The Dark Tower
By Bobby Keniston
The Dark Tower is a one-act play that needs 12 performers (7 women, 5 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 12 performers
- Roles
- 7 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5 m, 7 w, or with doubling 5 m, 4 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Adapted By Bobby Keniston from Robert Browning's poem and Thornton Wilder’s playlet, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.” Roland, a warrior and perhaps the son of a king, has reached the Dark Tower. After years of eschewing death, he seeks nothing but sweet release after lifetimes of wandering the Earth. At the Dark Tower, he is confronted by Three Sisters, each in her own window. While the Amber Sister taunts him, and the Silent Sister pities him, the Dark Sister encourages him to release hi
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