PLAYING MERCURY
Horsepower Farm • August 2022
Directed by Marvin Merritt IV
Written by Anna Fitzgerald
ABOUT THE PLAY
After her father’s failed military campaign in France leaves their English fiefdom in upheaval, Rosalind throws aside her embroidery to lace up her bodice and restore order to the dukedom. In a captivating quest to recover her dad, she enlists the help of her clueless cousin Celia and the fief’s favorite jester Touchstone as they venture beyond the confines of the castle. What could possibly go wrong?
PLAYING MERCURY is a medieval-period comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT. Escape virtually to the golden-green fields and forests of Horsepower Farm in Penobscot and enjoy this hilarious world premiere from the convenience of your own home!
CREATIVES AND CREW
PHOEBE ZILDJIAN
Production Designer
ANGIE STEMP
Costume Designer
GEORGIA ZILDJIAN
Production Designer
AIDAN STOCKIN
Stage Manager
JACK MASON-BRASE
Sound Designer
JESHUA SOUCY
Videographer
Willy the Kid
Rosalind
Audrey
Silvius, Rolfe
Agnes
Duke Senior, Wade
Touchstone
Celia
Pepin the Page
Town Crier
Phoebe, Edith
Orlando
Jaques
Daisy
PLAYING MERCURY is made possible by generous contributions from the following individuals, foundations, and businesses:
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION • ONION FOUNDATION
UNDERWRITERS
Anonymous • The Birdsall Family • Lewis Ellis • Debbie Weil & Sam Harrington • Emily & Timothy Hoechst • Deborah DeWitt & Chuck Lucas • Joan & David Maxwell • Mary Taylor & Michael Moncavage • Oceanville Boatworks • John Ollman • Jane & Woodley Osborne • Lisa Shipley • Joan & Pablo Sorensen • Ron Stegall
PATRONS
Anonymous • Benjamin H. Allen • Nina & George Arnett III • Pamela Dewell • Robert DiFrancesco • Grace & Bill Gregor • Marie & Dennis Kasper • Ed & Lynn Kneedler • Lindsay McAuliffe • Ray & Judy McCaskey • Marcia Myers • Percy L. Brown & Son • Belle Merritt & Andrew Pickering • James & Gail Plotts • Reach Performing Arts Center • Jill Knowles & Paul Sullivan • Town of Deer Isle • Sarah McNear & Ian Wardropper • William and Tracey Weil
FRIENDS
Anonymous • Steven Caton • Douglas Cowan • Deborah and Robert Cummins • Jane Eisinger • Bill and Margot Entwisle • Dotty & John Fanning • Kate Fitzgerald • Kristin & John Fitzgerald • Lucy Golub • Kathryn Lasky & Christopher Knight • Patricia Lown • Brenda & Marvin Merritt III • Mike Murnik • Rebecca Nemser • Ben Pesner • Charlotte Podolsky • Howard Evans & Vicki Pollard • Amy Real • Mary Rees-Nutter ~ In Memory of Marilyn and Jim Rees • Christine & Nicholas Reppucci • Claire Rivkin • Abigail Sage • Christopher Shinn • Susan & Terry Siebert • Robert & Maurine Tobin • Jennifer Traub • Stuart Kestenbaum & Susan Webster • John & Nancy Wilson • Oriana Wuerth • Deborah Wyman