Desperation
Synopsis
It’s Halloween night in the wild west town of Desperation Colorado, 1888. An evil sorcerer turned gunfighter is pledged to deliver one innocent soul to the devil by sundown. Entanglements involve con men, killers, gold diggers, unlucky heroines, a fairy princess and a pig transformed into a man. Based on the 1866 composition “The Black Crook.”
Cast of Characters (in order of their appearance)
| Nick Holster | A gunfighter and sorcerer. |
| Sheriff Wolff | The best law money can buy. |
| Bad Luck Amy | An unfortunate damsel. |
| Barbara | Amy’s avaricious aunt. |
| Horatio J. Puffenworth | Crooked mayor of Desperation. |
| Rudy | A dumb but endearing young man. |
| Sam (Zamial) | A female demon masquerading as a dance hall girl. Zamial also plays a townswoman and others. |
| Chesterfield | A humanized prize pig. Chesterfield also plays a prospector and others. |
| Lacey (Stalacia) | An errant fairy princess. |
Desperation
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