The City Aquarium is Proud to Present: The Marvelous Mermaids of Merriment™ by Cullen Elijah McGrail

Come one, come all to this exclusive pre-engagement presentation of the global phenomenon, THE MARVELOUS MERMAIDS OF MERRIMENT™! Featuring star mermatic artists from across the seven seas, witness the magic before the show MUST open at The City Aquarium on Monday! Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong...

Cindy Alvin just wanted to put on a cute mermaid show to keep The City Aquarium afloat, but when her staff walk off the job in protest of its ethics and the mermaids take to social media to condemn the facility, the Board of Directors calls Cindy in for an emergency meeting. Playing the role of the Board, you, the audience, will have final say over the fate of The Marvelous Mermaids of Merriment.

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Winner of the inaugural Queer Jury's Choice Award at the 2024 Ottawa Fringe Festival.

Keywords: mermaids, aquarium, labour, animal rights, union, environment, environmentalism

Genre: Dark Comedy, Mystery, Absurd, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
Acts: 1
Run time: 70 minutes

Cast size: 3 actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 1
Casting note:
    The show can be cast as follows:
Actor 1 — CINDY ALVIN
Actor 2 — ZACHARY, GREGORY, CARA
Actor 3 — JAKOB, MICHELLE, STOCKTON
or casting each role individually.

"Funny, mysterious, playful and heartwarming"
- Cristina Paolozzi, Apt613.ca