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About "Gothic Tale"

Author:           Robert Reed
Characters:  25 (9 speaking - 7 male, 2 female,
                              16 non-speaking)
Run time:      50 minutes
Set:                 1920's New York

Age group:    16 years and over

This play is dramatic and scary in the best traditions of a gothic tale.  It was inspired by Poe’s The Raven and The Black Cat, but is entirely original in content. The play features two dance scenes, several scary dramatic moments and a few enlightening humorous lines.  The play is suitable for performance by adults or students aged 16 years and over. 

Play Synopsis

Lukas Leonards is the brash arrogant banker to the gangsters of 1920s New York.  He’s sure he’s going places; he’s successful and invincible.  He uses and discards people without remorse.  But, Lukas has dark fears and, as the Devil conjures up a demon rat to haunt him, Lukas becomes frantic with fear and he is driven to the depths of insanity and despair. The Devil offers Lukas a deal and Lukas accepts the price: his soul.  The Devil keeps his word...

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The play will leave the audience with an uneasy night’s sleep...

Dramatic and scary
theater script for amateur
and professional theatrical companies (16+). 

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