- Writers and Performers -
Gene Dermody & Gail Reifert Dermody
HISTORY WITHOUT A LECTURE! HISTORICAL REENACTMENT
PENELOPE AND HER BEAU
TWO SEPARATE ROMANCE COMEDIES
While the couple is fictitious, society's rules, customs, and even superstitions are factual--cast in Victorian Age concrete!
Courting Penelope!
The Nichols reminisce about their whirlwind courtship back in a time of strict rules for courting etiquette. Some rules Mr. Nichol dutifully followed, some he boldly ignored. Either
choice resulted in unforeseen consequences. But he romantically pushed on...courting Penelope!
Run time:
25 minutes
Optional Q&A after the performance
Wedding Penelope!
When Mr. Nichol advised Miss Primrose to plan their wedding by following time-honored folk wisdom, she ignored his consul and chose to wed in the "wrong" month and the "worst" day of the week, among other decisions, all leading to a star-crossed finale: the morning, the hour, the "I do" moment of her beau's…wedding Penelope!
Run time:
25 minutes
Optional Q&A after the performance