Dark Of The Moon
About Dark Of The Moon
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Dark of the Moon is a dramatic stage play by Howard Richardson and William Berney. The play was produced on Broadway in 1945 and was the maiden production of the now acclaimed New York Circle in the Square Theatre in 1951.
Set in the Appalachian Mountains and written in an Appalachian dialect, the play centers on the character of John, a witch boy who seeks to become human after falling in love with a human girl, Barbara Allen. Originally written by Howard Richardson in 1939 as a dramatization of the centuries-old European folk song "The Ballad of Barbara Allen", it was first performed at the University of Iowa in 1942 under the title Barbara Allen.
1961
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Her Majesty's Ballarat
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Genre: Drama
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Playwright: Howard Richardson & William Berney
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Director: John Fox
Synopsis
This perennial favorite is based on the haunting folk ballad of "Barbara Allen." Employing a large cast and imaginative settings in the Smoky Mountains, it recounts the story of John, a strange "witch boy" who upon first beholding the beautiful Barbara Allen immediately falls in love. He is given human form to woo and marry her on the condition that she remain true to him. The marriage is consummated and Barbara gives birth to a witch child whom the townspeople destroy in a superstitious frenzy. During a religious revival Barbara is led to betray John thus breaking their spell of love. As she dies, he returns forever to the world of the mountain witches.
Cast
Ron Boon
John
Nick Roberts
Conjur Man
Kira Mather
Dark Witch
Kaye Buchanan
Fair Witch
Anne Nott
Conjur Women
Bill Reynolds
Uncle Smelicue
Basil Dawson
Mr Atkins
Heather Lamb
Edna Summey
Bob Chamberlin
Hank Gudger
Edwin McLenehan
Mr Summey
Julie Lewis
Miss Metcalf
Marj Ford
Mrs Summey
Anne Jones
Hattie Dinwitty
Ella Pascoe
Mrs Bergen
Edgar Bartrop
Mr Bergen
Jan Fox
Barbara Allen
Charles Taylor
Marvin Hudgens
John Fielder
Floyd Allen
Maureen Christie
Mrs Allen
Alan Wakeling
Mr Allen
Frank Ritchie
Preacher Haggler
Jan Oughton
Miss Leafy