Description
CHARACTERS
EDGAR CAYCE, 29-48
CARRIE CAYCE, Edgar’s mother, 32 and 69
EDGAR as a child, 11
DAVE KAHN, Edgar’s business partner, 30 to 3
KYLE, an oil driller, 45
SAM, an oil worker, 35
PERRY, an oil worker, 25
HUGO MÜNSTERBERG, Harvard professor, 48
GERTRUDE CAYCE, Edgar’s wife, 31 to 45
LESLIE CAYCE, Edgar’s father, 57
ROUSTABOUT, an oil worker, 42
LYNN EVANS, Gertrude’s brother, 36
LIZZIE EVANS, Gertrude’s mother, 52
CARRIE HOUSE, Gertrude’s young aunt, 34
DR. TOM HOUSE, Carrie’s husband, 36
DR. HOGARTH, a doctor, 50
DR. FRANKLIN, the Cayce family doctor, 48
MAJOR HANCOCK, project manager, 36
ADAM NORQUIST, a large investor, 50
JOE, a San Saba investor, 40
INVESTOR, in San Saba project, 50
FLASH MCCLARY, a saboteur, 35
DR. JOHN GALLAGHER, Edgar’s friend, 30
FRANK, Edgar’s photography assistant, 19
DR. ONE, 48
DR. TWO, 40
DR. THREE, 42
JEFF, a bank clerk, 26
KEVIN SNOW, an associate of Edgar, 45
TWO TELEGRAPH BOYS, 16
DR. WESLEY KETCHUM, Edgar’s partner, 36
ATTORNEY in Birmingham, 40
YOUNG MAN in Birmingham, 25
REPORTER in Montgomery, 30
WOMAN in Birmingham, 34
SPOKESPERSON in Birmingham, 45
HUGH LYNN, Edgar’s older son, 16
ECKEN, Edgar’s younger son, 5
DRUGGIST, 50
GLADYS DAVIS, Edgar’s secretary, 18-32
STENOGRAPHER ONE (no lines), 34
STENOGRAPHER TWO (no lines), 50
ED STEVENS, patron of Edgar, 50
MAN, a Daytona client of Edgar, 35
BARBER, 44
SON of barber, 5
HOWARD BLOOM, patron of Edgar, 34
POLICEWOMAN, New York City, 45
JUDGE, New York City, 60
CLAPPER, NYC prosecutor, 32
DEFENSE ATTORNEY, NYC, 36
CONDUCTOR, voice over, 40-55
THE CHARACTERS CAN ALL BE PLAYED WITH 20 ACTORS – DETAILS IN THE SCRIPT
REVIEWS
COMMENTS FROM READERS
“Our readers expressed great admiration for CAYCE – quality work.” The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
“A hell of a story and a hell of a script!” “A wonderfully imaginative exploration of Edgar Cayce’s life – a pleasure to read.”
“Extremely well-written.”
“A wholly original structure.”
Semi-finalist, nuVoices, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte playwriting competition;
Semi-finalist, Moondance International Film Festival playwriting competition.
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 90 minutes
PREVIEW
Preview available here
