The Devil's Disciple images
First, a word from our director. The local custom gives her a minute or two to ask audience members to attend the next show, turn off their cell phones and so forth. Cat's an actress and very aware of stance and movement; at the moment I clicked the shutter here, she abandoned her stance and went into her movement. I know it'll give you a bad first impression of my photography skills. Pity.
It was also a pity that at least two people in the house didn't turn off their cell phones. Jackasses.
Now to begin the photos from the performance. This was closing day, April 2; the audience was pretty big and pretty warm that day (I mean they responded to what was happening onstage). Each of the pages that follow will give you just one photo along with a minimum of text.
Act 1, Scene 1. Ancient Mrs. Dudgeon rails at Essie for sleeping on the couch. With Mrs. Dudgeon everybody starts out with two strikes, and Essie's third is that she is a poor, dirty, illegitimate orphan relation. Essie is worn out because the news came last night that her father had been hanged by the British army as a "notorious rebel."
Oh, I didn't give you the setup? It's 1777, New Hampshire, and an army commanded by Gen. John Burgoyne is on the move, aiming to join up with another army and crush the rebellion in New England. The hangings, one gathers, are slated to continue until all the Americans fall into line.
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