Overview
Here is a farcical bit of business based on an old English ballad. The entire play has the feel of an old time movie and will leave the audience breathless with belly-laughs. The setting is Merrie Olde England during the 13th century. Lenore, the peasant housewife and John, her shepherd husband, have a disagreement over who should shut and bar the door. The argument grows to ridiculous proportions and ends in a challenge to silence. Both agree to remain mute until one surrenders and agrees to shut the door. During the silence they are threatened by robbers and scolded by a princess who is lost in the wood while searching for her Prince Arthur. The climax of the play is a wild and furious chase about the room with the cast running in every direction.