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Damsel of the Desert or A Villain Foiled by Virtue

Short Play, Melodrama  /  3w, 2m

Fred Carmichael

After Melody's parents are taken by the angels, her grandmother mistakenly throws out her pitiful inheritance: a small pot of gold dust. Melody is pursued by an amnesiac villain, saved by the dauntless hero and enriched by the dirty water in the well (oil) in a riotous tale of loves lost and found.…

Damsel of the Desert or A Villain Foiled by Virtue

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    Cast Size
    3w, 2m

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Summary
After Melody's parents are taken by the angels, her grandmother mistakenly throws out her pitiful inheritance: a small pot of gold dust. Melody is pursued by an amnesiac villain, saved by the dauntless hero and enriched by the dirty water in the well (oil) in a riotous tale of loves lost and found.
Keywords
LETITIA
MELODY
FILBERT FINCHLEY
LAMONT LESTROW
MAVIS
  • Setting A ramshackle cottage in the desert of the old West.
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Fred Carmichael

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