Devil's Disciple

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Set during the American Revolution. Richard Dudgeon, put off by the dour religious ferocity of his mother and many of his neighbors, declares himself to be the devil's disciple, befriends the town's disreputable characters, repulses minister Anthony Anderson's dutiful attempts to save his soul, and takes a certain grim satisfaction in the shocked disapproval of his neighbors, including Anderson's young wife Judith. But when the British Army under General Burgoyne approaches, seeking prominent rebels, of whom to make examples, Richard, Anthony, and Judith are faced with a crisis that knocks them all loose from their comfortable roles. Rudeness, repartee, role reversal, irony, heroics, and excessive authorial commentary abound. - Summary by Joanna Michal Hoyt

Cast List:

Anne Dudgeon: WendyKatzHiller

Essie: Michele Eaton

Christy Dudgeon: ToddHW

Rev. Anthony Anderson: Mike Manolakes

Judith Anderson: Jenn Broda

Uncle William Dudgeon: Alan Mapstone

Uncle Titus Dudgeon: James R. Hedrick

Lawyer Hawkins: Wayne Cooke

Richard Dudgeon: Joanna Michal Hoyt

Sergeant: James R. Hedrick

General Burgoyne: Alan Mapstone

Major Swindon: Andrew Kennedy

Chaplain Brudenell: Michael MacTaggert

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