David Rousculp
New Haven, IN
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The Sexton
by David E Rousculp

David Rousculp follows up his 2018 hit “My Dead Clown with another offbeat comedy with heart. The sexton of the cemetery has a special gift around the dead, a sixth sense if you will.  And he needs it to help the cluster of spirits buried in section 13 who haven’t dealt with lingering earthly issues, and hence, can’t pass over to their eternal reward.  Throw in the fact that evil forces are plotting to desecrate their eternal rest by developing the cemetery into big-box stores, condo developments, and strip malls.  In another words, we have a major catastrophe brewing for our not quite dearly departed characters.  Like “My Dead Clown,” the descriptions don’t capture the combination of sweet funny oddness that is this play.   

Cast:
CAST OF CHARACTERS OF "THE SEXTON" WALLY BOSWELL: (30 - 50 male) The newly-hired sexton of Pioneer Cemetery. Has social anxieties. Has the gift of seeing and communicating with the dead. He’s more comfortable talking to the dead than the living. MAGGIE GREEN: (30 - 50 female) She is an Earth child. Never wears shoes. Artist, hippie, tree hugger, widow of two years. Likes hanging out at the cemetery. KAREN PETERSON: (40 - 60 female) Local realtor and township trustee. She oversees the cemetery operation. Mean, nasty, and crude. Talks down to people and is Wally’s boss. ELVIS PRESLEY AKA AMY ENGLISH (Ghost): (30 - 40 female) Died in 2005, Amy truly believes she is the Elvis. She believes Elvis was always a woman and hid it. After faking her death, she then became Amy English and lived out her days as a woman Elvis impersonator. RUBY GOLDSMITH (Ghost): (77 - 85 female) Died in 1963, A lady of wealth and taste. Educated and proper, she is the matriarch of section thirteen of the cemetery. CHARLES WORTHINGTON (GHOST): (35 - 45 male) Died in 1991, Lawyer. Contracted Aids. Very flamboyant and gay. Sa rcastic and angry. GUNNERY SARGEANT “GUNNY” J.B. EVILSIZER (GHOST): (30 - 40 male) Died In 1977, Vietnam Veteran, U.S. Marine Corp., Medal of Honor recipient. Drill Sergeant personality. BISHOP DARWIN MOUNTAIN: (GHOST): (65 - 75 male) Died in 2010. A proud African-American Pastor of a large congregation. Quotes Bible verses and tends to judge people. REVEREND STEVE ADAMS: (35 - 55 male) Local Pastor who also serves as a township Trustee with Karen Peterson. Nice guy, but challenged with being morally sound and business greedy. JACQUES DIESEL: (35 - 55 male) Location Manager for a large Canadian Superstore called "Super Duper". All business and willing to do whatever it takes to seal the deal. BUDDY STUMP: (55- 75 male) Non-speaking role. Previous cemetery sexton. If limited cast, Jacques Diesel could play this role. MR. WORTHINGTON VOICE OVER: Charles Dad. MRS. WORTHINGTON VOICE OVER: Charles Mother. Pioneer Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the county, and almost forgotten. In section thirteen, five bickering souls have been trapped there for years. Their refusal to look introspectively seems to be their eternal doom, until a new cemetery sexton is hired. He is a medium, and with his help, they all have a chance to move on. But time is not on their side; when the cemetery property is at risk of being sold off, it will take these five unlikely ghosts, and the sexton, to team up and save their sacred home. STAGE NOTES: A simple set with the CEMETERY GROUNDS on half of the stage and the CEMETERY OFFICE on the other half.

Successes

David Rousculp's THE SEXTON was the WINNER  fo the BEST STAGE PLAY by Script and Storyboard Showcase, Los Angeles, August 26, 2020. https://scriptshowcase.wordpress.com/august-2020-results/ 

David Rousculp's THE SEXTON was chosen for the First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne for two live readings on Zoom.  Actors from all over the USA were casted.  The first night the actors read it raw.  The second night they were able to develop more of the characters and action.  Feedback followed.