Written by Mac Mitchell
Directed by TBD
Dramaturgy by Mack Burns
"All is (Not) True"
When Christopher Marlowe is invited to tell his story, he recalls a farcical time of betrayal, intrigue, death, plague, and an odd amount of dead bodies. He sought to serve queen and country,
but when that queen and country become convinced he is a traitor, he must go to the lowest depths in an effort to clear his good name. Along the way, he may even learn what it means to
trust in an untrustworthy time, and what loyalty means among a group of duplicitous, disloyal men. Finally, the facts of history itself are questioned as well as the authenticity of "what everybody knows to be true". After all: Everybody knows that Christopher Marlowe was a notquite-as-good-playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare. Everybody knows that Christopher Marlowe died in a tavern brawl. What this play presupposes is ... maybe, he didn't?
Cast List: TBD, please audition!
Admission: Free and open to the public. Seating is limited and first come, first served.
Each summer at the end of July, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab. These readings are minimally staged for the general public and close to a dozen theatre professionals as respondents from as far away as Los Angeles and from as close as right here in Roanoke. Many of the plays that first saw public viewing at our summer reading festival have gone on to be published and produced by major companies. Get acquainted with these plays, playwrights, actors and directors before they are famous! You'll also be helping to develop these new works by engaging in the conversation with our students, faculty, and guest artists.
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