Original Drama

This is a collection of original dramatic prose and verse written in forms documented to before the year 1600. Performances of these scripts will be listed below.

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"The Last Voyage of the Valentine"

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A THREE-ACT PLAY ,ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN A.S. LV,

TO BE PLAYED BY

ATLANTIAN PLAYERS

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

SIGNOR REYNALDO, Captain of the Valentine

BENETTO DiROSSI, an indentured man to REYNALDO

AZZOLINO, friend of BENETTO, First Mate to REYNALDO

JACOBUS LIBRI, a chartered passenger on the Valentine

CLARA LIBRI, daughter of JACOBUS

"The Murder of Thomas Brynde"

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A Mystery in One Act, containing Speeches on the Nature of Justice, for as few as Two or as great as Seven Players, based on the Extant Letters of John Edwardes and William Darrell, c. 1577.

Dramatis Personae

JOHN EDWARDES of WANBOROUGH, friend of Brynde.

CLEMENT and ROBERT BROWNE, who murdered Brynde.

ALICE CLOUD, neighbor to Thomas Brynde and witness.

SIR HENRY NEVELL, M.P. for Berkshire, godson to Henry VIII.

ELIZABETH DOYLEY, landowner, betrothed to Nevell.

THOMAS BRYNDE, cattle farmer and steward to Lady Doyley.

Performances

"The Murder of Thomas Brynde" - Pennsic 2022

Director, Secretary, and Doctor of Law: Ruaidhri an Cu

John Edwardes & Henry Nevell: Lucas Abernathy

Clement Browne: Wecelo Vogelsanger

Alice Cloud: Margeurite Honoree de Chenault

Elizabeth Doyley: Alyna of the Ilex

Robert Browne & Thomas Brynde: Ishmael Stedfast Reed (ME!)