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Ravenscroft

  • Don Nigro
  • Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, 1900-1910
  • 1M, 5F
  • ISBN: 9780573692741

This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women. One of a series of Inspector Ruffing plays.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dark Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1900-1910
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. 

On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. 

His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending, but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter with truth or something even stranger. 

One of a series of Inspector Ruffing plays that also includes Phantoms, Widdershins, Mephisto, The Rooky Wood, Creatures Lurking In The Churchyard and Demonology.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 5F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast

  • RUFFING - an Inspector, 40
    MARCY - a governess, 25
    MRS. RAVENSCROFT - 35
    GILLIAN - her daughter, 17
    DOLLY - the maid, 20
    MRS. FRENCH - the housekeeper, 38

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    This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending, but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter with truth or something even stranger. One of a series of Inspector Ruffing plays that also includes Phantoms, Widdershins, Mephisto, The Rooky Wood, Creatures Lurking In The Churchyard and Demonology.

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