Ep. 4 - OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE

The stagehands are instructed to strike the set as Romeo and Juliet has been canceled by the Haymaker Theatre. Mr. Webster reminisces about his time as an actor while Charlotte pleads with him not to cancel the performance. Charlotte admits the truth to her sister Susan and they have a falling out as the tension rises. Edwin Forrest betrays Matilda Hays and doesn't hold up his end of the deal even though she delivered the gossip item as promised and Susan has decided to remount Romeo and Juliet with Edwin instead of her sister.

Written by Jillian Blevins

Directed by Jonathan Cook

Produced by Jonathan Cook & Devon McSherry

Starring Anna Demetriou (Charlotte Cushman); Charlotte McBurney (Susan Cushman); Paris Pringle (Sallie Mercer); Devora Wilde (Eleanora); Kezia Burrows (Matilda Hays); Neil Hellegers (Benjamin Webster); and Jonathan Cook (Edwin Forrest).

Featuring Evan Sowinski (Stagehand 1); Carlee McClary (Stagehand 2); and Bart Bethelemy (Theatre Manager).

Editing and Sound Design by Jonathan Cook

Music by SPEARFISHER & Roie Shpigler.

Cover Art by A.C. Daniel with design by Jonathan Cook

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This program is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support for the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is also funded in part by a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.