Fisher King
by Don Nigro

Name: Fisher King
Brand: Don Nigro
SKU: 9780573629846
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 19th Century Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American Historical

Synopsis

Arthurian legends are reborn in the Civil War era in this addition to the author's Pendragon cycle of plays.

In the autumn of 1864, Major Pendragon and some of his men wander in a dark forest, unable to find their way back to the Union Army.

They encounter a young man who wants to become a soldier, a tattered revival tent where a demented preacher speaks gibberish while his daughter operates a pump organ, and an old man fishing near a haunted mansion who leads them to the Holy Grail.

This eerie play offers new insights into characters also seen in Armitage, Green Man and Sorceress.

The author was awarded a Playwriting Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for Fisher King.

Themes History MLCS 2006/40390 (P)

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Jenny Scott 22, the Major's mistress	—	—	22, the Major's mistress
Gavin Rose 18, a Union soldier	—	—	18, a Union soldier
Doc Mcgort 57, a Union Anny doctor	—	—	57, a Union Anny doctor
Bud Casey 27, a Union soldier	—	—	27, a Union soldier
Rudd Rhys 18, a Union soldier	—	—	18, a Union soldier
Merlin Rhys 65, Rudd's father	male	—	65, Rudd's father
Bel Rhys 17, Rudd's sister	female	—	17, Rudd's sister
Perce Welsh 17, a country boy	—	—	17, a country boy
Mrs. Welsh 34, Perce's mother	female	—	34, Perce's mother
Oz Mcallen 74?, an old man	—	—	74?, an old man
Lil Mcallen 20?, McAllen's beautiful daughter	female	—	20?, McAllen's beautiful daughter
Major John Pendragon 54, a Union officer	—	—	54, a Union officer