Queen, King, Pawn by Jim Sampson was chosen for the online Playwrights Platform as part of Break A Leg’s Historically Speaking Series.
Directed by Gerald vanHeerden
Featuring: Carla Birkhofer, Colin Dwyer, Cathy Gale, Eric Kuzmuk, Mat Labotka , Valerie Mitchell, Sara Taylor, Robert Tekavec, Kelsey Senteio
It is October of 1428, and the English have just laid siege to the French city of Orleans. Yolande of Aragon, the mother-in-law of the frightened and indecisive King Charles VII, has a plan to relieve the city, if only Charles will act on it. When a letter arrives informing her of a peasant girl who claims to be sent by God to help the king and France, Yolande must get the girl to Charles and get him to believe that it is the hand of God at work.
“Thank you all and the cast for this opportunity to work with you. They brought such life to these characters! It’s very gratifying to see what I intended come to life, but it’s also wonderful to see other aspects brought out that I hadn’t seen before. Here’s hoping to work together again. Success to all of us!” – Jim Sampson
