Micci, Ronald, Ronald (American playwright, advertising proofreader-editor,
1948-____), “Moonlight’s Little Madness,”
a 40-minute drawing room farce in English set in the
parlor of the Prescott country estate, England, a spring evening during
the Victorian Era,
2m
;
• ©
1996, revised version 2001; •
script/rights available from Ronald
Micci, 75 Vreeland Avenue, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070, U.S.A., e-mail
rmicci@mail.batesww.com, RMicci@home.com, telephone (home) 201-438-3267,
(work) 212-297-7290, fax 212-697-1443. Cited to present author by playwright
via ftp June 11, 1997; revised version cited via ftp May, 10, 2001; Micci
says,
§ Dramatis
Personae Sir Cedric Prescott (m), 65, white-haired patriarch and pretender
to British aristocracy, father of Master Lawrence; James (m), loyal servant
of Sir Cedric.
§ Synopsis
“Sir Cedric has sent his faithful servant James on an errand to try to
find young Master Lawrence, his only son. It seems Master Lawrence
has gotten into the habit of taking mysterious nightly walks. Tomorrow
he's supposed to wed a mysterious young Rumanian princess, Princess Elizabeth.
And that marriage is the key to restoring the Prescott fortunes. But James
barges in, out of breath, with stories of werewolves on the property, and
suddenly all of Sir Cedric’s plans seem to be
going awry.
§ Comment
[June 18, 1996] “It might interest you to know that ‘Moonlight’s Little
Madness’ will be presented at the Theatre-Studio in New York this weekend-Friday
at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m., as part of their ongoing year-round
Playtime
series of one-acts. It was done at the Riant last August, and I’m
looking forward to this new production. James Fisher, the director, did
a wonderful job with ‘Dark Snow’ last December, so I have high hopes.”
Addendum 981117:
Addendum “A cute farce. A full-length version
of this play is now available, with a cast of eight characters.”
Addendum 020227: “Moonlight's Little Madness
(2m) (45 min.)
A two-character version of the full-length play, with
family
patriarch Sir Cedric and butler James agitating over
son
Lawrence’s
disappearance the night before the big wedding.”
§
Themes disappearance, father-son relationship, marriage, Rumania.
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