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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.
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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

* 2nd place, Playwrights Association of New Zealand 10-Minute Play Competition, 2022

(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)
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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)​
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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)​
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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)​
Picture
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)​
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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
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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)​
Picture
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)​
Picture
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)​
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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)
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Mark Cunningham (Mr. Milne), Barry Reitman (Captain Turner), Suzanne Goldensohn (Connie) and Jillie Simon (Orpheus)