1 036 S. FIFTH ST.
Louisville, KY 40203
PLAYS by Gerard Anthony Cox
FOR SECOND SPRINGS
by G. A. Cox
"The Scholar's Wife" Cast: 2 men and 1 woman; "Via Humanitas" Cast: 2 men and 3 women; "The Guerdon, or a St. Luke's Summer Recompense" Cast: 2 men and 2 women. Set: area staging. Whoever said theatre cannot be serious and, at the same time, funny? These three plays are modern versions of the medieval interlude given at banquets; together they capture the playfullness of the first spring in English, secular theatre. In form they are highly adaptable to being staged with full or minimal staging. "The Scholar's Wife" presents a young woman, abandoned by a husband more in love with learning, who encounters a handsome, widowed merchant. "Via Humanitas" allows three sisters traveling along a road to take up with two very different companions, a clergyman and a warrior returning from battle. In "The Guerdon, or a St. Luke's Summer Recompense" Lady Katherine and her companion, Marguerite, engage two courtiers in a game of chance to forecast the future. This collection provides a delightfully different alternative to an evening's entertainment. Actors love the freedom of this form which allows each performer to be impish and to clown with abandon. Book $3.00. Royalty - $30 - $20. $15 - $10 (a single play).
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LEAD ME HOME
Anthony Cox
Cast: 8 men and 3 women. Drama. Two acts. Set: living room.
LEAD ME HOME is a story of blind faith and a mystery that holds the audience to the end. After a brief opening scene with her loving husband David, Grace Drumuff is informed that her husband has just been killed in a car wreck. Despite family and friends, the police and everyone, Grace refuses to believe David is dead. The only thing that supports her conviction is mysterious phone calls in which the person on the other end never says anything. A long-time friend, Gale, tries to help Grace through a period of mourning. Grace dismisses everyone and awaits David's return. The suspense grows when the local service station mechanic shows up to sexually assault Grace. Then there is a mysterious stranger (not David) and a N.Y. State Trooper who we begin to suspect of evil designs. Only Grace's faith in David's return, a faith that seems almost deranged, holds Grace's life together. Book $4.75. Royalty $30-$20.
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THE ANGEL'S SHARE
by Gerard Anthony Cox
Cast: 5 men and 5 women. Two acts. Comedy. Set: living room.
By mistake, Marion Vickers, a male transfer student, is assigned to a women's dorm. The girls and Marion like the arrangement just fine and try to conceal the error from the Dean. But, a complication arises-word spreads around campus that Vickers is about to be hauled into court for refusing to register for the Selective Service, which puts a different spin on his staying at a girls' dorm. Freshman Samantha Smyth-Scott leads the charge to save Vickers. "A refreshingly tidy comedy" -Script Reviews. ANGEL'S SHARE addresses a politically significant issue faced by undergraduates across America. Book $3.50. Royalty - $30-$20.
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PENNY STEALERS
by Gerald Anthony Cox
Cast: 4 men and 6 women. Two acts. Comedy/mystery. Set: a summer boarding house. A once elegant, Victorian ocean front home has been converted to a boarding house for summer, weekly rentals. Marge Kielty, a widow approaching mid-life is trying to keep the place going with the help of her son, Ted. The vacationers including a very private, mystery couple from Kansas; two retired, spinster sisters, and a honeymooning couple Suddenly Marge's weekly receipts, along with other items, disappear. Who has taken what is the bulk of the Kielty's meager financial assets and why? With humor, compassion, charm and, of course, suspense, the mystery is resolved. PENNY STEALERS, as a work-in-progress, received a collegiate mainstage production. It was enjoyed by audiences of all ages, and was named the season's best production. Book $3.50. Royalty -$30-$20.
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