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Being the only gay man in a small rural high school is kind of like having a laptop in the stone age. I mean, sure, you can have one, but there's nowhere to plug it in!
- Noel's Catchphrase
Noel Gruber is one of the six main characters in the musical Ride the Cyclone. He is described as "the most romantic boy in town", and romanticizes a fantasy of being a hooker in post-war France.
History
"Very early on in Noel's life, his mother realized two things... The second was his pension for all things nihilistic. While other children acted out Harry Potter, Noel acted out French new-wave cinema. In grade 7, during the Saint Cassian Christmas Nativity Pageant, Noel was suspended for suddenly breaking into this excerpt from 'Waiting for Godot:
'There is no room at this inn, for it is Christmas. Shall we hang ourselves?'
'I hear it gives you an erection.'
'Then we must hang ourselves immediately!'
'Or we could just go to the manger, Joseph!'
Aspiring iconoclast, enfant terrible. Noel Gruber, the most romantic boy in town."
-Karnak's description of Noel's past
Plot
TBA
Portrayals
| Year | Actor | Production/Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kholby Wardell | Atomic Vaudeville |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Citadel Theatre | |
| 2015 | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | |
| 2016 | MCC Theater | |
| 2018 | 5th Avenue Theatre | |
| 2019 | Alliance Theatre | |
| Josh Zwick | Jungle Theatre | |
| 2020 | Lyndarious Arrington | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Devon Spencer Lynch | University of the Arts | |
| 2021 | Tyler Meyer | Carthage College |
| Nick Boegel | Theatre Sheridan | |
| Unknown | Solebury School | |
| Nathen McLaurin | Valencia High School | |
| Declan Hutcheoni | Strathcona High School |
Musical Numbers
- Tragic Fact
- Fall Fair Suite
- Uranium Suite
- Waiting For the Drop
- Noel's Lament
- The New Birthday Song
- Its Not a Game/Its Just a Ride
- Be Safe, Be Good (For Rachel)
- Noels Lament (Clean)
Costume
- Noel's school uniform is a red sleeveless jumper over a white shirt with long sleeves.
- Noel takes on the role of Monique Gibeau in "Noel's Lament". He removes his school uniform to reveal a black dress. He also wears a black bobbed wig and heels.
- In "Space Age Bachelor Man", he wears a cat tail along with a mask and an oddly shaped hat.
- In "The Ballad of Jane Doe", Noel wears a black hat and a black trench coat.
Trivia
- Noel's favorite movie is "The Blue Angel", a German movie-musical from 1930.
- Noel works at Taco Bell in the Mega Mall food court. After his death, they named a meal after him, the "Noel Gruber Hungry Hombre Meal."
- Noel's father left him and his mother.
- According to an actor who has played Noel in many productions, Kholby Wardell, Noel picks off his black nail polish because his mother told him to "dial it back."
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