THE RECKONING OF KIT & LITTLE BOOTS
A Metaphysical Buddy Comedy in 2 Acts
A comedy about finding your muse and then getting stabbed in the face.
Synopsis: As he lies dying of a stab wound to the face, Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe’s life flashes before his eyes (or rather, eye); his host for this journey is his own personal Mephistopheles, the character about whom he never got to write: the insane Roman emperor, Caligula.
Available for purchase: Indie Theater Now (e-copy)
Run-time: 2hr, 10m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 2W
Press and awards:
Winner, New York Innovative Theatre Award, Outstanding Full-Length Script, 2009
Nominee, Outstanding Production and Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role
"Caligula is a fab character, and an irresistible one ... He gets to recount anecdote after anecdote of Caligula's astonishing, depraved, mythic existence ... But fun in its way as this all is, the heart of Cassidy's play—and the best parts of it—have nothing to do with the Roman emperor. Marlowe is the play's protagonist, after all, and it is what he learns from his experiences ... that really fuel this Reckoning. What I liked best about the play is the way that Cassidy contemporizes Marlowe's existence without in any way diminishing it. ... Cassidy nails what's universal about a character like Marlowe ... One thing's certain: there's talent aplenty on display here. Cassidy is clearly a young theatre artist to watch."
—Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"An incredibly fun show about the death and legacy of Christopher Marlowe (sort of) and his failed attempt to write a play about Caligula ... The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots is a very inventive and funny play that gives Marlowe the Charlie Kaufman treatment."
—James Comtois, Jamespeak, #6 in his "Top 10 of 2008"
Production history:
The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots was originally produced by The Gallery Players in association with Engine37 in June 2008 at The Gallery Players and Manhattan Theatre Source, with the following cast and credits:
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE: Nat Cassidy
CALIGULA: David Ian Lee
ANNE MARLOWE/AGRIPPINA: Anna Olivia Moore
WALSINGHAM/JULIUS CAESAR: Andrew Firda
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/AUGUSTUS CAESAR: Keith J. Foster
DOROTHY MARLOWE/DRUSILLA: Lara Agar Stoby
THOMAS KYD/TIBERIUS CAESAR: Alex Herrald
Director: Neal Freeman
Stage Manager: Emily Paige Ballou
Set Design: Hannah Shafran
Costume Design: Ana Marie Salamat
Lighting Design: John Eckert
Available for purchase: Indie Theater Now (e-copy)
Run-time: 2hr, 10m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 2W
Press and awards:
Winner, New York Innovative Theatre Award, Outstanding Full-Length Script, 2009
Nominee, Outstanding Production and Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role
"Caligula is a fab character, and an irresistible one ... He gets to recount anecdote after anecdote of Caligula's astonishing, depraved, mythic existence ... But fun in its way as this all is, the heart of Cassidy's play—and the best parts of it—have nothing to do with the Roman emperor. Marlowe is the play's protagonist, after all, and it is what he learns from his experiences ... that really fuel this Reckoning. What I liked best about the play is the way that Cassidy contemporizes Marlowe's existence without in any way diminishing it. ... Cassidy nails what's universal about a character like Marlowe ... One thing's certain: there's talent aplenty on display here. Cassidy is clearly a young theatre artist to watch."
—Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"An incredibly fun show about the death and legacy of Christopher Marlowe (sort of) and his failed attempt to write a play about Caligula ... The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots is a very inventive and funny play that gives Marlowe the Charlie Kaufman treatment."
—James Comtois, Jamespeak, #6 in his "Top 10 of 2008"
Production history:
The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots was originally produced by The Gallery Players in association with Engine37 in June 2008 at The Gallery Players and Manhattan Theatre Source, with the following cast and credits:
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE: Nat Cassidy
CALIGULA: David Ian Lee
ANNE MARLOWE/AGRIPPINA: Anna Olivia Moore
WALSINGHAM/JULIUS CAESAR: Andrew Firda
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/AUGUSTUS CAESAR: Keith J. Foster
DOROTHY MARLOWE/DRUSILLA: Lara Agar Stoby
THOMAS KYD/TIBERIUS CAESAR: Alex Herrald
Director: Neal Freeman
Stage Manager: Emily Paige Ballou
Set Design: Hannah Shafran
Costume Design: Ana Marie Salamat
Lighting Design: John Eckert
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