Here There Be Dragons - A New Musical Quest

Book and lyrics by Chase O'Neill

Music by Theo Teris

Orchestrations by Scott Wasserman

The night before their college graduation, a tight-knit group of Dungeons and Dragons players embark on their final quest. Featuring an original contemporary score, this lovable, high-energy musical quest explores the liminal space between our own identities and the identities we create for ourselves. A sexy, quirky and hilarious look at growing up in a hurry while maintaining the fantasy and wonder that make us who we are.

Here There Be Dragons premiered Off-Broadway at the Players' Theatre in 2022 and at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024.

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Photos by Bill West-Davis of the World Premiere Off-Broadway Cast 2022

Overview

Type of Show

Full-length musical

90 minutes

Acts

Duration

1 Act

Performance Groups

Professional Theatre

Community Theatre

College/University

High School/Secondary

Minimal

Dance Requirements

Tech Requirements

Minimal

Cast Summary

5f, 4m

Casting

Male Principals

Female Principals

Ensemble

Optional

Ronee/Dungeon Master, Female. Desperate for the quest to never end. Can’t let it go. Dungeon Master (DM) of The Party. History Major.
Lucas/Thalinor, Male. A misguided romantic with his future “planned out”. Dating Myra. Sorcerer of The Party. Business Administration Major.
Brigid/Murigel, Female. Feels she never took chances and that it’s too late to start. Fighter of The Party. Computer Science Major.
Topher/Auchin, Male. Wants to figure out who he is outside of his Dungeons & Dragons group. Rogue of The Party. Global Studies Major.
Nathan/Preyton, Male. Wants confidence to express himself. Ranger of The Party. Religious Studies Major.
Myra/Seris, Female. Double as The Party’s Big Bad Evil Guy. Dating Lucas. Wants to leave college feeling she made memories, not mistakes. Chemistry Major.
Daphne/Princess, Female. The RA. Also The Princess that The Party is out to save on the initial quest. Hates Dungeons & Dragons. Math Major.
Sasha/Dryad/Boblin/Claire, Female. Student. Staff. NPC.
DJ/Wizard/Hoblin/Dennis, Male. Student. Staff. NPC

Instrumentation

Orchestra Size:

Small

Orchestration for Instruments:

Piano

Bass

Drums

Guitar

Marimba

“A heightened D&D experience… They’ve created a soundscape for the fantasy world that is super fun and engaging… (alongside) the real world scenes that are deeply personal, heartfelt, and even heartbreaking.”

-Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

“Here There Be Dragons: A Musical Quest is clearly written with love for both D&D and coming-of-age stories, and it pays off big time.”

-Theatre Weekly, Edinburgh Review

About Teris & O'Neill

CHASE O’NEILL (Book & Lyrics) is a musical theatre writer and playwright currently residing in New York City. He has an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Recent writing credits: Here There Be Dragons (Off-Broadway, Tabor College Workshop), The Woods Listen (Human Pincushion Productions), Schooled & Lettered (Ludicrous Displays Theatre Company), and The Caveman (NYU Reading). Recent directing credits in NYC include Willa: A Folk-Rock Campfire Story (Ars Nova / ANT Fest). He was also a National Semifinalist for the KCACTF 10 Minute Play Award in 2016. Chase spends his time playing Dungeons & Dragons, watching classic monster movies, and looking for the nearest renaissance faire.

THEO TERIS (Music) is a composer for film and theatre originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University studying under Nancy Galbraith, and a MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Theo has produced music for major recording artists such as Glasses Malone and has worked on a track which featured artists Kendrick Lamar and Killer Mike. He was the score editor for Composer Nico Muhly for BBC One’s “Howards End” and most recently scored a feature documentary titled Betrayal of a Nation. In 2020, he produced a short documentary about autism titled Peter’s Pond which was selected at the Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival. Theo is a lover of baseball and supports the MLB’s D-student, the Pittsburgh Pirates.