Playwright Christopher Marlowe is the most celebrated writer in England and a member of the School of Atheism, a secret society of intellectuals. His increasingly provocative plays draw the attention of Archbishop Whitgift, who begins a campaign of censorship to destroy the School and Marlowe.
Cast:
Christopher (Kit) Marlowe (20s) - poet, lover, spy (1)
Archbishop John Whitgift (40s) - head of the Church of England (2)
Lady Anne Havenhurst (20s) - Whitgift's daughter (3)
Thomas Walsingham (20s) - head of The School of Night (4)
Sir Francis Walsingham (50s) - Elizabeth's Spy Master (5)
Robert Poley (30s)- Sir Francis' henchman (6)
Philip Henslowe (30s) - owner of The Rose Theater (7)
Judith Henslowe (20s) - husband of Philip (8)
Lord Havenhurst (60s) - head of the Privy Council (9)
Lill (20s) - a prostitute (3)
Maunder (30s) - Whitgift's Sergeant (6)
Eleanor (20s) - tavern owner (8)
The Collector (male) (20s - 50s) - a body collector (2)
Thomas Kyd (20s) - a writer (7)
William Bradley (30's) - a fop (6)
Andrew Perne (30s) - Chancellor (5)
Soldier (20s) (9)
Susan (20s) - a maid (3)
Sir Walter Raleigh (30s) - statesman, captain, pirate (7)
Thomas Harriot (30s) - scientist (6)
Various: Crowd 1 and 2, Frizer
20 characters, 15 male, 5 female. With doubling - 9 actors (6 male, 3 female)
