The Play Called Noah's Flood

by Suzan Zeder

A play of universal delight about townspeople making a play in the Medieval era. Unit set. Winner of the AATE Distinguished Play Award. Incidental music score by Daniel Paul Davis available from publisher, Anchorage Press Plays. Flexible cast from 12 to 30 to portray 49 roles.

At the tag end of the fifteen century, the tiny town of Frogsham musters its dubious resources to mount the Corpus Christi play of Noah and the Flood. This medieval play within a play presents a teeming townful of characters who mirror their biblical pageant counterparts, including the Seven Deadly Sins. It also provides a humorous glimpse of fifteenth century stagecraft and the timeless panic of performers who must go on before the show is ready. Marvelous opportunities for medieval spectacle, innovative staging, costumes, masks, dance; all with an expandable cast, this script features a full length adaptation of the Noah play based upon the celebrated Chester and Wakefield Cycles.

62 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1985

Reviews

[melek buse · Rating 3 out of 5]

“man is fallen into synne full deepe.”