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Widdershins

  • Don Nigro
  • Full Length Play, Drama, 1900-1910
  • 4M, 6F
  • ISBN: 9780573696381

In a peaceful house near the Welsh border, an entire family has vanished suddenly without a trace one evening with supper on the table and no apparent violence. Inspector Ruffing's attempt to understand what's happened to a couple and their two daughters leads him deep into his own dark soul.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

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

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Inspector Ruffing, the troubled hero of Nigro's Ravenscroft, Demonology, Creatures Lurking In The Churchyard , The Rooky Wood, Phantoms and Mephisto returns in this baffling mystery that was an audience favorite at the First International Mystery Festival in 2007.

In a peaceful house near the Welsh border, an entire family has vanished suddenly without a trace one evening with supper on the table and no apparent violence. Ruffing's attempt to understand what's happened to a couple and their two daughters leads him deep into his own dark soul. The only clue is a piece of paper left on a desk with the word 'Widdershins' written on it.

Beautiful women, dark secrets, the Impressionists and the Druids all figure in this unusual and thought provoking play.

Premiere Production: Widdershins was selected for the First International Mystery Writers Festival and had its first professional production at RiverPark Center, Owensboro, Kentucky, in June 2007. It was directed by Wes Bertlett.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 6F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast

MCGONIGLE
RUFFING
JENNY
ENGLISH
NED
ANN
MRS ENGLISH
FELICITY
CONSTANCE
OLD BETTY

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Inspector Ruffing, the troubled hero of Nigro's Ravenscroft, Demonology, Creatures Lurking In The Churchyard , The Rooky Wood, Phantoms and Mephisto returns in this baffling mystery that was an audience favorite at the First International Mystery Festival in 2007. In a peaceful house near the Welsh border, an entire family has vanished suddenly without a trace one evening with supper on the table and no apparent violence. Ruffing's attempt to understand what's happened to a couple and their two daughters leads him deep into his own dark soul. The only clue is a piece of paper left on a desk with the word 'Widdershins' written on it. Beautiful women, dark secrets, the Impressionists and the Druids all figure in this unusual and thought provoking play.

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