Crossings: A Fairy Play

Under the terms of a will, the Wildersham children have to relocate from the family house in the city to "Crossings" in the country, and to spend the first fortnight alone fending for themselves in the house. The children encounter interesting country neighbors, including ghosts and fairies. Or are they dreaming?

Walter De La Mare was a poet, and we have a number of his poems available at Librivox. This is his only play: "Crossings was produced for the first time in 1919, at the Wick School, Hove, to celebrate the coming of Peace. With the exception of one grown-up, Mr. Sebastian Sprott, its characters were taken by boys aged fourteen, or under." - Summary by ToddHW and Author

Cast list:

Mr. Charles James Wildersham: Larry Wilson

Sarah, or Sallie (his First Daughter): EmmaHatton

Frances, or France (his Second Daughter): TJ Burns

Anthony, or Tony (his Son): Tomas Peter

Ann (his Third Daughter): Campbell Schelp

Miss Agatha Wildersham (his Sister, and their Aunt, of Bayswater): Carol Pelster

Rev. Jeremy Welcome (Vicar of Little Crossings, and a friend of the children’s aunt, Susan, who is dead): Eva Davis

Miss Julia Welcome (his Sister): Availle

Josephine (their Niece): Linda Olsen Fitak

Lady Minch (of the Hall, Great Crossings): Anita Sloma-Martinez

Mr. Josiah Widge (the Cabman of Little Crossings): Scotty Smith

Mr. John Budge (the Butcher of Little Crossings): Nemo

Mrs. Budge: Nichalia Schwartz

Jemima Budge (their small Daughter, also called Pollie): TriciaG

Mr. William Honeyman (the Baker of Little Crossings): Lynette Caulkins

Mrs. Honeyman: Elsie Selwyn

Emily Honeyman (their small Daughter): Devorah Allen

The Candlestick-maker (of Nowhere): Chuck Williamson

A Beggarman (of Everywhere): Elsie Selwyn

The Queen of the Fairies: thestorygirl

Fairies, numberless and innumerable: Nichalia Schwartz

Mrs. Marshall (the family cook): Elsie Selwyn

Stage Directions and Edited By: ToddHW</a