Fabian(a?)

Hi there! I am a Shakespeare enthusiast playing Fabian in a local production.... I also happen to be a woman. With a few tweaks to the lines it's not noticeable, but so as to not detract from the Viola-in-men's-clothes gag, we decided to play Fabian as a woman. Now the question remains..... what should we call her? Fabianna was my first choice, but it doesn't fit the meter. Any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by improbablefic

Hi there! I am a Shakespeare enthusiast playing Fabian in a local production.... I also happen to be a woman. With a few tweaks to the lines it's not noticeable, but so as to not detract from the Viola-in-men's-clothes gag, we decided to play Fabian as a woman. Now the question remains..... what should we call her? Fabianna was my first choice, but it doesn't fit the meter. Any suggestions?

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How about "Fabia"

Fabienne?

PS I love converting traditional male roles to female in Shakespeare. You should have heard the crowd roar when Leonato's wife (not brother, we called her 'mother') in Much Ado called Claudio out, "Win me and wear me, boy", dragging him around by his ear.

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Originally Posted by improbablefic

Hi there! I am a Shakespeare enthusiast playing Fabian in a local production.... I also happen to be a woman. With a few tweaks to the lines it's not noticeable, but so as to not detract from the Viola-in-men's-clothes gag, we decided to play Fabian as a woman. Now the question remains..... what should we call her? Fabianna was my first choice, but it doesn't fit the meter. Any suggestions?

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Fabienne, maybe- although Fabian is a small part (sorry) so I'm not sure that anyone would notice if you changed the name completely.

keep it the same Shakespeare loved have men play women parts and women playing a mans part just don't make it to panto