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Post Road

Full-Length Play  /  8w, 7m

Wilbur Daniel Steele, Norma Mitchel

"A shrewd and exciting melodrama." - The New York Sun

Emily Madison accommodates guests in her ancestral home. One evening, a dignified doctor asks for shelter for himself, his patient, her nurse and a chauffeur. In the morning there's an added visitor, an infant. Emily believes she's housing kidnappers…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 7m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller

Details

Summary
Emily Madison accommodates guests in her ancestral home. One evening, a dignified doctor asks for shelter for himself, his patient, her nurse and a chauffeur. In the morning there's an added visitor, an infant. Emily believes she's housing kidnappers and a kidnapped babe. She keeps her surmise to herself and sets about to foil them until everything ends in a tumult with the state police shooting their way in.
History
Post Road was first presented at the Masque Theatre in New York. It was directed by H.C. Porter.

GEORGE PREBLE - an insignificant little man in his late 40s.
MAY MADISON PREBLE - a little younger than George and inclined to be fussy.
WESLEY CARTWRIGHT - a middle-aged, sanctimonious clergyman.
BILL - a brusque, good-looking young man of twenty-seven.
CELIA - pretty, young, gushy and giggly.
EMILY MADISON - a quizzical Connecticut spinster of middle age.
JEEBY CASHLER - a husky young girl.
DR. SPENDER - a well set up doctor of about 50.
NURSE MARTIN - a typical, efficient woman of her kind. Age 35.
THE GIRL - a pretty, very young girl. Her face is contorted when she first appears. Her subsequent manner is mixed with sullenness and fleeting bravado.
MATT - a good-looking chauffeur of the common type.
VIRGIL BEMIS - a handsome, dashing young State Trooper. Age 28.
JAY - a state trooper.
MRS. CASHLER - a thin-faced, middle-aged woman.
MRS. CANBY - a middle-aged woman. Rather buxom.

  • Time Period Contemporary, 1930s
  • Setting The living room of Emily Madison's home in Connecticut. October.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes

Media

"A shrewd and exciting melodrama." - The New York Sun

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Author

Wilbur Daniel Steele

Author

Norma Mitchel

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