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The Three Musketeers (9-person version)

Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas

  • Josh Innerst, Sam McCalla, Jacob Nuti, & Ashley Campos
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  • Sam McCalla, Josh Innerst, Michael Patchen, Sean Maximo Campos, & Libby Zabit
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  • Jacob Nuti & Zoe Velling
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  • Molly Van Pelt, Ashley Campos, Libby Zabit. Josh Innerst, Sean Maximo Campos, Jacob Nuti, & Sam McCalla
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  • Josh Innerst
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  • Jacob Nuti & Libby Zabit
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Molly Van Pelt, Sam McCalla, Ashley Campos, Jacob Nuti, Josh Innerst, & Zoe Velling
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jacob Nuti, Ashley Campos, Josh Innerst, & Sam McCalla
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jacob Nuti & Michael Patchen
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jacob Nuti & Sean Maximo Campos
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Zoe Velling, Sam McCalla, Jacob Nuti, Ashley Campos, & Josh Innerst
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

Synopsis

This witty and action packed swashbuckler follows the friendship of young D’Artagnan and his band of Musketeers as they fight to protect the ones they love from the evil Cardinal Richelieu. A story of double crossings, kidnappings, and carefully guarded secrets, complete with lavish sword fights and sweeping romance, set in a time when love and honor ruled the world.

Cast

D’Artagnan young man from the country; yearns to be a musketeer
Athos one of the Three Musketeers; cynical
Porthos one of the Three Musketeers; a vain dandy
Aramis one of the Three Musketeers; priest-like
Monsieur de Treville Captain of Musketeers
Planchet Treville’s servant
Rochefort Richelieu’s spy; bald
Milady (Lady de Winter) Richelieu’s spy; copper-colored hair
Cardinal Richelieu powerful churchman
Constance Bonacieux the Queen’s maid
Anne of Austria Queen of France
Louis King of France
Madame Bonacieux her mother; D'Artagnan's landlady
Abbess head of Carmelite Convent
Lord Buckingham England's Prime Minister
Kitty Milady’s servant/Planchet’s lover
Mystery Woman Athos’s wife
Beggar a beggar on the streets
Criminal a convicted thief
Jussac leader of Richelieu's guards
Cahusac one of Richelieu's guards
Bicarat one of Richelieu's guards
Lemieux one of Richelieu's guards
Guards other members of Richelieu's guards
Felton Buckingham’s assassin
Soldiers the police force in Paris
Mob members of a mob gathered to hang a convicted thief
Drunk patron of a tavern on the Rue Ferou
Patrons patrons of a tavern on the Rue Ferou
Innkeeper owner of the Golden Lily
Fishermen patrons of the Golden Lily
Sailor patron of the Golden Lily
Ball Attendees dancers at the King's ball

Specs

Cast Size: 9 w/doubling
Approximate Run Time: 2h w/intermission
Number of Acts: Two
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Production History

The Three Musketeers (9-person version) was first produced in 2026 by the Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Katy Brown, Producing Artistic Director

Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

ACTOR #1 – D’Artagnan/Patron #4
ACTOR #2 – Criminal/Athos/Buckingham/Ball Attendee #1/Soldier #2
ACTOR #3 – Mob #1/Porthos/Richelieu
ACTOR #4 – Mob #2/Aramis/King Louis/Abbess
ACTOR #5 – Mob #3/Planchet/Patron #1/Constance/Cahusac/Fisherman #2
ACTOR #6 – Rochefort/Patron #2/Guard #1/Bicarat/Innkeeper/Ball Attendee #2/Kitty
ACTOR #7 – Mob #4/Treville/Queen Anne/Lemieux/Soldier #3/Sailor/Beggar
ACTOR #8 – Milady/Patron #3/Guard #3/Madame Bonacieux/ Ball Attendee #3/Fisherman #1
ACTOR #9 – Soldier #1/Jussac/Drunk/Ball Attendee #4/Fisherman #3/Felton
Cast Size: 9 w/doubling
Approximate Run Time: 2h w/intermission
Number of Acts: Two
Script Sample
Request Rights
Sample Music

Synopsis

This witty and action packed swashbuckler follows the friendship of young D’Artagnan and his band of Musketeers as they fight to protect the ones they love from the evil Cardinal Richelieu. A story of double crossings, kidnappings, and carefully guarded secrets, complete with lavish sword fights and sweeping romance, set in a time when love and honor ruled the world.

Cast

D’Artagnan
young man from the country; yearns to be a musketeer
Athos
one of the Three Musketeers; cynical
Porthos
one of the Three Musketeers; a vain dandy
Aramis
one of the Three Musketeers; priest-like
Monsieur de Treville
Captain of Musketeers
Planchet
Treville’s servant
Rochefort
Richelieu’s spy; bald
Milady (Lady de Winter)
Richelieu’s spy; copper-colored hair
Cardinal Richelieu
powerful churchman
Constance Bonacieux
the Queen’s maid
Anne of Austria
Queen of France
Louis
King of France
Madame Bonacieux
her mother; D'Artagnan's landlady
Abbess
head of Carmelite Convent
Lord Buckingham
England's Prime Minister
Kitty
Milady’s servant/Planchet’s lover
Mystery Woman
Athos’s wife
Beggar
a beggar on the streets
Criminal
a convicted thief
Jussac
leader of Richelieu's guards
Cahusac
one of Richelieu's guards
Bicarat
one of Richelieu's guards
Lemieux
one of Richelieu's guards
Guards
other members of Richelieu's guards
Felton
Buckingham’s assassin
Soldiers
the police force in Paris
Mob
members of a mob gathered to hang a convicted thief
Drunk
patron of a tavern on the Rue Ferou
Patrons
patrons of a tavern on the Rue Ferou
Innkeeper
owner of the Golden Lily
Fishermen
patrons of the Golden Lily
Sailor
patron of the Golden Lily
Ball Attendees
dancers at the King's ball
Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

ACTOR #1 – D’Artagnan/Patron #4
ACTOR #2 – Criminal/Athos/Buckingham/Ball Attendee #1/Soldier #2
ACTOR #3 – Mob #1/Porthos/Richelieu
ACTOR #4 – Mob #2/Aramis/King Louis/Abbess
ACTOR #5 – Mob #3/Planchet/Patron #1/Constance/Cahusac/Fisherman #2
ACTOR #6 – Rochefort/Patron #2/Guard #1/Bicarat/Innkeeper/Ball Attendee #2/Kitty
ACTOR #7 – Mob #4/Treville/Queen Anne/Lemieux/Soldier #3/Sailor/Beggar
ACTOR #8 – Milady/Patron #3/Guard #3/Madame Bonacieux/ Ball Attendee #3/Fisherman #1
ACTOR #9 – Soldier #1/Jussac/Drunk/Ball Attendee #4/Fisherman #3/Felton

Production History

The Three Musketeers (9-person version) was first produced in 2026 by the Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Katy Brown, Producing Artistic Director
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