Greg is "The Angry Grammarian" – a newspaper columnist who’s passionate about predicates, consumed by commas and seduced by subjunctives. Lisa is a more pragmatic grammarian who loves language just as much as he does. What starts as attraction quickly evolves into a darker rivalry. Will grammatical gusto be enough to keep them together? Enlivened by a love of language, The Angry Grammarian is a new musical for anyone who's ever been pissed off that someone used quotation marks "for emphasis."
All characters can be played by any race/ethnicity.
Greg - The Angry Grammarian, columnist for a local newspaper - Male, 30s
Web - Greg’s best friend, a techie - Male/nonbinary, 30s
Lisa - English professor and future host of the “Comma Sutra” podcast - Female, 30s
Miriam - Lisa’s older, protective sister - Female, 30s
The Ensemble - to be played by 2 to 4 actors. Includes - Tim (an editor), a barista, a student, Rachel (Greg's ex), dancing commas, a police officer, Judge Sapphire, Bojangle and various letter writers to the Angry Grammarian. Almost all have solo singing lines.
Keyboard, Guitar (electric, acoustic), Bass, Drums