"Bikers in Camelot had its premiere in the multicultural city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and was undoubtedly the most successful theatrical engagement in that city’s history. There were standing ovations nightly and people were coming back to see it two and three times. I myself found the show irresistible — charming premise, funny and sophisticated book, smart lyrics, and hummable melodies. It merits a much larger audience, and a spot in the standard repertoire of small-cast musicals."
— Fredric Dannen, Billboard
Holly, who writes romantacies about a modern-day chivalric knight, and Michael, who writes biographies of Victorian women writers, are in trouble; Holly has writer’s block and blames it on Michael. When he decides to save her with a marriage proposal when she doesn’t believe in marriage, it sparks a bitter argument, and the two challenge the Fates to deliver their dream lovers – never a good idea. Enter Tonio, a knight in black leather who drives a Harley. . . through the wall of their loft and Caroline, a Victorian dream who steps out of a British telephone booth she insists is a red coffin. Over the course of an extraordinary night, the couple learn to be careful what you wish for. Of course, Holly and Michael rediscover each other, but their dream lovers aren’t going anywhere.
Bikers in Camelot, a four-character musical romp, a quirky romantic fable with a super natural twist and a lush score.
PERFORMERS
Holly : Santa Claire Hirsch
Michael : Joshua David Cavanaugh
Tonio : Magnus Dorholt Kjeldal
Caroline : Clara Dunham
"Hidden in the Shadows":
Michael : Teddy Brunetti
Holly : Cass Morgan
ACT ONE
ACT TWO
ACT I
Holly, a successful author of chivalric sci-fi romantacy, has first-time writers block and blames it on her live-in writer boyfriend, Michael (Writing Is My Life). Maybe they aren’t the soul mates she believed they were. Fantasizing about the hero of her novels, the Dark Angel, a chivalric knight addicted to danger, is becoming her secret pastime (Danger Magnet).
Michael’s latest biography is a victory in his mission to promote Victorian women writers. With the extravagant advance he’s ready to propose to Holly – forgetting that she doesn’t believe in marriage (My Wild One/Duet). The proposal sparks a bitter argument (Nobody’s Perfect), and feeling trapped, Holly challenges the Fates to make her fantasy a reality. In the middle of a sudden storm, a knight in black leather bursts through the wall of their loft on a Harley, claiming to be a stunt man filming nearby, and a big fan of her work. When he invites her for a ride, and carries her off into the night, she feels alive again.
Betrayed, Michael, appeals to the Fates for his own miracle (Betrayed/Wild One) and Caroline, a timeless British woman who embodies the elegance and devotion of his Victorian heroines (Born to Make You Happy), steps out of an old-fashioned phone booth. Holly and Michael are head over heels . . . but not with each other. Without a clue, they’ve become entangled with their own creations (Dark Angel/That’s What You Do to Me). With great civility, they agree to give each other the space to pursue something more . . . realistic (Commitments).
ACT II
(Commitments Reprise) Alone, the two new couples exchange intimate secrets. But Tonio and Caroline quickly discover that their creators are unconsciously rewriting them! Empowered by rejecting her former self (Submissive Barbie), Holly is making Tonio increasingly vulnerable (Let Me Stay Awhile),which he hates. Michael’s influence is dissolving Caroline’s Victorian restraint (You Like the Bitch in My Blood), which she enjoys – until he begins turning her into Holly. Determined to preserve their own personalities, Tonio and Caroline reveal their true identities to their creators and fire them. Then, focusing on each other, they argue about which of them is more real (Real as a Rock).
Holly and Michael realize how close they’ve come to losing everything that matters (Holly). When they reconnect, Michael reminds her that with the power to create their ideal partners, they ultimately tried to turn their fantasies into each other. They have grown, and their understanding and forgiveness rekindle their love, and passion (Hidden in the Shadows).
Caroline and Tonio discover that neither of them has any intention of returning to the pages of a book . . . or a Kindle. Forced to become allies, they plot the take-over of Holly and Michael’s lives and fall in love (Bikers in Camelot). Claiming the loft as their own, they accuse Holly and Michael of being “Impostors” and challenge their creators to a double duel.
Michael slashes Tonio’s arm and seeing the blood, Caroline cuts her own as proof that they are both alive! They chase Michael and Holly out of the loft and into the street, where the two accept and embrace their perfectly imperfect love (Right Now) and Holly, writer’s block conquered, shares her latest sentence with Michael. Tonio and Caroline, who have decided to marry and become heroes in a world that badly needs them, return to make peace with their creators. When they invite Holly and Michael, not only to join their quest, but in true Shakespearean fashion, to share a double wedding, Holly drops to her knee and proposes to Michael (Bikers in Camelot Reprise)
A graduate of Stanford University, Wendy sang jazz in Europe before beginning a career as a singer-songwriter in NYC. Her first musical, Love, Sex & Rock ‘n Roll, won her a full fellowship in the MFA Program in Music Theatre Writing at NYU and was commissioned by Gail Merrifield Papp of the Public Theater. Wendy Wonder and the Permanent Wave, An Ode to Miss Subways, was produced at S.N.A.F.U. in NYC. She wrote The Garden of Katan, a fantasy opera, with composer Andrew Wilder. Emir’s Adventures, presents a new origin story for children. The Millennium Medicine Show — The Goddess Returns, is a musical/pageant that allowed her to work with the Tent Master of Cirque du Soleil. Something Borrowed, Something New, a Jazz Memoir, was produced at the Santa Ana Theatre in San Miguel de Allende, MX. Fred Dannen, of Billboard, called Bikers in Camelot, produced at the San Miguel Playhouse in 2019, “a success in every way.” She is currently working on Are You Dying to Live with Me, a vampire pas de deux exploring the pros and cons of immortality.
