Restoring Romeo
a comedy
Celebrated actor Charlotte Cushman wants to play Romeo, using Shakespeare’s original text. But most of the cast protest. They demand the cleaned-up Garrick version.
CHARACTERS
Female
CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, American actor, 29
SALLIE MERCER, Black American, Charlotte’s dresser, 16
Male
EDWIN FORREST, American actor, 39
BENJAMIN (BEN) WEBSTER, English theatre manager, 48
PLACE
A dressing room in the Haymarket Theatre, London
TIME
December, 1845
CHARACTERS
Female
CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, American actor, 29
SALLIE MERCER, Black American, Charlotte’s dresser, 16
Male
EDWIN FORREST, American actor, 39
BENJAMIN (BEN) WEBSTER, English theatre manager, 48
PLACE
A dressing room in the Haymarket Theatre, London
TIME
December, 1845
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
August 3, 2021
Cast: Suzanne Goldensohn (Charlotte), Meredith Watson (Sallie), Maurice Kessler (Edwin), Arthur Lundquist (Ben)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
August 3, 2021
Cast: Suzanne Goldensohn (Charlotte), Meredith Watson (Sallie), Maurice Kessler (Edwin), Arthur Lundquist (Ben)
Suzanne Goldensohn (Charlotte), Maurice Kessler (Edwin), Arthur Lundquist (Ben) and Meredith Watson (Sallie)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
July 25, 2021
Cast: Lori Bruun (Charlotte), Sarah Kezman (Sallie), Steve Bruun (Edwin), Jeff Dunne (Ben)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
July 25, 2021
Cast: Lori Bruun (Charlotte), Sarah Kezman (Sallie), Steve Bruun (Edwin), Jeff Dunne (Ben)
Sarah Kezman (Sallie), Steve Bruun (Edwin), Lori Bruun (Charlotte) and Jeff Dunne (Ben)