Scarlet Letter, The

Full-Lengths

By: David John Preece
Cast: 7 M, 6 F, 1 flexible, extras
Performance Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 85 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. After having an affair with Rev. Dimmesdale and giving birth to his daughter, Hester Prynne is led to the town scaffold where she is publically shamed and is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her chest. Rev. Dimmesdale, who does not have the courage to confess to the affair, becomes the target of revenge for Hester’s husband, who mercilessly torments Dimmesdale until he is overwhelmed with guilt and develops a heart condition. Alarmed at Dimmesdale’s rapid demise, Hester convinces him to sail to Europe with her and Pearl so that they can start a new life and become a family. But before they can flee Boston, Hester discovers that her husband has learned of her plan and has booked passage on the same ship.

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David John Preece is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Mr. Preece received theatre and film training at HB Studios, Playwrights Horizons, American Conservatory Theatre, and the University of California-Los Angeles. He resides in Manchester, NH.