PIERCE, or, A Ghost of the Union
Synopsis: 1852. Political unknown Franklin Pierce is elected in a landslide victory to be our nation's 14th President. Three months later, on his journey to prepare for his inauguration, he is witness to an unspeakable tragedy that changes his life forever. Pierce tells the tragic and horrifying story of our most obscure leader, haunted beyond comprehension and driven desperately to distraction, as his country crawls its way towards civil war unnoticed. A ghost story unlike any other, set in that most haunted of houses: the White House.
Run-time: 2hr 15m, with 2 intermissions
Breakdown: 10M, 1W
Run-time: 2hr 15m, with 2 intermissions
Breakdown: 10M, 1W
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Development history:
Pierce was first presented as a staged reading in the main hall of the historic club, The Players, on November 29, 2011. The cast was as follows:
FRANKLIN PIERCE: Christopher Patrick Mullen
JANE PIERCE: Karen Sternberg
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: Sam Tsoutsouvas
DANIEL ASBURY: Ben Williams
JEFFERSON DAVIS: Jason Griffith
WILLIAM MARCY: Arthur Aulisi
ROBERT McCLELLAND: Timothy McCown Reynolds
CALEB CUSHING: David Crommett
WILLIAM KING: Jim Boerlin
JAMES GUTHRIE: Tim Ewing
JAMES DOBBIN: Tim Ewing
JAMES CAMPBELL: Tim Ewing
CHARLES: Charles E. Gerber
OBEDIAH: Jim Lawson
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
Pierce was first presented as a staged reading in the main hall of the historic club, The Players, on November 29, 2011. The cast was as follows:
FRANKLIN PIERCE: Christopher Patrick Mullen
JANE PIERCE: Karen Sternberg
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: Sam Tsoutsouvas
DANIEL ASBURY: Ben Williams
JEFFERSON DAVIS: Jason Griffith
WILLIAM MARCY: Arthur Aulisi
ROBERT McCLELLAND: Timothy McCown Reynolds
CALEB CUSHING: David Crommett
WILLIAM KING: Jim Boerlin
JAMES GUTHRIE: Tim Ewing
JAMES DOBBIN: Tim Ewing
JAMES CAMPBELL: Tim Ewing
CHARLES: Charles E. Gerber
OBEDIAH: Jim Lawson
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
