{"id":12747,"date":"2020-12-30T17:04:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12747"},"modified":"2025-01-18T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:27:16","slug":"friends-of-god-a-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12747","title":{"rendered":"Friends of God \u2022 A Mormon History Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12687\"><strong>Mahonri Stewart<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Under license from Prospero Arts and Media)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Smith, the founder and prophet of Mormonism, is in his last days. As rumors of Joseph\u2019s involvement in polygamy and other controversies rocks the faith of even some of the most stalwart of his followers, his enemies plot his death. Yet, even in these dark, tumultuous days in 19th century Nauvoo, Illinois, the controversial Mormon leader steps forward into the conflict with his sense of mission undeterred. Who will stand loyal to him as he strives to stand loyal to his principles and his God, and who will take part in offering him up as a sacrifice to appease the fury building up against his controversial and shocking actions?<\/p>\n<p>GENRES: Historical Drama, Religious, Latter-day Saints\/Mormon<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAST SIZE: 15 (5 f, 10 m)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Joseph Smith<\/b><b><\/b><b>Emma Smith<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hyrum Smith<\/b><b>William Law<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Jane Law<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eliza R. Snow<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>John Taylor<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Willard Richards<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Actor 1 <\/b>(M) <i>(actor also plays <\/i><b>Robert Foster, Reynolds Cahoon<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Actor 2<\/b> (F) <i>(actor also plays<\/i> <b>Mary Fielding Smith, Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner, Vilate Kimball<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Actor 3<\/b> (M) <i>(actor also plays<\/i> <b>Francis Higbee, Colonel Geddes, Sergeant Worrell<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Actor 4<\/b> (M) <i>(actor also plays <\/i><b>Dan Jones, Heber Kimball, Joseph Jackson, Dennison Harris<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Porter Rockwell<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Leonora Taylor<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Governor Ford<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Creative casting could included the doubling of some roles. there also could be additional CITIZENS, MOB, and SOLDIERS, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>RUN TIME: 2.5 hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Unit Setting with ability to shift locations fluidly<\/li>\n<li>Costumes of the early 1800s<\/li>\n<li><strong>ORDER # 2120<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>REVIEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cGood script, good story, good actors, good Lord, go see it . . . This is a story about how the good Lord tries his friends.\u201d<\/em> \u2014<strong>Harlow S. Clark<\/strong>, AML-List<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of the <strong>PERUSAL SCRIPT<\/strong> (in PDF format) which contains Act One of the script of the play is available: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Friends-of-God-PERUSAL.pdf\">Friends of God PERUSAL<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Friends-of-God-PERUSAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18790\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Perusal-Script-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The PRINT VERSION of <strong>Friends of God <\/strong>is published by ZARAHEMLA BOOKS in the volume: A ROOF OVERHEAD AND OTHER PLAYS and is available on Amazon\u2028. A great way to peruse the entire script for <strong>$12.00\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roof-Overhead-Other-Plays\/dp\/0988323370\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTION\/REHEARSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address &#8212; if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), <a href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email us.<\/strong><\/a> CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Do not purchase rehearsal materials or pay for royalties until you have performance clearance.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script<\/strong> in PDF format\u00a0 &#8212; Order #<strong>2120a<\/strong> : <em><strong>$40.00<\/strong><\/em> (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2XEXF22RBAQJN\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>2120d<\/strong> : <strong>$90<\/strong><br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"4QCP6CMEFWFDJ\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>2120e : $80<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"5TK3HR2G5GREU\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Royalties<\/strong> will be quoted upon <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=8530\"><strong>application<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Email us!\" href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EMAIL<\/strong><\/a> us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. 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No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)<\/p>\n<p>ALSO:<\/p>\n<p>THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING\/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:<br \/>\n\u201c<em>FRIENDS OF GOD<\/em> is presented through special arrangement with Zion Theatricals.\u00a0 All authorized materials are also supplied by ZT, www.ziontheatricals.com\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Art City Playhouse<\/strong>, 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">in cooperation with<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-597 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) Joseph Smith, the founder and prophet of Mormonism, is in his last<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12747\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[715,711,709,276,710,316],"tags":[46,405,394,386,378],"class_list":["post-12747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-theatre","category-college-university-theatre","category-community-theatre","category-family-theatre","category-professional-theatre","category-religious-titles","tag-based-on-a-true-story","tag-lds","tag-zt-zion-theatricals","tag-zt-dc-hist","tag-zt-plays"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6fXeh-3jB","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12747"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21751,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12747\/revisions\/21751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}