Perfect for small theatre companies, drama departments, and dinner theatres. This single-set, two-act play has two major female roles and one minor role that allows for improvisation by either a female or male character actor. The play is a 90-minute event with a first act of about 40 minutes, 20-minute intermission, and 30-minute second act.

The Green Rocking Chairs is a well-tested play with a record of productions at arts councils, colleges, universities, theatres, and conventions. It won the 1999 Maryland State Arts Council Award for best play. That same year the playwright was presented a citation from the Governor of Maryland for continuing excellence in the field of writing.

Synopsis
During the golden age of steamboats on the Chesapeake Bay, the verandahs of the legendary resorts were lined with green rocking chairs. Diary entries show that women met at these resorts and often continued their friendships year after year.

Amy Ainsworth of Philadelphia and Eliza Reynolds of Richmond first meet in the Gay Nineties and every summer thereafter through the Ragtime era, WWI, the Roaring Twenties, the Stock Market Crash, up to the gathering storm of WWII.

Lulled by Bay breezes and the rhythm of the green rocking chairs, they formed a friendship that strengthened their ability to face the events of life, right up to the play's unexpected conclusion.

About the Playwright
Jeanne du Nord worked professionally in the theatre and television until she 'retired' to attend college with the ambition to become a writer. Today she lives in a historic home, Linden Hill, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where she writes, teaches, lectures and has come full circle back to the theatre.

To Arrange a Booking of the Play
Contact Arcadia Productions, Linden Hill Publishing, 11923 Somerset Avenue, Princess Anne, MD 21853, or email us at LH123@comcast.net. Emailed scripts are available for $5.00.

To Order the Book
The book with full-color cover includes the entire script, costume designs plus production information and instructions. Send $10.00 + $3.00 postage to Linden Hill Publishing
                11923 Somerset Avenue
                Princess Anne, MD 21853

 

"Like life, the play is both tragedy and comedy."
    Jeanne du Nord,      Playwright

"What an opportunity for any actress! Rock on!"
              Phil deAnguera
                 Lakewood, NJ

"My wife went with 'the girls' to see it at the Globe Theatre, then she insisted I go back with her the next weekend. She was right. I was amazed that this was no 'chick-flick' play."
                  Darren Long
                     Berlin, MD

"Every man has a mistress whose name is Nostalgia."
                         Buz Buser
                 Annapolis, MD

"I loved the sense of history and yet the characters are universal and eternal."
               Pat Mansfield
               Kirkwood, MO

"I had no idea where it was going. I was amazed by what happened to Eliza at the end."
                Anne Benedict
                  Florence, SC

Linden Hill Publishing Announces . . .

Amazing Cat Tales has been released in Limited First Edition by Linden Hill Publishing, Princess Anne, Maryland. The soft cover, 208-page book edited by David Buser with book design and illustrations by Jeanne du Nord, contains 28 short stories and 23 illustrations.   Send $15 + $3.00 postage to: Linden Hill Publishing 11923 Somerset Avenue Princess Anne, MD 21853 PAY PAL (click for simple instructions) BOOKS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE FUNDRAISING: Substantial discounts are available to animal welfare organizations. Writers were invited to submit short stories to the Amazing Cat Tales Contest. The entries were numbered and judged 'blind'. There were three top awards plus 25 additional winners. After the judging, the editors were surprised to learn that the top three stories were written by men. Entries had come from all parts of the US, from men and women, and all ages. Stories were chosen to reflect the wide spectrum of fascinating feline traits. The cat tales vary from funny to poignant, inspiring, endearing, clever, witty, all the way to sophisticated. There are clever, cuddly cats, witty, mischievous cats, matchmaking cats, supernatural cats, and even a truly amazing cat that can inspire boundless flights of fancy on Scheherazade magic carpet rides. Some tales are for story hour, some for happy hour and their appeal spans all age groups. In the middle of the book's production, hurricanes devastated areas of the country, leaving displaced pets in their wakes. A project was devised, made possible in part by a grant from the Somerset County Chapter of the Maryland Arts Council, to make copies of Amazing Cat Tales available at cost to charitable organizations to sell for fundraising. Some of the illustrations were donated to a charity and auctioned for fundraising. Exhibitions are being scheduled of the framed and matted illustrations. The first will be August 6 at the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum, Snow Hill, Maryland. Short story titles are Lucky, Marcia, His Angel Wore Fur, The Long Road Home, Cats and Other Creatures Know, Cat-Astrophe Averted, a poem - Purrfect Priorities, Space Cats, The Tale of Tails, The Jealous Feline, The Assignment, Noodles Knows, Ugly Mother, Polyphemus, Beau, Cat and Mouse, Scratches, The Matchmaking Kitten, Silent Night- The Inside Story, Cat On a Cold Front Porch, The Gift, Tinkerbell, Salem's Cat, Mew Mew Marginata, Matchmaker, Sidney the Wonder Cat, Oliver Kittenheart, every Family Has One - Molly Is Mine, and a bonus poem, Muse.

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Green Rocking Chairs by Jeanne du Nord A single set, two act play set on the Eastern Shore of Maryland during the romantic steamboat era.   Views From The Kitchen Window by Elsie Northam In this collection, readers enter a landscape of farm life in Chesapeake Country on Maryland's legendary Eastern Shore.    For The Rest Of My Life by Susan Marmo. The main character of the book, Charlie Watson, a rising bank executive, is sent to Edinburgh to oversee the new acquisition there. The feisty, down-to-earth American suddenly finds herself not only in the midst of Scottish aristocracy and tradition but also in a romance.    The Weaver's Girl The novel is set at Furnace Town in Maryland where Gracie Ayers has been a volunteer for nine years.    Soulmates     What was the mystical force that so powerfully drew Du'ion and Jean-Luc together? Was it their genealogical link to ancient Brittany?   What I Did to Dance by  Marguerite de Anguera  In a style that has the agility of a tour jeté and the lightness and wit of a pas de chat, the author has created an encyclopedic journal of Twentieth Century dance experience. Now in her 90's, Marguerite de Anguera is still teaching and creating dance in Las Cruces, New Mexico    The Sower Went Forth by Isabelle Leach  A typical American couple faces challenges when their bright and charming, but confused, teenage son becomes involved in behavior which leads to arrest and imprisonment   Quest for the Grail by Jeanne du Nord   Why was the sword in the stone?What was the Journey to Annwyn? Forensic linguist Jeanne du Nord unravels many of the mysteries of the legends of King Arthur   Cavalier's Adventure by Sharon Himes  The true story of Henry Norwood, leader of a band of colonials stranded on a barrier island in the winter of 1650    Shore Writers' Sampler II Selected by Cynthia Voigt and David Bergman    Somerset Parish 1692-1992  A heritage of religious freedom on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. La Scrittore by Jim Lacey This historical novel tells the tale of one woman's journey from provincial life on a country farm in her native Italy to her turbulent new life as an immigrant in the fast-growing and infamous First Ward of Newark, NJ. Based on a true story, the author paints a colorful picture of life in an overcrowded but closely-knit community.      For current prices and ordering information, email us at Linden Hill What can Linden Hill Publishing do for you?

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