here are the newest additions to ESTHER, with the exception of the reprises.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"618\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/04-2-Take-A-Second-Look.mp3'>2 Take A Second Look<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/05-3-Forty-Days-reprise.mp3'>3 Forty Days (reprise)<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/06-4-With-Pen-Ink.mp3'>4 With Pen & Ink<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/07-5-A-Little-Secret.mp3'>5 A Little Secret<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/17-8-Give-Him-The-Works.mp3'>8 Give Him The Works<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20-9-Entreacte.mp3'>9 Entre'acte<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/23-12-Immortal-Full-Song.mp3'>12 Immortal! 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