ISBN #1-60513-103-2
JAC #2011-0008
Cast of Characters
7 males, 7 women
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DARIN FISHER: (31), Producer/director, police detective. Plays Ferdinand.
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HEATHER BARCLAY: (27), Therapist. Plays Miranda.
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HELEN LARSON: (81), Swann resident. Wheelchair-bound. Not obsessed with appearances. Plays Ariel.
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OLIVIA STILES: (80), Swann resident. Still attractive at her age; nicely dressed. Plays Trinculo.
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SARA RYMER: A Swann resident. Plays Stephano.
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JESSICA WARREN: A Swann resident. Plays Sebastian.
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FAYE GOSSLIN: A Swann resident. Plays Caliban.
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WALLACE STEDMAN: A Swann resident. Plays Antonio.
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ROBERT BARROW: A Swann resident. Plays Prospero at first, till replaced by Gregory Hiller.
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JAMES GOLIATH: A Swann resident. Plays King Alonso.
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FORREST RANDOLPH: A Swann resident. Plays Gonzalo.
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JASON BLACKMAN: (mid 30s), An orderly at Swann.
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GREGORY HILLER: A Swann resident. Tall and solidly built. Plays Prospero.
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CHARLOTTE ADDISON: The newest resident at Swann Rehab.
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UNRECOGNIZABLE FIGURE: A Swann resident. Could be played by anyone.
Plot Summary
Darin Fisher, claiming to be a MFA grad student, arrives to produce and direct a Shakespearean play. He’s staying till the performance, one week away. Ten residents show up for the initial meeting. They’re irascible and headstrong, but they agree to do The Tempest. Then they bully Darin into playing Ferdinand and therapist Heather Barclay into playing Miranda. As it turns out, Darin’s not a grad student, but an undercover cop sent to Swann to investigate a series of suspicious deaths. When Heather discovers this, he realizes his mission is jeopardized, and he’s ready to pull out. But he stays for one more night, just long enough to suspect that the deaths have been suicides, assisted by the very group he’s directing. He’s in a quandary— does he apply the letter of the law? Or try to rationalize away their illegal intervention.
The Setting
Swann Health and Rehab’s an independent living facility for elderly actors.Online purchases are for single script purchases only and include $3 S&H. For more than one script or a script package, please call us at (781) 272-2066
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Playwright Biography
Dan
Borengasser was born in El Campo, TX and raised in Fort Smith, AR,
where he attended elementary school and high school, specializing in
mischief-making. He received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Arkansas and was shocked – literally – to realize that
electricity is treacherous and can’t be trusted. Borengasser also completed
the course work for a Masters in English at Northern Illinois University and
is occasionally able to recall what literary Naturalism is about. NIU was,
however, where he met the lovely Mrs. Borengasser, so grad school was
actually a fortuitous experience. Borengasser is thankful to have been
gainfully employed over the years. He has been a sales engineer for Phillips
Petroleum, a sales manager and station manager at several television
stations, and vice president of a film and video production company.
Borengasser lives in Springdale, AR with his wife Sally (the aforementioned
“Lovely Mrs. Borengasser”), who is the author of more than fifty books
(www.bethanycampbell.com). Other members of the household include Kitty
Hodge, who has an impressive collection of dead moles, and Kitty Cobweb, who
can magically teleport her cat fur onto your clothes from a distance of
fifteen to twenty feet. Rounding out the Borengasser family are Barnes and
Noble, two gentlemen rats who enjoy strawberry yogurt drops and the music of
the Pet Shop Boys, and who think that Borengasser is quite the guy. And
who’s to say they’re not right?
In addition to Cat Horoscopes & Other Diversions and
Whiskers’ Pond, Borengasser has written science fiction stories, greeting
cards, stage plays and screenplays. He blushes to admit that one of the
science fiction stories was nominated for a Hugo and that he has won
numerous awards for stage plays and screenplays.
Borengasser is quite confident that he has other notable accomplishments,
but, for the moment, they escape him. Visit Dan
online!
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