“Moonlight’s Little Madness”

Micci, 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,

3m1f;

  •  © 1996;  •  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; 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 “On the eve of his son’s wedding to a mysterious young Rumanian princess, Cedric Prescott nervously paces the parlor of his English country estate.  Young Master Lawrence has disappeared on another of his nightly walks, and should anything happen to him, all of Cedric’s plans to restore the Prescott fortunes will come to naught.  But Lawrence returns with disturbing news, most disturbing news indeed. Of werewolves and a princess who has run off in the night.

  §  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.” •  [November 17, 1998] “A cute farce. A full-length version of this play is now available, with a cast of eight characters.”

  §  Themes disappearance, father-son relationship, marriage, Rumania.

See also Ron Micci’s:

• “Biff Bang, American Hero,” a 10-minute comedy spoof of radio cliffhangers in English, set in the cockpit of Biff’s fighter bomber, 1998,2m1f
• “Dark Snow,” a 10-minute melodrama in English set in the parlor of Aunt Lida’s home in the New York woods, 1997, 2f
• “Happy Endings,” a 15-minute comedy-fantasy in English set in the living-room of Cornweevil homestead in Midwest, 1996, 2m1f
• “Harry Dinker, Private Eye,”a 10-minute detective parody in English, set in Harry Dinker’s office in the “downtown section of a grimy city nobody has any use for,” afternoon, 1998, 1m1f or 2m
• “Herman,” a 10 minute comedy in English, 1m3f
• “High Concept Harry,” a 25-minute dark comedy-melodrama in English, set in Harry Fleck’s office in Beverly Hills, daytime, 1998,2m1f
• “I Sing to You of Robin Hood,”a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a tavern in Nottingham, 12th century,3m1f
• “The Lady Gentian Violet Part IV: Cries in the Memphis Night,” a  farce in English, 3m1
• “Love’s Cousin in the Carolinas,” a 13-minute romantic comedy in English, set at a park bench in the suburbanNortheast, U.S.A., a Saturday afternoon in late summer, 1998, 1m1f
• “Mr. Gilkey’s Flagpole,” a 15-minute comedy in English, set on the lawn of Mr. Gilkey's home in England, afternoon, 1998,1m2f
• “Parasites of Ol’ Broadway,”a 15-minute comedy/melodrama in English, set in an alleyway on Lower Broadway, October, 1997, 2m1f
• “Rough Cut,”a 10-minute comedy/melodrama in English, set in a men's haircutting salon (barber shop) in Beverly Hills, October, 1997,3m
• “Tea Cozy,”a 12-minute melodrama, in English, set in The living room of a suburban home, midday, 1998, 2f
• “Thebes Like Us,” a 10-minute spy parody in English set in a cafe on the Nile, 1996, 2m1f
• “Tragic & Trapped in Teaneck,” a 13-minute comic melodrama in English, set in the parlor of a home in Teaneck,New Jersey, U.S.A., afternoon, turn of the last century,2m1f


 



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