CIVILIZING LUSBY
by John Morogiello
A tragedy with jokes set on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in 1868. Two men try to make a killing by condemning the property of a waterman to make way for a railroad, but the waterman plans to make a killing of his own.
- Cast Size: 3M 2W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
John Morogiello is the founding Artistic Director of Best Medicine Rep Theater Company. His plays have been produced off-Broadway, internationally, and at some of America’s premier regional theaters, including Old Globe, Actors Theatre of Louisville, New Jersey Rep, and American Players Theatre. Titles include Engaging Shaw, Blame It On Beckett, In the Gutter, and Play Date. Awards include: Dayton Playhouse Futurefest, Julie Harris Playwright Award, Boomerang Fund for Artists Grant, The Kennedy Center Fellowship of the Americas, Holland New Voices Playwright Award (Great Plains Theatre Conference), Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Award, and Baltimore Magazine’s “Best Up and Coming Playwright.”
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