{"id":910,"date":"2014-01-04T02:53:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T02:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=910"},"modified":"2025-02-20T06:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T06:53:01","slug":"the-second-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=910","title":{"rendered":"The Second Priest &#8212; A Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SecondPriestART.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SecondPriestART-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"SecondPriestART\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>by <a title=\"Thomas F. Rogers\" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=320\"><strong>Thomas F. Rogers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(For production by Professional Groups, College\/University Groups, Community Groups)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This play poses the pacifist dilemma. Set in an unspecified locale, now, or sometime in the future, it\u2019s idealistic hero, Agen, refuses to take the lives of his political enemies. In consequence, his wife dies and he loses his memory. As, years later, he recovers from his amnesia, he proves the perfect candidate for his nation\u2019s highest office. Manipulated by his minister and boyhood friend, Cantri, while negotiating a binding peace with a foreign power, Agen unintentionally abets the death of his only child. In an effort to enforce the treaty he\u2019s already paid such a high price for, he finally attempts, in a public address, to dissuade his nation from developing any more deadly weapons. In order to stop him, Cantri orders Agen\u2019s assassination. Ironically, a man\u2019s attempt to combat war and bloodshed by disavowing violence has led to, first, the deaths of his wife and son, and then his own.<\/p>\n<p>This play is more timely than ever with the political climate in the U.S and elsewhere, today!<\/p>\n<p>Hard hitting drama not for children under 13.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8M 3W (doubled) play all the roles (<i>16M 4W)<\/i>\n<ul>\n<li>ACTRESS ONE &#8212; plays Delo and Nurse<\/li>\n<li>ACTRESS TWO &#8212; plays Igrid<\/li>\n<li>ACTRESS THREE &#8212; plays Young Girl, and boy Child<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR ONE &#8212; plays Agen<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR TWO &#8212; plays Bok<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR THREE &#8212; plays Cantri<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR FOUR &#8212; plays 1<span class=\"s1\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> Soldier, Doctor, Announcer, Foreign Diplomat<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR FIVE &#8212; plays 2<span class=\"s1\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> Soldier, 1<span class=\"s1\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> Orderly, 1<span class=\"s1\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> Guard<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR SIX &#8212; plays 3<span class=\"s1\"><sup>rd<\/sup><\/span> Soldier, 2<span class=\"s1\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> Orderly, 2<span class=\"s1\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> Guard<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR SEVEN &#8212; plays Interpreter for Agen, 1<span class=\"s1\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> Businessman<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR EIGHT &#8212; plays Interpreter for Foreign Diplomat, 2<span class=\"s1\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> Businessman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>About 2 hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>ORDER #3068\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL COPIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>PERUSAL PAGES<\/strong> file for <em>The Second Priest <\/em>are available by clicking the ICON below. The PDF file is the first act of the play and all other pertinent information about the play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SecondPriestPERUSAL.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=\"249\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This and other plays by <em>Thomas F. Rogers<\/em> may be read in the new publication: <em><strong>The Plays of Thomas F. Rogers Volume 1 : Perestroika and Glasnost<\/strong><\/em> (the FIVE plays included are: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=659\">Charades<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=1884\">Crime and Punishment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=643\">God\u2019s Fools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=837\">The Idiot<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong>The Second Priest<\/strong>. You can purchase the five play volume <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4713\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> for <strong>$16.00<\/strong> (saving $3.99 off the list price) and getting to read five of Tom Rogers&#8217; plays about Russia before, during and after Communism. Introduction by University of Utah Theatre Professor, Bob Nelson.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Volume 2<\/strong><\/em> of <em><strong>The Plays of Thomas F. Rogers : Personal Journeys<\/strong><\/em>, is also available containing SEVEN titles: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=593\">Fr\u00e9re Lawrence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=676\">Gentle Barbarian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2009\">The Immortal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=800\">The Seagull<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2015\">Siegfried Idyll<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=1637\">The Wager<\/a><\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=811\"><strong>A Good Man Is Hard To Find<\/strong><\/a> (a short play), all dealing with personal struggles, choice, accountability and consequences. The entire Volume 2 is available <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4718\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>. Introduction by University of Utah Theatre professor, Tim Slover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Email us!\" href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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. Please also include a contact name and phone number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PURCHASE 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?), <strong><a href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\">email<\/a> us.<\/strong> 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 &#8212; Order #<strong>3068a<\/strong> : <em><strong>$20.00<\/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=\"E9F3Z4EHA3VL8\" \/><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><strong><strong><strong>3068<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>d<\/strong> : <strong>$75<\/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=\"N2WJE2RF6V56N\" \/><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; 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1979<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>BILLING CREDITS<\/h2>\n<p>The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Second Priest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a play by<br \/>\n<strong>Thomas F. Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. 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>The Second Priest<\/em> is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals.\u00a0 All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Available exclusively from<\/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=\"aligncenter wp-image-597 \" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"LBTNEWlogo\" width=\"153\" height=\"191\" 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: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A play of political intrigue that is even more timely today than when it was written, because playwright Thomas F. 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