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Murder and Merry Men
by Larry Spinnenweber September 13,14 and 20, 21, 2019 Beaver County Times Article | Virtual Playbill Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 393 Adams St, Rochester, PA 15074 CAST AND CREW Robin Hood: Devin Phillis Little John: John Basinger Friar Tuck: Larry Spinnenweber Wilma Scarlet: Danielle Lang Lady Marian Fitzwalter: Bridget Yeager Lady Audrey Du Bois: Jenn Rian Prince John: David Millar Eleanor of Aquitaine: Vicki Mann Sister Agatha: Denise Laughlin Director: Janet Lynn Hutchinson Assistant Director: Conrad Bianco Costumes: Misa McAnallen Tech (Lights and Sound): Donna Glaab Producer / Marketing / House Manager: Carey Hutch |
Setting
A clearing in Sherwood Forest.
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Murder and Merry Men is presented in two acts with a 15 minute intermission.
It is 1193, and Richard the Lionheart, King of England, has been captured on his way home from the Crusades and is being held prisoner. His ransom has been stolen and its couriers murdered. Who could have performed such a crime, a crime that would keep England’s king a captive when she needs him most? Was it his hypochondriac brother, Prince John, who wants the throne of England for himself? Was it Robin of Loxley, the dashing outlaw known as Robin Hood? Could it be Robin’s right hand man, Little John, who is tired of living in Robin Hood’s shadow and wants to turn the spotlight on himself? Maybe it was Wilma Scarlet, Merry Woman and medieval feminist who wants more rights for women? Or was it the Lady Marion Fitzwalter, King Richard’s ward and a woman who is tired of having decisions made for her? Perhaps it was Maid Marion’s gentlewoman, the Lady Audrey, a woman who collects secrets as some people collect stamps? Could it have been Eleanor of Aquitaine, the powerful Queen Mother who loves her power? Or, is the fat Franciscan, Friar Tuck, a suspect or a detective?
A clearing in Sherwood Forest.
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Murder and Merry Men is presented in two acts with a 15 minute intermission.
It is 1193, and Richard the Lionheart, King of England, has been captured on his way home from the Crusades and is being held prisoner. His ransom has been stolen and its couriers murdered. Who could have performed such a crime, a crime that would keep England’s king a captive when she needs him most? Was it his hypochondriac brother, Prince John, who wants the throne of England for himself? Was it Robin of Loxley, the dashing outlaw known as Robin Hood? Could it be Robin’s right hand man, Little John, who is tired of living in Robin Hood’s shadow and wants to turn the spotlight on himself? Maybe it was Wilma Scarlet, Merry Woman and medieval feminist who wants more rights for women? Or was it the Lady Marion Fitzwalter, King Richard’s ward and a woman who is tired of having decisions made for her? Perhaps it was Maid Marion’s gentlewoman, the Lady Audrey, a woman who collects secrets as some people collect stamps? Could it have been Eleanor of Aquitaine, the powerful Queen Mother who loves her power? Or, is the fat Franciscan, Friar Tuck, a suspect or a detective?
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