A Simple Wayside Flower
A Simple Wayside Flower Adapted from The Scarlet Pimpernel by Willow Skidmore Setting: 1792, France and England Cast: Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel/Cart Driver- Should be very tall. When Cart Driver, the voice should be disguised.: Pretends to be stupid and pompous. Is actually very smart, a force to be reckoned with. He adores his wife, but is cold with her because she has rejected and hurt him in the past. Lady Marguerite St. Just Blakeney, his wife : Very talented and brilliant. Was an actress before her marriage. She often insults Sir Percy because of her frustration with the events of her marriage, and in hopes of breaking his mask. Armand St. Just, her brother : Very loyal to Percy and Marguerite both. Very affectionate. Smart, but a little bit oblivious. Monsieur Chauvelin, a French government agent : Very smart. Strong sadistic streak. Blindly loves and follows all of his superiors in the French Revolution. Believes without question anything he is told by his ...