Have so much talent that you can’t turn people away? This popular madrigal play now has additional sections to accommodate extra actors. Note that the running time is now 60-80 minutes long, but it is spread out over the course of the meal and, besides, what else do your guests have to do that night?
Extended cast size: 10 Male, 8 Female, 3 M/F
Audience interaction: 
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SAMPLE PAGES:
TOWN CRIER: (Goes over to help GRACE. After some negotiation, in which he dodges the mop handle twice, he gets the bucket. He goes to set it down, and she bumps him in the buttocks with the mop handle; he flies to the floor.)
GRACE: Oh, I’m so terribly sorry! Do let me help you. (As GRACE goes toward him, she drops another object on his hand.)
TOWN CRIER: Ow!
GRACE: Oh, I’m so terribly sorry! (GRACE lets go of the mop, and it falls close to the TOWN CRIER, who dodges it. He scoots away from GRACE.) My, what great reflexes you have!
TOWN CRIER: Well, I do pride myself on my instinct to live. (Gets up and brushes himself off.) Well, I see you have it from here. I’ll just continue with the tale. (Goes back to side-stage.) As you have gathered, Grace was clumsy.
GRACE: (As GRACE works, she trips over something.) Goodness, how did I manage that?
TOWN CRIER: She was a rather bit awkward, in fact. (Enter CLAIRE who watches the exchange.)
GRACE: (GRACE gets up and does something else clumsy.) Oh, my. (She ends up breaking the mop handle.) Oh, this will never do. Guess I’ll just empty the bucket and go feed the chickens.
TOWN CRIER: In fact, Grace was anything but . . . graceful. (GRACE throws the water out of the bucket, right onto TOWN CRIER. She is oblivious to this fact and gathers up her supplies. TOWN CRIER continues in a frustrated tone.) And . . . because she was so, so . . . MALADROIT! (Recovers a bit.) Not many people could stand to be around her for very long. (Having gathered her things, GRACE begins to exit toward him.) No!!! (Points to other side of stage.) You exit that side of the stage!
GRACE: Oh, thank you very much, kind sir. (She turns to exit and trips a bit, drops something, picks it up, and makes an awkward exit.)
TOWN CRIER: (Watches GRACE exit, then he begins to wipe off his soaked tunic.)
CLAIRE: “No one could stand to be around her for very long”? It’s more a question of whether they can stand. You must be the new Town Crier.
TOWN CRIER: (Notices CLAIRE now.) Oh. Well, yes, I am. And you are?
CLAIRE: Oh, I’m Claire. I’m a friend of Grace.
TOWN CRIER: And how did you know I’m new?
CLAIRE: Because no one around here would risk his life the way you just did.
TOWN CRIER: Are you telling me that lovely young maiden is . . . dangerous?
CLAIRE: You’re here, aren’t you?
TOWN CRIER: What?
CLAIRE: You’re here because we needed a new Town Crier.
TOWN CRIER: Uh, what happened to your last one?
CLAIRE: Well, he did something stupid.
TOWN CRIER: What was that?
CLAIRE: He decided to court Grace. He was actually courting disaster.
TOWN CRIER: I take it that didn’t go well.
CLAIRE: Let me put it this way. Grace put the “crier” in Town Crier.
TOWN CRIER: Oh.
