the broken badge
Also known as "Oils Well That Ends Well"
The story Prologue opens in 1939 as the popular “San Juan Radio Theater” radio broadcast is about to begin its final weekly installment entitled "The Broken Badge". Through the magic of radio, we are transported to that much simpler year of 1896 ... for the retelling of tale of the old west ... in a time before the crash ... a time before two world wars ... a time of Heroes and Villains. This "Play within a Play" welcomes the audience back to the small western town of San Juan Capistrano (or your town if you want) for the story of a lost love, a "rehabilitated" villain, a jilted woman, and a framed sheriff.
At the same time, it is also the story of one actor at the end of a radio career and another just at the beginning of a whole new life. Familiar melodrama friends have returned including ... that scoundrel Professor Mack, the Judge Jerry Mander and that irrepressible Gypsy Claire Voyant. New friends include Justin Credible, and Sally Mander (her friends call her "San Juan Sally").
The radio cast also plays the roles of the Melodrama characters ... so expect some quick costume changes. Of course, included are a whole slew of authentic old-time songs. Now gather around your radio and turn back your clocks as a story of love across the centuries unfolds. Prepare yourself for the twists and the turns, found in "The Broken Badge".
Can I download a read-only PDF perusal copy of your script to review? Sure thing ... glad to provide a read-only PDF of this script for you. Simply click the following link:
READ-ONLY PERUSAL SCRIPT DOWNLOAD LINK FOR THIS MELODRAMA
How do I buy a printed perusal copy of this script? If you prefer paper ... just click the link below and one can be professionally printed on-demand and a perfect-bound script can be sent your way. http://www.LULU.com/content/paperback-book/the-broken-badge/13074393
CAST: 7F / 7M plus a piano player and several optional extras
WHAT YOU GET:
HeroAndVillain Melodramas are turn-key
productions and include downloadable links
for a printable script as a PDF and editable MS Word doc (so you can customize this play), a full musical score, sample rehearsal tracks as MP3 files, resource graphics and photos, plus printable cue-card signs.
Some Schools, Playhouses, and Theatres have
used the rehearal tracks for performances
when they could not find a piano player. The
tracks are not made for that ... and live
piano is always best ... but with our plays
you call the shots.