Scriptease: Red Scare on Sunset by Charles Busch
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Join us for this month's Scriptease: Red Scare on Sunset by Charles Busch on August 24th!
Directed by John Earl Robinson*
Featuring:
Pat Pilford - Amy Burgmaier
Frank Taggart/Leofric - David Korkow
Mary Dale/Lady Godiva - Whit Ellsworth*
Malcolm/Thomas/Rudy/Yetta Felsen - Chris Stamatelos
Marta Towers/Salesgirl/Lady Prudwen - Scout Keuhn
Mitchell Drake/Arnolph - Mason Ferguson*
Jerry/Bertram Barker/Baldric - Sean Canuso*
Ralph Barnes/R.G. Benson/Granny Lou - Eric Olson*
Director/Announcer/V.O. - John Earl Robinson*
*ISTC Resident Artist
SUMMARY: The time: the fifties; the place: Hollywood, where film star Mary Dale finds the Red Menace invading her own Beverly Hills backyard. When she discovers that her husband has been lured into the local Communist party by way of a method acting class and that there is a left wing plot afoot to abolish the star system, Mary wages a private war to save her husband, her country and billing over the title. The McCarthy era is turned on its head in this novel take on a serious subject.
PLAY REVIEWS:
"You have to champion the ingenuity of Busch's writing which twirls twist upon twist and spins into comedy heaven." - Newsday
"Mr. Busch is a first-class satirist and farceur and Red Scare on Sunset is definitely Busch at his best." - The New Yorker
WHEN: August 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sherwood Forest Event Center
COST: FREE / PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
Bar onsite!
See you there!
Directed by John Earl Robinson*
Featuring:
Pat Pilford - Amy Burgmaier
Frank Taggart/Leofric - David Korkow
Mary Dale/Lady Godiva - Whit Ellsworth*
Malcolm/Thomas/Rudy/Yetta Felsen - Chris Stamatelos
Marta Towers/Salesgirl/Lady Prudwen - Scout Keuhn
Mitchell Drake/Arnolph - Mason Ferguson*
Jerry/Bertram Barker/Baldric - Sean Canuso*
Ralph Barnes/R.G. Benson/Granny Lou - Eric Olson*
Director/Announcer/V.O. - John Earl Robinson*
*ISTC Resident Artist
SUMMARY: The time: the fifties; the place: Hollywood, where film star Mary Dale finds the Red Menace invading her own Beverly Hills backyard. When she discovers that her husband has been lured into the local Communist party by way of a method acting class and that there is a left wing plot afoot to abolish the star system, Mary wages a private war to save her husband, her country and billing over the title. The McCarthy era is turned on its head in this novel take on a serious subject.
PLAY REVIEWS:
"You have to champion the ingenuity of Busch's writing which twirls twist upon twist and spins into comedy heaven." - Newsday
"Mr. Busch is a first-class satirist and farceur and Red Scare on Sunset is definitely Busch at his best." - The New Yorker
WHEN: August 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sherwood Forest Event Center
COST: FREE / PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
Bar onsite!
See you there!
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Where is it happening?
Sherwood Forest Event Center, 7400 Hickman Road,Windsor Heights, Iowa, Urbandale, United States
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Host or PublisherIowa Stage Theatre Company
