Write Around Here

A Medal For Murder Reading
October 14, 2006



Write Around Here
Staged Reading Series
presents
A Medal For Murder
by Ken Freehill and Darryl Allera

In the Vietnam era, a small town wants to honor a fallen son. His widow is in town for the funeral. His captain is in town to keep the affair simple and quiet, but the local Veterans insist on a big deal. But nobody is telling the truth and it seems the only one not turning out for the funeral is the corpse. Yet.



Proposed set, modeled to scale


Lisa Devine, a newcomer to DFW, directed the reading using a few necessary costume pieces and props agains the backdrop of the Rover Dramawerks' Woman in Mind stage.


Cast (L - R):
Shawn Luigs reads Stage Directions, Matt Fowler as Mr. Scarletti,
Sarah Jones as Lydia DeWitt, Rick Dalton as Walter D. Johns,
Susan Boone as Pearl Peacock, Jarrod Warren as Paul Green,
Scotty Aksoy as Josephine Bradley, Jim Croall as George Bradley,









Jason Rice moderated the Q&A talkback. Many question of clues and motives played a major part of the discussion - as it would in a mystery



Playwrights Ken Freehill and Darryl Allera field questions.



Director Lisa Devine chimes in.



Cast and Allera listen in and respond with enthusiasm to suggestions.