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Shadow Hour

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  8w, 4m

Ralph Tropf

"Provocative and suspenseful." - LA Weekly
"Crackling with genuine sexual energy." - Los Angeles Times

Shadow Hour

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
This is a courtroom drama for eight women and four men. A young woman has accused a United States senator of sexual assault. The jury finds itself sharply divided. As they debate the evidence, flashbacks to the courtroom show how each juror has interpreted the testimony differently. Flashbacks to the events as they happened show that the witnesses in the trial interpret what happened differently. The truth, it seems, is lost in shadows. Shadow Hour is a contemporary story that gives each cast member the opportunity to play two parts. Many roles are ideal for older actresses.
History
Shadow Hour was first presented by The All Roses Company at the Stella Adler Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in 1998.
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Performing Groups
RICHARD BARNES / SENATOR ADAM MARTIN
JULIA ROLLINS / CHRISTY CONNELLY
ELLEN FRANCES / JUDG EVELYN VERNON
JOE ALBERT / PROSECUTING ATTORNEY JAMES COTE
BETTY BEADE / DEFENSE ATTORNEY LESLIE WALKER
TERESE SHIPPEN / SUSAN CLOVER
RACHEL OWENS / VERONIC KRUPS
BRENDA SWIFT / DETECTIVE ELIZABETH BROWNLEE
TOM DRYALL / BAILIFF
TIMOTHY "SKRAG" SULLEN / CATERER
CORALEE LEIGHTON
BLAIR DEVERAUX / HELEN (waitress)

Each actor except one created two characters, a member of the jury and a participant in the trial. Many roles are suitable for older actresses.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Smoking

Media

"Provocative and suspenseful." - LA Weekly

"Crackling with genuine sexual energy." - Los Angeles Times

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

Ralph Tropf

Ralph Tropf
Ralph Tropf holds an MFA in Playwrighting and has completed 13 full-length scripts. His plays The Hourglass and Squid and Fishy were each produced while he was in graduate school and each won awards from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival. Shadow Hour premie ...
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