A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH

Summer 1983
Three Act Melodrama
By Cleve Dayton

Directed by Paul Matchulat

The entire action of the play takes place in the Delver farmhouse parlor, on the outskirts of Cottage Grove. Time; late 1800s.

Act I: A summer afternoon
Act II: Dusk, the same day
Act III: Eighteen months later

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PHOTOS

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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Dessie Delver, blushing heroine / Laura Black
Stanley Stalwart, dashing hero / Wes Fox
Prissie Pritchard, passed over / Bettina Kropp
Cecil Snively, a slimy lizard / Alan Trent
Sam Delver, a widower farmer / Danny Fox
Alice Oliver, available, experienced / Marcia Hogue
Mike Kelly, the councilman / Loren Hogue
S. Homes, mysterious / Ben Benedict

PRODUCTION CREW
Master of Ceremonies / Dave Mumm
Producer / Ben Benedict
Director / Paul Matchulat
Stage Manager / Ronda Roy
Lights / Sean Fox