The Scullery Maid

by Joseph Zettelmaier

Overview

England's war is over, but trouble is brewing at home...

 

Having declared an uneasy truce in England's war with France, King Edward III retires to Nottingham Castle for celebrations with his nobles. Unbeknownst to the king, a murder plot is being hatched by the lowliest of his servants. Miriam, a mere scullery maid, is busily baking a cake of conspiracy. Fuelled by a vendetta stemming from the untimely demise of her father, Miriam navigates the dangerous underbelly of castle politics to put her plan into motion. As simmering pots and sizzling tensions collide, Miriam is determined to see the king dead this night, even if it costs another life—her own.

 

"The Scullery Maid" is a thrilling tale where the fate of a kingdom hinges on the sharp edge of a kitchen knife, promising a gripping theatrical experience that will leave you on the edge of your seat. 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940179163329
Publisher:	Sordelet Ink
Publication date:	11/17/2023
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	510 KB

About the Author

Joseph Zettelmaier is a Michigan-based playwright and four-time nominee for the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association Award for best new play, first in 2006 for All Childish Things, then in 2007 for Language Lessons, in 2010 for It Came From Mars and in 2012 for Dead Man's Shoes. Other plays include Salvage, The Gravedigger - a Frankenstein Play, Northern Aggression, Dr. Seward's Dracula, Invasive Species, The Scullery Maid, Night Blooming and Ebenezer.
Point of Origin won Best Locally Created Script 2002 from the Ann Arbor News, and The Stillness Between Breaths also won Best New Play 2005 from the Oakland Press. The Stillness Between Breaths and It Came From Mars were selected to appear in the National New Play Network's Festival of New Plays. He also co-authored Flyover, USA: Voices From Men of the Midwest at the Williamston Theatre (Winner of the 2009 Thespie Award for Best New Script). He also adapted Christmas Carol'd for the Performance Network.
It Came From Mars was a recipient of 2009's Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and won Best New Script 2010 from the Lansing State Journal. His play Dead Man's Shoes won the Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award in 2011.
Joseph is an Associate Artist at First Folio Shakespeare, an Artistic Ambassador to the National New Play Network, and an adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University, where he teaches Dramatic Composition.








Available Plays by
Joseph Zettelmaier

The Scullery Maid
It Came From Mars
Ebeneezer - a Christmas Play
The Gravedigger - a Frankenstein play

For information about production rights, visit:
www.jzettelmaier.com