Civilizing Lusby
A tragedy with jokes set on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in 1868. Two men, eager to make a killing on a railroad venture, try to force a waterman off his property. But the waterman plans to make a killing of his own.
Cast
DECLAN LYONS--50, Irish, wealthy contractor for the Baltimore & Drum Point Railroad. MARY LYONS--39, Lyons’ wife, strict Catholic, also Irish. KATE LYONS--18, their daughter, beautiful, flirtatious, spoiled, loves romance novels, speaks with an American accent. GOLDSBOROUGH--26, son of bank owner financing the railroad, in love with Kate. PRESTON--37, a waterman on the Chesapeake Bay. Has the letter D branded on his face.
Authors
John Morogiello