Script

Looking for a community or high school theatre group who wants to do the first performance. This will be my opportunity to tune the script. The advantage to the theatre troupe is I will work with them and there will be no license fee for the performances. All of the materials are electronic. The script is in Final Draft and will be delivered in PDF format so you can print as many as you need. The group does not have to be local. We can discuss over Zoom.

Set and costuming can range from very simple to Steampunk depending on how far the director wants to take it. All music and sound effects provided. A sample script can be sent of the first few scenes.

Rich Helms
rich@richhelms.com

Setting and Time

Duchy of Grand Fenwick Castle – Mid 1960’s

Acts

I – Up to agreement to ship the rocket to Grand Fenwick
II – One year later. Trip to the moon

Stage




The stage is static through out the play. The rocket interior is covered with a stone printed drape in Act I. The drape is lowered to represent the launch. In the book the rocket is launched from the Jericho Tower.

When an area is active, it is lit.

Cast

Dr. Vincent Mountjoy M 20’s Brilliant but naive in the workings of state. Count’s son.
Dr. Theodore Kokintz – Professor M 50’s Brilliant, an idealist but not comical. He looks like a typical mad professor.
Count Mountjoy M 50’s Prime Minister. Flashy dresser. Bit of a con man, but good hearted.
Duchess Gloriana XII F 20’s Sovereign of Grand Fenwick.
Tully Bascomb M 20’s Gloriana’s husband. Honest. He is the straight man to Mountjoy schemes.
David Bentner 2 M 40’s Opposition leader. Man of the people.
Cynthia Bentner F 20’s David’s daughter. Vincent Mountjoy’s love interest.
SOS – US Secretary of State 2 M 50’s Key man in US negotiations.
Frederick Paxton Wendover 2 M 30’s Assistant to US Secretary of State
Neil Armstrong * 1 M 39 First man to walk on Moon
Larry * 1 M 20’s Radio technician
Glenn * 1 M 23 Louisville Courier-Journal reporter
Alex Kingfisher M/F 20’s MIT grad student. Keeps showing up in period costume.
Jamie Spender M/F 20’s Assistant at US Embassy in France.

Alex’s dialog is written as female. Jamie’s dialog is written as male.

    • 1 Neil Armstrong and Larry OR Glenn could be played by one male person.
    • 2 David Bentner and the US Secretary of State OR Frederick Paxton Wendover could be played by one male person.

Cast:  Male (8-10);  Female (2);  Male or Female (2)

* Real people from History

Music/Audio

    • Nixon call on moon – 4. Nixon-call.mp3
    • Rocket Engine sound – 6. Rocket-engine.mp3