Orpheus Floats
The inventor of a safe life jacket has struggled for years to get the British Board of Trade to accept her design. Today is do or die.
Characters
Female
ORPHEUS BEAUMONT, 53, inventor
CONNIE, 19, Orpheus’ daughter
Male
CAPTAIN TURNER, 60, ship’s master
MR. MILNE, 50s, representative of the British Board of Trade
Setting
Otago Harbour, New Zealand
Time
1917
Characters
Female
ORPHEUS BEAUMONT, 53, inventor
CONNIE, 19, Orpheus’ daughter
Male
CAPTAIN TURNER, 60, ship’s master
MR. MILNE, 50s, representative of the British Board of Trade
Setting
Otago Harbour, New Zealand
Time
1917
(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
November 19, 2024
Cast: Mimi Ayers (Orpheus), Susan Price Monnot (Connie), Thomas Mullen (Captain Turner), Lee Kitchen (Mr. Milne)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
November 19, 2024
Cast: Mimi Ayers (Orpheus), Susan Price Monnot (Connie), Thomas Mullen (Captain Turner), Lee Kitchen (Mr. Milne)
Mimi Ayers (Orpheus), Thomas Mullen (Captain Turner), Susan Price Monnot (Connie) and Lee Kitchen (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
April 7, 2024
Cast: Princess Starr (Orpheus), Tanya Blackwell (Connie), Jerry Jobe (Captain Turner), Ibrahim Sedebeh (Mr. Milne)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
April 7, 2024
Cast: Princess Starr (Orpheus), Tanya Blackwell (Connie), Jerry Jobe (Captain Turner), Ibrahim Sedebeh (Mr. Milne)
Jerry Jobe (Captain Turner), Tanya Blackwell (Connie), Princess Starr (Orpheus) and Ibrahim Sedebeh (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK,
January 14, 2024
Cast: Rene Zabel (Orpheus), Zev Johnston (Connie), Rigved Chinchmalatpure (Captain Turner), Alison Clare (Mr. Milne)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK,
January 14, 2024
Cast: Rene Zabel (Orpheus), Zev Johnston (Connie), Rigved Chinchmalatpure (Captain Turner), Alison Clare (Mr. Milne)
Rene Zabel (Orpheus), Rigved Chinchmalatpure (Captain Turner), Alison Clare (Mr. Milne) and Zev Johnston (Connie)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
August 27, 2023
Cast: Susan Royal (Orpheus), Beverly Niedelson (Connie), Paul Uhler (Captain Turner), Michael Gioia (Mr. Milne)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
August 27, 2023
Cast: Susan Royal (Orpheus), Beverly Niedelson (Connie), Paul Uhler (Captain Turner), Michael Gioia (Mr. Milne)
Video of Beverly Niedelson (Connie), Susan Royal (Orpheus), Paul Uhler (Captain Turner) and Michael Gioia (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
Virtual Volume 186
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
April 10, 2023
Cast: Alexandra de Suze (Orpheus), Claire Shiell (Connie), Rick Taylor-Rivera (Captain Turner), Darpan Joshi (Mr. Milne)
Virtual Volume 186
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
April 10, 2023
Cast: Alexandra de Suze (Orpheus), Claire Shiell (Connie), Rick Taylor-Rivera (Captain Turner), Darpan Joshi (Mr. Milne)
Alexandra de Suze (Orpheus), Claire Shiell (Connie), Rick Taylor-Rivera (Captain Turner) and Darpan Joshi (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
March 6, 2023
Cast: Sabrina Moore (Orpheus), Madison Poston (Connie), Robert Chambers (Captain Turner), Jack Tierney (Mr. Milne)
Directed by Danielle Roos
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
March 6, 2023
Cast: Sabrina Moore (Orpheus), Madison Poston (Connie), Robert Chambers (Captain Turner), Jack Tierney (Mr. Milne)
Directed by Danielle Roos
Sabrina Moore (Orpheus), Madison Poston (Connie), Robert Chambers (Captain Turner) and Jack Tierney (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
January 11, 2023
Cast: Shelley Hainer (Orpheus), Liz McKendry (Connie), Drew Keil (Captain Turner), Bruce Dalziel (Mr. Milne)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
January 11, 2023
Cast: Shelley Hainer (Orpheus), Liz McKendry (Connie), Drew Keil (Captain Turner), Bruce Dalziel (Mr. Milne)
Shelley Hainer (Orpheus), Drew Keil (Captain Turner), Bruce Dalziel (Mr. Milne) and Liz McKendry (Connie)
(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
January 8, 2023
Cast: Alice Anne English (Orpheus), Aliona Garcia (Connie), Wayne Paul Mattingly (Captain Turner), Lloyd Pace (Mr. Milne)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
January 8, 2023
Cast: Alice Anne English (Orpheus), Aliona Garcia (Connie), Wayne Paul Mattingly (Captain Turner), Lloyd Pace (Mr. Milne)
Wayne Paul Mattingly (Captain Turner), Alice Anne English (Orpheus), Aliona Garcia (Connie) and Lloyd Pace (Mr. Milne)
(online reading)
Playwrights Association of New Zealand
December 12, 2022
Cast: Angie Farrow (Orpheus), Kerrie Anne Spicer (Connie), Myles Lind (Captain Turner), Brian Johnston (Mr. Milne)
Playwrights Association of New Zealand
December 12, 2022
Cast: Angie Farrow (Orpheus), Kerrie Anne Spicer (Connie), Myles Lind (Captain Turner), Brian Johnston (Mr. Milne)
Brian Johnston (Mr. Milne), Angie Farrow (Orpheus), Kerrie Anne Spicer (Connie) and Myles Lind (Captain Turner)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
September 6, 2022
Cast: Jillie Simon (Orpheus), Suzanne Goldensohn (Connie), Barry Reitman (Captain Turner), Mark Cunningham (Mr. Milne)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
September 6, 2022
Cast: Jillie Simon (Orpheus), Suzanne Goldensohn (Connie), Barry Reitman (Captain Turner), Mark Cunningham (Mr. Milne)
Mark Cunningham (Mr. Milne), Barry Reitman (Captain Turner), Suzanne Goldensohn (Connie) and Jillie Simon (Orpheus)