Dark Of The Moon
by Howard Richardson, William Berney


Highlights
Synopsis
As the tale unfolds, a witch boy tarries in a mountain community in love with a beautiful girl named Barbara Allen.
The superstitious townspeople resent their happiness and their subsequent meddling ends in violence and tragedy.
This play was proclaimed a Broadway hit.
Press Reviews
"Gusto, vitality, humor and a natural and easygoing way of introducing folk songs that add up to an engaging evening on Broadway. There’s a swing and spirit to the best scenes that had some of the audience tapping its feet and humming."
— New York Post
"Engages the audience on a musical, mystical folk level… [The] tall tale’s resonance is inescapable: the inhumanity of humans who are not so fair and far darker than witches, the ever-present implications of witch hunts, the horrific spoils of religious fanaticism."
— The New York Times
"Haunting… retells the tragic story of love, betrayal, and death within the context of American witch-lore… thoroughly spell-binding."
— DC Theater Arts
Characters
| Character |
|---|
JOHN A witch boy turned human, in love with Barbara Allen |
BARBARA ALLEN A beautiful mortal girl who falls in love with John |
CONJUR MAN |
DARK WITCH |
FAIR WITCH |
CONJUR WOMAN |
MISS METCALF |
UNCLE SMELICUE |
THE SMELI BEARD |
FLOYD ALLEN |
MARVIN HUDGENS |
MRS. ALLEN |
MR. ALLEN |
PREACHER HAGGLER |
MR. SUMMEY |
MRS. SUMMEY |
MISS ATKINS |
HANK GUDER |
EDNA SUMMEY |
BURT DINWITTY |
GREENY GORMAN |
HATTIE HEFFNER |
MRS. BERGEN |
MR. BERGEN |
ELLA BERGEN |
Available Editions
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Publication
Dark Of The Moon is a American play written by Howard Richardson and published by Routledge in New York (1977).
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Routledge · 1977 · 98 pp
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