Masks

by Conrad Bishop, Elizabeth Fuller

Overview

Historical fantasy. At the behest of his patron, a medieval scribe narrates his journey as an inquisitive, puzzled six-year-old on tour with his family troupe of players. Performing their farces across a landscape of war, plague, religious strife and feral cats, they transport a hamper of curse-bearing masks that intrude themselves into the boy’s dreams and the troupe's reality, culminating in a Nordic Armageddon.
Though set in Late Antiquity, it’s based on the authors’ own experience as a family of traveling players playing an offbeat mix of farce and tragedy: playing for gods, playing for peasants, playing for cats.
It's about making sense of the fears that provoke self-destruction, improvising the strategies of daily survival, and getting a laugh.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164791650
Publisher:	Conrad Bishop
Publication date:	01/13/2021
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	395 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Writers in collaboration, Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller were co-founders of Milwaukee’s Theatre X in 1969 and The Independent Eye in 1974. They have written over 60 produced plays, staged by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Circle Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center Theatre, Barter Theatre, Asolo Theater Center, and many others, as well as by their own ensembles. They were twice recipients of playwriting fellowships from the NEA and six-time fellowship grantees of PA Council on the Arts. They have created work in collaboration with many theatres and colleges. They have written and produced six public radio series, broadcast on more than 80 stations, and were recipients of two Silver Reel Awards from the National Association of Community Broadcasters.

Bishop has a Stanford Ph.D. and has directed over 100 shows for the Eye and Theatre X as well as freelancing with regional theatres and colleges. He has also done extensive mask and puppet design, and has performed with the Eye throughout the USA.

Fuller has created more than 50 theatre scores, including music for The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, Macbeth, Frankenstein, and Camino Real. She was twice recipient of Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award for theatre music. She has performed roles with Independent Eye for three decades, plus many guest roles.

Writers in collaboration. Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller were co-founders of Milwaukee’s Theatre X in 1969 and The Independent Eye in 1974. They have written over 60 produced plays, staged by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Circle Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center Theatre, Barter Theatre, Asolo Theater Center, and many others, as well as by their own ensembles. They were twice recipients of playwriting fellowships from the NEA and six-time fellowship grantees of PA Council on the Arts. They have created work in collaboration with many theatres and colleges. They have written and produced six public radio series, broadcast on more than 80 stations, and were recipients of two Silver Reel Awards from the National Association of Community Broadcasters.

Bishop has a Stanford Ph.D. and has directed over 100 shows for the Eye and Theatre X as well as freelancing with regional theatres and colleges. He has also done extensive mask and puppet design, and has performed with the Eye throughout the USA.

Fuller has created more than 50 theatre scores, including music for The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, Macbeth, Frankenstein, and Camino Real. She was twice recipient of Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award for theatre music. She has performed roles with Independent Eye for three decades, plus many guest roles.