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Turn of the Screw, The

At a country estate in Essex, Flora and Miles receive a new governess. Shortly after the new governess begins her duties, she notices ghostly figures around the estate.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Mystery/Thriller, Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, High School/Secondary
At a country estate in Essex, Flora and Miles receive a new governess. Shortly after the new governess begins her duties, she notices ghostly figures around the estate. She believes she has figured out who the ghosts are and suspects that the children are also knowledgeable about these apparitions. In the end, her suspicions were correct, but she is unable to save Miles from the ghost who seeks him.

This play in two acts is the stage adaptation of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M, 8F

  • THE EARL OF BLY - attractive young guardian of Flora and Miles
    ANN WILSON - young, American school teacher
    MRS. GROSE - housekeeper at Bly House
    MARY - maid at Bly House
    BRIDGET - maid at Bly House
    MR. GALSWORTHY - Headmaster at Miles' school
    FLORA - attractive, teenaged American-born girl
    MILES - her brother
    PETER QUINT - former valet to Earl of Bly
    MISS JESSEL - Flora and Miles' former tutor
    REV. GOLIGHTLY - the vicar
    MRS. GOLIGHTLY - his wife
    DR. BEVERLY POWERY - young, efficient M.D.

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    Turn of the Screw, The Script Order Now

    At a country estate in Essex, Flora and Miles receive a new governess. Shortly after the new governess begins her duties, she notices ghostly figures around the estate. She believes she has figured out who the ghosts are and suspects that the children are also knowledgeable about these apparitions. In the end, her suspicions were correct, but she is unable to save Miles from the ghost who seeks him.

    This play in two acts is the stage adaptation of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw.

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