Doctor Vysarius

Characters & Setting

DOCTOR VYSARIUS, masked conjuror; mute
DOCTOR LEOPOLD, court astronomer
MAXIMILIAN III, Holy Roman Emperor – a powdered, pink-cheeked child, about 3 ft. tall
LORD PORKEO, court jester
THE VALET, servant of Dr. Vysarius
THE CARDINAL, a grim representative of the Roman Church, ninety and blind
OTHERS:
Courtiers, a Rooster, a Lion, a Cat, Moons, Worlds, Suns, Autopsy Attendants, a Scribe, Pale Altar Boys, and Masked Musicians

SCENE: The palace of the Holy Roman Emperor, the apartments of Doctors Vysarius and Leopold, the imperial dungeons, and the palace garden, taking place sometime in the closing years of the 17th century. High Heaven and low pits; lacquered black and painted gold.