The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold

[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Promenade Playhouse presents a world premiere drama, The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold, by award-winning playwright Mike Teverbaugh, directed by Natalia Lazarus and the cast of six includes Dendrie Taylor (Sons of Anarchy and Pam & Tommy) and Tom Waters (Schooled and Remains of a Nation).  

About The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold

At the dawn of the Jackson administration, Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist, wages a personal war in print against evangelicals who she felt were trying to subvert the U.S. Constitution and turn America into a Christian nation. They toppled her stagecoach, harassed her at her Washington, D.C. home as she convalesced and ultimately, in a bid to silence her, had her arrested. Anne remained steadfast, surviving the ordeal with her life – and her resolve to defend what she loved about the new nation – intact.

The Team

Written by Mike Teverbaugh
Directed by Natalia Lazarus
Set Design and Special Effects by Chris Kooreman
Publicity by SANDRA KUKER PR (Sandra Kuker-Franco)

MIKE TEVERBAUGH – Playwright

Mike Teverbaugh has written for television for the last 30-plus years (The Drew Carey Show, Better Off Ted, Last Man Standing, and many others), working on most of those shows with his wife and oft-times writing partner, Linda Teverbaugh. He started writing plays during the pandemic, and since then his work has been performed in New York, London, Virginia, Colorado, Arizona (winning the Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase), Ohio (FutureFest finalist) and various theaters in Southern California. This play, The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold, won the international New Works of Merit Competition. Mike began his working life editing and writing for newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, which explains his affinity for the story of Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist.

The Cast (Role & Name)

Anne Royall – Dendrie Taylor
Hazel – Zuri Alexander
Reverend Stiles – Satiar Pourvasei
Nicholas Biddle – Tom Waters
Duff Green – Scott Parkin
George Waterston – Jake O’Flaherty
John Eaton – Scott Burkholder