SALAMANTICUS

“A richly comic fantasy. A rousing adventure with a Zen-like edge and considerable philosophical punch.”
- Los Angeles Times

Salamanticus is about an ailing kingdom and three misfits in search of a supernatural book which might just set everything right. The book – The Salamanticus – Is supposed to contain all the secrets of the universe but is written in a most mysterious manner. In the end, our heroes’ search was not the search they expected, for the enigmatic book had an itinerary all its own.

Salamanticus can be done with a cast of 12 (with doubling) or as many as 21 or more. And many of the roles are not gender specific.

Speaking roles:

Fibonacci (M or F)
Vagrant (F)
Kai Dancer (F)
Hoop Seller (M or F)
Amah (F)
King (M)
Lieutenant (M or F)
Astrologer (M or F)
Convict (M)
Sea Captain (M or F)
Butterfly Queen (F)
Guard (M or F)
Plus: Beasts, Acrobats, Guards, Warriors.

The play runs 90 minutes with an optional intermission.

“Critic’s Pick! A richly comic fantasy. A rousing adventure with a Zen-like edge and considerable philosophical punch. As always, Legawiec, our helmsman into the extraordinary, charts a course as fascinating as it is unexpected.”
- Los Angeles Times
link to the full LA Times review

“This is splendid theatre—unique and surprisingly involving. All is accomplished by writer/director Legawiec's particular brand of theatrical magic,”
- Backstagewest

“That which fascinates and satisfies us in myths and fairy tales — the mysterious webbing of coincidence that drags characters toward their destinies — is explored with humor, insight and elegant visual spectacle in writer-director Stephen Legawiec’s delightful new work.”
- LA Weekly