Synopsis
The Illustrated Bradbury - Ten Dramatised Stories
Ray Bradbury with Tobias Andersen
Published by Dramatic Publishing
Large Mixed Cast
The stories use the device of the character "The Illustrated Man" - one of Bradbury's most familiar creations - as a Narrator
Among the selections that are dramatized are such classic Bradbury tales as ...
The Fog Horn - a monster rises out of the "deeps" in answer to the plaintive call of the foghorn
The Murderer - a man confesses to killing his telephone
There Was an Old Woman - an elderly woman dies and confronts the mortician, threatening to haunt him for 200 years if she isn't given back her body
The Anthem Sprinters - an Irishman creates a game out of who can exit the cinema fastest after the final scene
The Collection was created as a One-man Show but may be easily adapted to be performed by as many as 14 actors
Bare stage + a few simple props and costume pieces
Runs about 2 hours
REVIEWS
"Enthralling stories" ~ American Chronicle
"The stories are fantastic, apocryphal and optimistic More than a collection of entertaining tales, it is an insightful social commentary" ~ Daily Sundial