Consorte 2001

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Consorte 2001

Consorte Bella Donna

NEW! Click here to read excerpts from the Bella Diary of 2001.

History- This was the second year of the Bella Donnas, yet there were many firsts for the group. It was my first year directing alone and performing within the group. It was also the first year we had an assistant director, Brenda Kelly. Initially, none of the original Bellas were returning, but Sonnett and Sherry helped out on opening weekend and evetually joined us again halfway through the season. This was the year we performed in Bristol's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which really helped to make people aware of us. That and the fact that there were nine of us now.....

Who we are

(Hold your cursor over a picture for a character bio)

Fern is a music tutor who's affair with Thomas Morley has assigned her the sorry title of spinster in her prime. She claims to be the famous composer Anonymous.

Fern Undergrove-
Stephanie Lewin (director)

Marina Blu Scuro, 18, hails from Verona, Italy, and has spent all her life singing (much to the chagrin of her mother). She has left her home to travel with the Consorte Bella Donna, to sing her heart out, and to seek adventure where'er it leads. Fascinated by the song

Marina Blu Scuro-
Sherry Sink

Isabel has the smarts of a sharp blade and the wit to match. She is on an endless quest for information and hopes to use it to dominate the world....... or a certain bad boy in Coke's guards!

Isabel Lerner-
Laura Bultman

Constance Cooney-
Jennifer Lennon

Audio Files From this Year

Click here to listen to Come Let's Begin to Revelt Out

Click here to listen to All Around My Hat

Mara Supial - The shrewish Bella. Mara was once arrested for acting upon the stage at a festival in her hometown of Surrey. Fern Undergrove rescued her by lying to the jailers, convincing them she was not acting, but instead was warming up to sing with the Consorte Bella Donna. She's been singing ever since, though she still campaigns to make acting legal for women someday.

Mara Supial-
Brenda Kelly (asst. dir.)

Aestien Odvaha is the self-proclaimed "best palm-reader in all of Bristol" though her friends would argue otherwise. She loves life, and adventure, and tends to jump into everything with an over-confidence and zeal that often gets her in trouble.

Aestien Odvaha-
Sonnett Shelline

Rowan Meriwether (literally means little red cheery person) is a generally happy person, and she would like to get to know everyone. She and her sister Fiona are in search of their father, Thomas . They heard the Consorte Bella Donna, a group of traveling minstrels, sing in their hometown and joined them to help them in their quest.

Rowan Meriwether-
Sandy Memmel

Fiona Meriwether-
Tess Romeis

Nora was a traveling gypsy when she met with the Bella Donnas. Arrested for picking a noble's pocket in Bristol, Nora was mistaken for a member of the Essex family and now must learn proper mannerisms and etiquette to continue the charade.