It’s 1969 and the boys from Saint Mark’s and the girls from Saint Anne’s come together for the very first time to present “Cyrano de Bergerac”. Jeremy is cast in the lead and soon has to navigate an uncomfortable love triangle between him, his best friend and the girl playing Roxanne. Passions rise and jealousies flare as life imitates art while everyone gets more of an education that they bargained for. In the end, they emerge bruised but wiser, and firm in the knowledge that being true to yourself is the most heroic act of all. Winner of five awards at the New York Musical Festival and filled with lush melodies and clever word play, this easy to produce musical is a critically acclaimed favourite that will appeal to a wide audience.
17, male, studious, witty, best friends with David. (Tenor)
17, male, good-looking, sporty, Jeremy’s friend. (Baritone)
17, female, smart, funny, driven. (Mezzo)
57, male, teaches mathematics at St. Mark’s Boys' school. Originally from England. Requires English accent - RP (Baritone)
57, female, teaches French at St. Anne’s Girls' School. Originally from France. Requires French (Parisian) accent. (Mezzo)
Piano
Cello
Reed (Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bb Soprano Saxophone, Eb Alto Saxophone)
Piano
Val Pearson
Joe Slabe
Jocelyn Hoover Leiver
JP Thibodeau
JP Thibodeau
Darcie Howe
Igor Goldin
Joe Slabe
Igor Goldin
Micah Young
"Crossing Swords" is a modern re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac. Originally conceived as a tragedy in the spirit of Rostand's play, playwright Joe Slabe was inspired by Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" campaign to re-think the show. Realizing the world didn't need another coming out tragedy, he decided that the world needed the story of a coming out hero, and "Crossing Swords" was born. "Crossing Swords" premiered in Calgary, Alberta, in March of 2012 where it was nominated for five Betty Mitchell Awards and three Calgary Critics’ Awards including Best New Play and Outstanding Production of a Musical. In August of 2012, "Crossing Swords" received a staged reading as part of the Davenport Theatrical Reading Series in New York. "Crossing Swords" was produced at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in July of 2013, where it won five NYMF awards including Excellence in Writing (Book) and the Theater for the American Musical Prize. "Crossing Swords" was then produced by the American Theater Group in Rahway, NJ in April of 2016 and went on to have two industry readings in New York on May 12th of that year. Most recently, "Crossing Swords" returned to Calgary where it was produced by Forte Musical Theatre in 2019. Members of this production also recorded the original cast album, which is available to purchase or stream wherever you get your music.
