CASTING NOTE: Writers Block is designed wherein actors portray multiple historical figures across scenes. These casting pairings are intentional and thematically linked; Performers are not just playing roles, but participating in a larger metatextual conversation about authorship, legacy, and inspiration.

ACTOR 1

Alan Lerner: Broadway lyricist; Late 30’s

William Shakespeare: Famous playwright; 18 years

Hunter S. Thompson: Journalist & author; Late 40’s

Oscar Wilde: Poet & playwright; Late 30’s

Fyodor Dostoevsky: Russian novelist; Late 20’s

ACTOR 2

Frederick Loewe: Broadway composer; Mid 50’s

Bosie Douglas: Poet & journalist; 30 years

ACTOR 3

Anne Hathaway: Shakespeare's wife; Mid 20’s

Sandy Conklin: Hunter’s wife; Mid 30’s

ACTOR 4

Joanne Rowling: British novelist; Early 30’s

Mary Wollstonecraft: Writer & philosopher; Late 20’s

ACTOR 5

Barry Cunningham: British publisher; Mid 40’s

Lord Kingsborough: Irish aristocrat; Late 40’s

Lord Byron: English poet; Early 30’s

ACTOR 6

Agatha Christie: British author; Mid 40’s

Helen Palmer Geisel: Theodore's wife; Late 60’s

Sylvia Plath: Poet & writer; Early 30’s

ACTOR 7 (Intimacy Required)

Archibald Christie: Agatha’s husband; Late 30’s

Theodore Geisel: Children's author; Early 60’s

Ted Hughes: English poet; Early 30’s

ACTOR 8

Inspector: Police detective; Early 30’s

Soldier 1: Semenovsky regiment; Mid 20’s

ACTOR 9

Richard Hathaway: Anne’s father; Late 40’s

Commander: Semenovsky regiment; Early 40’s

ACTOR 10

Floyd Watkins: Rich debt collector; Late 40’s

Soldier 2: Semenovsky regiment; Mid 20’s

ACTOR 11

Mary Shelley: English writer; 18 years

ACTOR 12

Percy Shelley: British poet; 23 years

ACTOR 13 (Intimacy Required)

Audrey Grace Stone: Theodore’s affair; Late 40’s

MUSE 1: Ever-present entity; Timeless

MUSE 2: Ever-present entity; Timeless

MUSE 3: Ever-present entity; Timeless